Tokyo Olympics to call off water polo test event: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics to call off water polo test event: Report

India TV News  

Tokyo Olympic organisers have called off a water polo test event set for this weekend, Japanese media reported on Tuesday. Swimming governing body FINA said on its website that a diving World Cup event set for April 18-23 in Tokyo had been canceled, and it reported the same for an artistic swimming event for May 1-4. Tokyo organisers did manage over the weekend to pull off a test event for Paralympic wheelchair rugby. The BBC reported last week, citing a letter from FINA it had viewed, that the diving event was cancelled because it "will not properly ensure" athletes' safety.

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Tokyo Paralympics to be held without spectators - reports
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Paralympics to be held without spectators - reports

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Paralympic Games will be held mostly without spectators, as Japan's capital remains under emergency lockdown amid a surge in novel coronavirus infections, local media reported on Friday. Organisers agreed late on Thursday to limit spectators at the Paralympic events, set to begin on Aug. 24, similar to the Olympic Games which finished on Aug. 8 and was held …

Tokyo Olympics Coverage Advisory
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Coverage Advisory

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. UPCOMING: OLY--GYM-WOMEN’S FINAL - Simone Biles will try to …

Tokyo Olympics: Only ONE THIRD of Japanese people believe the country can host a safe Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Only ONE THIRD of Japanese people believe the country can host a safe Games

Daily Mail  

There are just four days to go until the opening ceremony of Tokyo Games Tokyo is under a fourth state of emergency as coronavirus cases continue to rise Two-thirds of people in Japan do not believe the country can host a safe and secure Olympics amid a fresh wave of coronavirus infections, according to a survey published by the Asahi …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chinese athletes complain about poor COVID-19 prevention measures at Olympics hotel
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chinese athletes complain about poor COVID-19 prevention measures at Olympics hotel

Firstpost  

The pandemic has cast a shadow over the Games with organisers banning all fans from venues in Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures, in a huge blow for the event. Beijing: China’s first athletes to arrive in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics have complained that poor prevention measures at their hotel will increase the risk of catching COVID-19. A few outlying …

Tokyo Olympics: Spectators also barred from outlying venues
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Spectators also barred from outlying venues

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Two more prefectures outside the immediate Tokyo area have decided to bar fans from attending Olympic events because of rising coronavirus infections, Tokyo Olympic organizers confirmed on Saturday with the pandemic-delayed games opening in just under two weeks. “Many people including children have been looking forward to the games, and I’m very sorry to take away their chance …

Tokyo Olympics may re-impose local spectator ban as clampdown gets tougher
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics may re-impose local spectator ban as clampdown gets tougher

Live Mint  

For athletes, the Olympic Games are a whirlwind of competitions packed with international fans, celebrations with family, and sightseeing with new friends as the world’s sporting stars blossom on the global stage. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said representatives of Tokyo organizers, the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government will discuss spectator options after government health advisers meet Thursday. Even …

Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Serbian tests positive arriving for Tokyo Olympics: Report

India TV News  

A member of the Serbian Olympic rowing team has tested positive for COVID-19 while trying to enter Japan for the Tokyo Olympics that are to open in just under three weeks. The report comes after two members of the Ugandan Olympic delegation tested positive for the coronavirus last month upon arrival in Japan. One tested positive at Narita airport near …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Up to 10,000 fans allowed at sporting events, say organisers
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Up to 10,000 fans allowed at sporting events, say organisers

Firstpost  

Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympic events, organisers said Monday, warning competition could move behind closed doors if infections surge. “In light of the government’s restrictions on public events, the spectator limit for the Olympic Games will be set at 50 percent of venue capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000 people in all venues,” organisers …

Japan to allow 10,000 local fans at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Japan to allow 10,000 local fans at Tokyo Olympics

Al Jazeera  

Organisers warn the competition could move behind closed doors if coronavirus infections surge. Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympic events but organisers warned that the competition could move behind closed doors if coronavirus infections surge. The decision was announced after five-way talks involving Tokyo 2020 organisers and officials from Japan’s government, the Tokyo government, the International …

Coe urges persuading Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe
3 years, 7 months ago

Coe urges persuading Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe

Hindustan Times  

Olympic sports must do more to persuade Japanese people about how much work they have done to organize a safe Tokyo Games, athletics leader Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday. This is despite sports bodies working thousands of hours to create health protocols and “understanding the nature of the challenge,” World Athletics president Coe told a meeting of Summer Games sports …

HT Editorial: The Olympics dilemma
3 years, 7 months ago

HT Editorial: The Olympics dilemma

Hindustan Times  

There is perhaps no safe way of conducting the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, slated to begin on July 23. The International Olympic Committee has, however, turned a deaf year to calls for cancelling the Games and gone on the offensive — with its longest serving member, Dick Pound, recently saying that cancelling the event was “essentially off the table”. …

Tokyo Olympic organisers conduct 'simulation exercise' with health officials at Olympic Village
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympic organisers conduct 'simulation exercise' with health officials at Olympic Village

ABC  

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games organisers have conducted a simulation exercise with medical and public health officials at the athletes' village amid concerns about the events going ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key points: The Japanese government is considering extending a state of emergency declaration until a month before the games begin A new report suggests limiting movement during the …

After Australian skateboarders tested positive, what's next for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games?
3 years, 7 months ago

After Australian skateboarders tested positive, what's next for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games?

ABC  

The International Olympic Committee is convinced it has considered every possibility to stage "a safe and secure games" for both the people of Japan and those who attend. Charlotte is one of the athletes for whom the IOC believes the show must go on to "make their Olympic dreams come true", in the words of IOC president Thomas Bach. On …

Canadian swimming team cancels pre-Olympic training camp in Japan - report
3 years, 7 months ago

Canadian swimming team cancels pre-Olympic training camp in Japan - report

The Hindu  

The Canadian swimming team cancelled its pre-Olympic training plan in Japan ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, Kyodo reported on Friday. The team is the latest of some 50 delegations that have pulled out of pre-Olympic training camps - the majority due to concerns over the pandemic as Tokyo and other major …

Tokyo Olympics Highlights May 13: Japanese Dessert Off-limits for Indian Rowers
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Highlights May 13: Japanese Dessert Off-limits for Indian Rowers

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics Latest Updates May 13: Check out all the latest updates and news as Tokyo prepares for the Olympics. Japanese towns have abandoned plans to host Olympics athletes due to concerns they will overburden already stretched medical resources amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections. The IOC on Wednesday downplayed concerns over Japanese public opinion calling for the Tokyo …

Japanese towns abandon plans to host Olympics athletes amid COVID surge
3 years, 7 months ago

Japanese towns abandon plans to host Olympics athletes amid COVID surge

The Hindu  

Dozens of Japanese towns have abandoned plans to accept overseas athletes competing in the Olympics from July due to concerns about inadequate resources amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. Of 528 towns registered to welcome international competitors, about 40 have decided not to accept athletes for training camps and cultural exchanges before the …

Tokyo Olympics Highlights May 10: IOC President Cancels Japan Trip, Fake Crowd Noises in Athletics Test Event
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Highlights May 10: IOC President Cancels Japan Trip, Fake Crowd Noises in Athletics Test Event

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics Highlights May 10: Check out all the latest updates and news as Tokyo prepares for the Olympics. Japanese tennis stars Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori opined that the Tokyo Olympics organisers must “discuss” whether the Games can be held safety amid Covid-19 pandemic. The athletics test event in Tokyo gives a sneak peek into how the Olympics might …

Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium holds track and field test event sans fans
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium holds track and field test event sans fans

The Hindu  

Hundreds of athletes, including U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, as organisers fined tuned operations and practiced COVID-19 countermeasures with under three months to go before the Tokyo Games begin. READ: Japan swimmer Ikee pleads for understanding amid calls for athletes to withdraw from Olympics Sunday’s event, involving 420 athletes, including …

Olympics: Organisers hail diving World Cup after anti-COVID measures
3 years, 8 months ago

Olympics: Organisers hail diving World Cup after anti-COVID measures

The Hindu  

Organisers of the diving World Cup in Tokyo hailed on Friday the "successful" staging of the event after implementing strict COVID-19 countermeasures for more than 400 participants. In what was seen as a dress rehearsal for bringing in international athletes for the Olympics during the pandemic, the diving World Cup, held May 1-6 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, doubled as …

World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe Says Tokyo Olympics Organisers Delivered on Covid-19 Protocols
3 years, 8 months ago

World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe Says Tokyo Olympics Organisers Delivered on Covid-19 Protocols

News 18  

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe on Wednesday gave Tokyo Olympic organisers high marks for a marathon test event they staged in Sapporo, saying they were able to deliver both on the operation of the race and on their COVID-19 countermeasures. The Sapporo Challenge Half Marathon 2021 was held on Wednesday as a dress rehearsal for the marquee Olympic event with …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Torch relay to take another detour; diving test event opens
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Torch relay to take another detour; diving test event opens

Firstpost  

The relay, which will involve 10,000 runners from every corner of Japan, started six weeks ago and has been mostly on schedule despite major re-routing in Osaka and in Matsuyama City in nearby Ehime prefecture. Tokyo: The Tokyo Olympics torch relay will take another detour this weekend when it enters the southern island of Okinawa. Contacted by AP, Tokyo organisers …

More tests, no quarantine in updated Tokyo Olympic rules
3 years, 8 months ago

More tests, no quarantine in updated Tokyo Olympic rules

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can compete in Japan when the games open in three months in the midst of a pandemic. The rollout of the second edition of the “Playbooks” — an IOC guidebook explaining how the games can be pulled …

Tokyo Olympics: Test events continue with track cycling, mixed zone scrapped
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Test events continue with track cycling, mixed zone scrapped

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympic test events continued with track cycling on Sunday but planned in-person rider interviews were changed to an online format, as a worsening coronavirus situation in Japan forces organisers to adjust their programmes. Sunday's test event was to have been the first since the postponement of the Summer Games to have a mixed zone where journalists interview athletes after …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Diving World Cup to be held in Tokyo in May, confirm organisers
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Diving World Cup to be held in Tokyo in May, confirm organisers

Firstpost  

Tokyo 2020 and FINA said the decision to reschedule the Diving World Cup came after “a very fruitful consultation process” also involving the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee. The Diving World Cup, which serves as an Olympic qualifier and test event, will be held in Tokyo around two weeks later than planned, organisers said Saturday. It had been …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Water polo test event cancelled over coronavirus restrictions, confirm organisers
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Water polo test event cancelled over coronavirus restrictions, confirm organisers

Firstpost  

Test events function as dress rehearsals for each sport, and the two-day water polo test was supposed to open on Saturday but will now be held in May or June, Tokyo 2020 organisers said. A Tokyo Olympics water polo test event has been postponed, organisers said Tuesday, following reports it had been called off because sport officials cannot enter Japan …

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers hold talks with International Swimming Federation
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers hold talks with International Swimming Federation

The Hindu  

Tokyo 2020 organisers plan to hold discussions with the International Swimming Federation this week, a senior official said, after the federation said it was reviewing whether to hold the Olympics diving qualification event scheduled for this month. Cancellation would be a setback for Tokyo organisers after they just restarted test events for the first time in over a year and …

Tokyo Olympics: Medical experts unconvinced about holding Games
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Medical experts unconvinced about holding Games

The Hindu  

The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Japan is dangerous, not a safe place at all.” Sugaya believes vaccinating 50-70% of the general public should be “a prerequisite” to safely hold the Olympics, a highly unlikely scenario given the slow vaccine rollout in Japan. “Tens of thousands …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers prepare to resume 'safe' test events
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers prepare to resume 'safe' test events

Firstpost  

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Monday unveiled virus countermeasures for test events that will resume later this week for the first time since the Games were postponed by the pandemic. Test events were halted after the sport climbing event was held from 6 to 8 March last year, with Tokyo 2020 staff replacing athletes because of infection concerns. Tokyo 2020 Games …

Tokyo Olympics: Overseas athletes may participate in test events, say organisers
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Overseas athletes may participate in test events, say organisers

The Hindu  

International athletes could be invited to participate in test events before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer, organisers said on Monday. Test events for five competitions, including track and field and the marathon, could involve foreign athletes participating, the organisers said. Asked what Tokyo 2020 would do with the test events if there were another wave of coronavirus infections, …

Foreign spectators barred from attending Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 9 months ago

Foreign spectators barred from attending Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

Spectators from abroad will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months, the IOC and local organisers said Saturday. “In order to give clarity to ticket holders living overseas and to enable them to adjust their travel plans at this stage, the parties on the Japanese side have come to the conclusion that they will not …

Gymnastics | Artistic All-Around World Cup in Tokyo cancelled due to COVID-19 impact
3 years, 10 months ago

Gymnastics | Artistic All-Around World Cup in Tokyo cancelled due to COVID-19 impact

The Hindu  

The International Gymnastics Federation said on Tuesday it has cancelled the Artistic All-Around World Cup in Tokyo, which was also to be a test event for the Olympics this summer, due to difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the cancellation of two earlier events led to the scrapping of the series as qualifiers, the governing body said in a …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: What athletes can expect in quarantine in Games-host Japan
3 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: What athletes can expect in quarantine in Games-host Japan

Firstpost  

Here’s a look at the strict entry protocols for the current handful of travellers coming into Japan, and what could happen with athletes during the Olympic Games. Plans now call for the athletes to be tested 72 hours before they leave home; then again when they arrive, and then frequently when they are closed off in a “bubble” in the …

Qualifying Events Resume as Tokyo Games Draw Ever Closer
3 years, 11 months ago

Qualifying Events Resume as Tokyo Games Draw Ever Closer

News 18  

With Olympics officials reiterating their commitment to holding the Tokyo Games this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, several sports will soon resume qualifying for athletes with less than six months to go. The pandemic decimated Olympic qualifying across sporting disciplines last year, with numerous competitions postponed or cancelled before the Games itself was pushed back a year. Wrestling hopes to …

Hernández: Tokyo Summer Olympics should be canceled
3 years, 11 months ago

Hernández: Tokyo Summer Olympics should be canceled

LA Times  

A man pulls up the anchor on a pleasure boat moored next to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Rings on March 25, 2020, in Tokyo. What was already obvious became even more so Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee revealed a “playbook” for hosting the Games in the midst of a pandemic. “We think it’s necessary to prioritize safety and peace …

IOC, Tokyo Olympics to unveil rule book for beating COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

IOC, Tokyo Olympics to unveil rule book for beating COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo organizers are set to roll out Playbook next week, a rulebook to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and tens of thousands of others will try to safely enter Japan when the Olympics open in just under six months. “We created four different scenarios, one that had travel restrictions, clusters — to one …

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics 'focused on hosting' - Sportstar
3 years, 11 months ago

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics 'focused on hosting' - Sportstar

The Hindu  

IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled. "All our delivery partners including the national government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the IOC and the IPC are fully focused on hosting the games this summer," the statement said. "We have at this moment, no reason …

IOC expecting 6,000 athletes at Olympic opening ceremony - Olympics News - Sportstar
3 years, 11 months ago

IOC expecting 6,000 athletes at Olympic opening ceremony - Olympics News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee expects only 6,000 athletes to participate in the opening ceremony at the Tokyo Summer Games, more than half of initial estimates, as organizers implement measures to guard against coronavirus infections. The IOC plans to scale back the ceremony because athletes will not be allowed to arrive at the Olympic Village, which can accommodate 18,000 people, more …

Tokyo Olympics organisers to cut back on athletes at opening, closing ceremonies
3 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics organisers to cut back on athletes at opening, closing ceremonies

Firstpost  

Organisers said they would also reconsider how many athletes can take part in the ceremonies, and how to get them into the stadium safely. Tokyo: Tokyo Olympics organisers said on Monday they will slash the number of athletes at the opening and closing ceremonies of this year’s coronavirus-delayed Games, as a report said thousands fewer will attend. Organisers said they …

Tokyo Olympics Announces Test Events Ahead Of 2021 Games
4 years, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics Announces Test Events Ahead Of 2021 Games

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TOKYO — The postponed Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart. Officials said at least four of the test events will involve athletes from abroad, including tests in swimming, gymnastics, diving and volleyball. Hidemasa Nakamura, the games delivery officer, said none of the test events will allow fans from abroad, although some events will permit an unspecified number …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Test events to resume in March, decision on attendance in spring
4 years, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Test events to resume in March, decision on attendance in spring

Firstpost  

Fans and foreign athletes will be allowed at some of the test events, which will also be used to assess anti-coronavirus measures and contingency plans. Tokyo: Tokyo Olympics test events will resume in March and a decision on fan attendance will come in the spring, an official said on Friday, as preparations continued for the postponed Games despite ongoing coronavirus …

Tokyo Olympics officials talk of test events early next year - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Olympics officials talk of test events early next year - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Tuesday said they were encouraged by a gymnastics meet over the weekend and are now ready to hold test events early next year. “From the beginning of next year we will begin operations and proceed to have test events in March.” The gymnasts who entered Japan first faced a quarantine at home. Tokyo Olympic officials, the …

Gymnasts in Tokyo show how Olympics can pass coronavirus challenges - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

Gymnasts in Tokyo show how Olympics can pass coronavirus challenges - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Gymnasts from four nations tumbled, leapt and spun through a friendly meet in Tokyo on Sunday in a closely-watched event aimed at showing the world Japan can safely carry out the postponed 2020 Olympics in an era of coronavirus. Thirty gymnasts from Japan, the United States, China and Russia, including Japan's triple Olympic gold medallist Kohei Uchimura and Russia's 2019 …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japanese capital to host four-nation gymnastics meet to test COVID safety
4 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japanese capital to host four-nation gymnastics meet to test COVID safety

Firstpost  

Gymnasts from the United States, China, and Russia will join counterparts from Japan in a one-day meet on Sunday in Tokyo, believed to be the first international sports event in the country since the Olympics were postponed seven months ago. Tokyo: Gymnasts from the United States, China, and Russia will join counterparts from Japan in a one-day meet on Sunday …

Gymnastics meet a test of Tokyo's readiness for Olympics
4 years, 2 months ago

Gymnastics meet a test of Tokyo's readiness for Olympics

The Hindu  

Tokyo's ability to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and stage next year's Olympic Games safely will undergo a major test this week with gymnasts from four nations gathering in the Japanese capital for a friendly tournament. Measures drawn up in consultation with the International Olympics Federation include having athletes, quarantined for two weeks prior to arriving in Japan, move only …

FIG president hopes Tokyo meet opens door for postponed Games - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

FIG president hopes Tokyo meet opens door for postponed Games - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Morinari Watanabe is no stranger to pressure but the International Gymnastics Federation president says he has never felt such responsibility ahead of a four-nation meet in November that could “open the door” to the Tokyo Olympics. The Tokyo meet will feature gymnasts from Japan, the United States, China and Russia and marks the first international event to be held at …

Most US athletes in survey want Tokyo Olympic delay: report
4 years, 9 months ago

Most US athletes in survey want Tokyo Olympic delay: report

The Hindu  

Almost three-quarters of the 300 US athletes who took part in a virtual town hall with US Olympic officials support delaying the 2020 Tokyo Games, USA Today reported on Sunday. In all, 70 percent of the athletes supported a postponement with another 23 percent saying it would depend on the consequences of such a move, according to details of the …

USA Swimming calls for 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement
4 years, 9 months ago

USA Swimming calls for 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement

The Hindu  

USA Swimming has urged the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee to back the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games amid the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to US Olympic and Paralympic Committee chief executive Sarah Hirshland, posted on USA Swimming's Twitter feed on Friday, swimming federation chief executive Tim Hinchey “respectfully requested” that the USOPC “advocate …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anti-doping bodies dial down testing due to coronavirus but Games-bound athletes still asked to give dope test
4 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anti-doping bodies dial down testing due to coronavirus but Games-bound athletes still asked to give dope test

Firstpost  

The International Olympic Committee has said it remains fully committed to opening the Tokyo Games on 24 July, so testers are still visiting some athletes at a time when many people are trying to avoid social contact Dusseldorf: Although anti-doping organizations around the world are dialling back on testing because of the coronavirus outbreak, Olympic athletes can still expect a …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Too early to say whether coronavirus threatens to force cancellation of Games, says WHO
4 years, 10 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Too early to say whether coronavirus threatens to force cancellation of Games, says WHO

Firstpost  

The outbreak has caused numerous sports events in China to be canceled, postponed, or moved, including qualifying events for the Tokyo Olympics. Geneva: Despite a virus outbreak spreading from China, a top World Health Organization official said on Tuesday it’s much too soon to say whether the Tokyo Olympics are at risk of being cancelled or moved. Tokyo organisers and …

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