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Ukraine to remove Olympics boycott if Russia, Belarus compete under neutral flag
Kyiv could drop a threatened boycott of next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and Belarus, allies in the war in Ukraine, compete under a ... Sports -
Saudi runner qualifies to semi-final of 400m race in Tokyo Olympics
Saudi runner Mazen al-Yassmin has qualified to the semi-final of the 400m race in the Tokyo Olympics, according to Saudi Press Agency SPA.For ... Gulf -
Belarusian Olympics athlete taken to airport by force, plans to seek asylum in Europe
A Belarusian sprinter said she was taken to the airport against her wishes on Sunday (August 1) to board a flight back home after she complained about ... World News -
Qatar’s Fares Elbakh wins country’s first ever Olympics gold medal
Qatar’s Fares Ibrahim Elbakh won the gold medal in the men’s 96 kilograms weightlifting event, making this the country’s first ever gold win.For the ... Sports -
An Iranian killer won an Olympic gold medal, the IOC is complicit if it stands idle
It took the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 49 years to finally remember 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 ... Middle East -
Two Olympics athletes, 12 security staff test positive for COVID-19
Two athletes, including a Dutch tennis player, and 12 security staff for the Games have tested positive for the coronavirus, Jiji news agency reported ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics could be hit by tropical storm: Reports
A tropical storm could make landfall near Tokyo later this week on Tuesday, disrupting ongoing events at the Olympic Games, local media reported ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators: Games minister
Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday agreed to hold the Games without spectators, after Japan declared a coronavirus state of emergency ... Coronavirus -
Japan denies reports of S. Korean president visit, summit during Olympics
Japan on Tuesday denied a media report that South Korean President Moon Jae-In is arranging a visit to Japan timed with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as ... World News -
Olympics organizers to unveil “playbook” as IOC’s Coates arrives in Tokyo
Olympics organizers prepared on Tuesday to unveil their latest “playbook” of rules to control COVID-19 infections as Japan’s government pondered ... Coronavirus -
Japan considers asking Olympic fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations
Japan is considering requiring negative COVID-19 test results or vaccination records from fans attending the Tokyo Olympics, the Yomiuri newspaper ... Coronavirus -
Anti-Olympics campaign in Japan gathers 350,000 signatures
An online petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics has garnered 350,000 signatures, the campaign’s organizer said on Friday.For ... Coronavirus -
Japan faces longer state of emergency, casting doubt on Olympics
The Japanese government is considering extending a coronavirus spurred state of emergency in Tokyo and other major urban areas, a move that could cast ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics: More COVID-19 tests, no quarantine in updated rules
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 ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics must be reconsidered due to Japan’s failure to contain virus: Reportor
Japan’s inability to contain the COVID-19 pandemic means that plans to hold the Olympics in Tokyo should be reconsidered, health experts wrote in a ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics to be held on time regardless of COVID-19 developments: Committee
The pandemic-postponed Olympics will go ahead this summer “however the coronavirus evolves”, Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said Tuesday, brushing ... Coronavirus -
Japan PM is determined to hold Olympics despite speculation, COVID-19 uncertainty
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, despite growing uncertainty as coronavirus cases rise at home, renewed his determination Friday to host the ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Japan set to expand state of emergency, public cools to Olympics
The Japanese government plans to expand a state of emergency it declared for the Tokyo area last week to seven more prefectures on Wednesday, media ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Canada says it will not take part in Olympic Games in summer 2020
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Paralympic Committee (CPC) said on Sunday that Team Canada will not participate in the Olympic and Paralympic ... Sports -
IOC stands firm on Tokyo Games despite coronavirus fears
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday gave further unequivocal backing to this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, urging athletes to ... Sports -
On his birthday, Japan emperor conveys coronavirus concerns ahead of Tokyo 2020
Japanese Emperor Naruhito said on Sunday that he was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics in summer but that he was concerned about the spread of the ... Variety -
Tokyo governor criticizes suggestion that London could host 2020 Olympics
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it was inappropriate for candidates in London’s mayoral election to propose their city host the 2020 ... World News -
Tokyo Olympics CEO: ‘I’m seriously worried’ over coronavirus
Tokyo Olympics organizers on Wednesday said they are increasingly concerned about the disruption the fast-spreading virus in China is causing ahead of ... Sports -
Tokyo cuts ribbon on new Olympic venue Ariake Arena
Tokyo cut the ribbon on another new Olympic venue on Sunday, just under six months ahead of the games’ opening.This time it was the Ariake Arena ... Sports -
Japan hopefully has time to build virus defenses before Olympics: Professor
Vaccines against the coronavirus, also known as corona, that has killed 170 people in China probably won’t be ready by the start of the Tokyo ... Sports -
Russia names new sports minister in government reshuffle
Oleg Matytsin, the president of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), was named Russia’s new sports minister in a government ... Sports -
Iranian Olympic medalist who fled Iran sends message to its ‘oppressed people’
“I am one in a million of the oppressed women in Iran,” says Kimia Alizadeh, Iran’s only female Olympic medalist in an Instagram ... Features -
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist reportedly defects
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist said she defected from the Islamic Republic in a blistering online letter that describes herself as ... Middle East -
Latest Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery: 1 mln offered: 23 mln sought
Tokyo’s Olympic tickets continue to be very hard to find - particularly in Japan. Organizers on Wednesday said there were 23 million tickets ... Sports -
Russia banned from next Olympics and World Cup football
Russia was banned from the world’s top sporting events for four years on Monday, including the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2022 ... Sports