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Coronavirus: Phelps urges athletes to take care of mental health after Tokyo delay
Olympic great Michael Phelps has voiced his concerns over the negative impact on athletes’ mental health of the Tokyo Games postponement prompted by ... Sports -
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 -
Coronavirus: Usain Bolt’s former coach calls on IOC to postpone Tokyo Olympics
Usain Bolt’s long time coach called on Friday for this year’s Tokyo Olympics to be put off until 2021 as the Covid-19 Coronavirus continues to claim ... Sports -
Coronavirus: Olympics-IOC is endangering our health, says champion
The International Olympic Committee is putting the health of elite athletes at risk by telling them to continue training for the Tokyo 2020 Games as ... Sports -
‘Supernatural’ Semenya confident of 200m Olympic success
Supernatural’ Semenya confident of 200m successReuters, Cape TownCaster Semenya is confident she will book her Tokyo Olympics ticket by ... 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 -
Liverpool to decide on Mo Salah’s participation in Tokyo: Egypt’s coach
Mohamed Salah’s potential involvement for his country in the Tokyo Olympic Games will be a decision for the player and his club Liverpool, ... Sports -
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 organizers establish task force to counter coronavirus
Tokyo Olympics organizers have set up a task force to coordinate with public health authorities on how to respond to the growing coronavirus epidemic. ... Sports -
Tokyo 2020 marathon, race walk events rescheduled after Sapporo move
The women’s marathon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and all the race walks have been rescheduled, following the controversial decision taken in ... Sports -
Russia again faces Olympic ban after non-compliant recommendation
Russia is again facing a possible Olympic ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Compliance Review Committee (CRC) recommended on Friday that ... Sports -
Tokyo Olympics water survey shows mixed results on E.coli levels
A survey of the water in Tokyo Bay, where the swimming leg of the triathlon will be held in the 2020 Olympics, produced mixed results, with excess ... Sports -
IOC plans to move Tokyo Olympic marathon to Hokkaido due to heat concerns
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a plan to move the marathon and race walking at Tokyo 2020 to Japan’s northernmost ... Sports -
Tokyo Games organizers look for advice to battle heat next year
Organizers of next year’s Tokyo Olympics are looking for new ways to battle the heat and are asking sports federations for advice, the ... Sports -
Olympics: IOC plans boxing qualifiers with the help of suspended AIBA
The International Olympic Committee has been cooperating with boxing’s suspended international federation AIBA as the Olympic body plans the ... Sports -
Stephen Curry commits to 2020 Olympics: ‘That is the plan’
USA Basketball suffered a shock exit at the recent World Cup but their hopes of rebounding at the next major international event were given a welcome ... Sports -
Tokyo Olympics undecided on Placido Domingo appearance
The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee has not decided what it plans to do about the appearance of Placido Domingo at a 2020 Games event and is ... Variety -
Heat headache for 2020 planners as Tokyo swelters a year before Games
Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57 people since late July, authorities said on Tuesday, highlighting the health threat to athletes ... Sports -
Tokyo 2020 medal designer basks in sudden fame
Designer Junichi Kawanishi was still coming to terms with his sudden fame on Thursday, a day after his design for the medals to be awarded at the ... Sports -
Olympic robots offer ‘virtual’ attendance, help out on field
Japanese automaker Toyota is readying various robots for next year's Tokyo Olympics, including one that brings back javelins and other objects, a ... Variety -
IOC lifts ban on Kuwait ahead of Tokyo 2020 Games
Kuwaiti athletes will compete at next year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics under their country’s flag after the International Olympic Committee ... Sports -
Women’s wrestling to cap competition at Tokyo Games
The wrestling tournament at the Tokyo Olympics will end with a women’s freestyle gold medal match during six of the seven days of competition in ... Sports -
Breakdancing among sports given provisional green light for Paris 2024
Breakdancing was among four sports given a provisional green light for inclusion in the Paris 2024 Games by the International Olympic Committee on ... Sports -
Olympics: Pictograms unveiled 500 days before start of Tokyo 2020
The pictograms for next year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled on Tuesday at an event to mark 500 days to go until the Summer Games.Pictograms ... Sports -
Karate associations vent anger after Paris 2024 exclusion
Karate’s exclusion from the Paris 2024 Olympic program has been heavily criticized by the sport’s governing body and various national ... Sports -
Boxing still on the ropes after IOC freezes planning for Tokyo 2020
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) put planning for the Tokyo 2020 boxing tournament on hold on Friday in a move that could see the governing ... Sports -
Disaster risks make 2020 planning ‘more complex’: IOC’s Coates
Planning for the Tokyo 2020 Games has been made harder because of the high disaster risks in Japan, a reality hammered home by a deadly typhoon and ... Sports -
Governing body hopes Asian Games helps secure weightlifting’s future
As weightlifting battles for its Olympic future, China and Kazakhstan’s absence from the Asian Games due to doping suspensions indicates how ... Sports -
VIDEO: Egypt’s Olympic swimmer Farida Osman on breaking records, stereotypes
During last year’s World Championships 22-year-old Egyptian Farida Osman was able to her own African record in a time of 25.39 in the 50 fly ... Sports -
Just over two years left, intense work at Tokyo Olympic stadium site
The Olympic stadium in Tokyo is taking shape with 22 cranes on site and the spectator stands being installed after 10 months of underground foundation ... Sports -
Takeoff and cruise: Toyota making ‘flying car,’ luxury boat
A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver ... Economy