Olympic Games
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Japanese gymnastics star Shoko Miyata sent home from Olympics for smoking
Smoking is illegal for anyone under 20 in JapanMiyata was an outside chance for medal in ParisShoko Miyata, th…
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Japan’s top ad agency indicted over Olympics bid-rigging scandal
Dentsu Group charged after arrest of Tokyo 2020 committee official accused of rigging Games-related tendersJap…
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Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal threatens to derail Winter Games bid
Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 eventMore than a year …
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Japan PM will not attend Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Fumio Kishida does not say if other officials will attend and it remains unclear if he will join US-led boycot…
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Tokyo 2020 legacy will be a matter for debate for years to come
Holding two huge international sporting events in a global pandemic can be seen as a triumph, but there has be…
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Olympic feelgood factor evaporates as fearful Tokyo awaits Paralympics
Four days before the opening ceremony, Japan’s pandemic has reached crisis levels again with a fresh wave of i…
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Hansle Parchment thanks woman who paid for taxi to race where he won Olympic gold
110m champion struggled to make final after taking wrong busLocal volunteer stepped in to pay for taxi to Olym…
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Support for Japan’s PM reaches all-time low over Covid-19, despite Olympics success
Public support for Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet dipped below 30%, despite widespread support for going ahead with …
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Tokyo says goodbye to the Games with grace and sense of relief | Barney Ronay
Japan’s Olympics has been troubled but quietly glorious, reminding us the world can be funFarewell then, Tokyo…
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Pride and anxiety mingle in Japan as Olympic medal tally and Covid cases rise
Outdoor events have drawn huge turnouts in Tokyo despite public concern over coronavirusCoronavirus – latest u…
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Tokyo diary: so much for the ‘good news Games’
Young skateboarders raised spirits, but amid rising Covid cases the mood elsewhere was not so sunnyIt was a ro…
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Thomas Bach praises ‘soul’ of Tokyo Olympics but faces swift backlash
IOC president criticised as ‘delusional’ on social media‘Athletes gave these Games a great Olympic soul,’ says…
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Belarus sprinter leaves Tokyo on flight to Vienna after seeking refuge
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya expected to head to Poland amid fears she would be punished if she returned homeThe Be…
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Team GB swimmers come home after most successful Olympics
Brits return from Tokyo with haul of four golds after finishing third in swimming medal tableBritish swimming …
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The Guardian view on Belarus: an Olympic athlete joins the exodus | Editorial
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has followed in the footsteps of thousands of others deserting Lukashenko’s totalitari…
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Belarus athlete who refused to fly home is granted Polish visa
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya filmed arriving at Polish embassy in Tokyo as husband flees to UkraineThe Belarus Olym…
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Tokyo diary: the heat is truly on – and a basketball-playing robot holds court
Toyota’s giant AI robot is halftime’s hottest attraction … and the weather gods are having a ballSpectators ar…
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The Guardian view on women and the Olympics: the athletes caught up – now the IOC must
Female competitors come very close to equality at the games. But Tokyo still highlights ongoing sexism and dis…
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Daiki Hashimoto is hosts’ gymnastics hero as GB’s Joe Fraser falls short
Japanese teenager follows in Kohei Uchimura’s footstepsSixth- and ninth-place finishes for Britain’s all-aroun…
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Japan is also swimming against the tide on same-sex marriage | Brief letters
LGBTQ+ rights in Japan | Literary incorrectness | PMQs | A marital palindrome | Cross wordsMany congratulation…