Olympic Games
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay legs could be cancelled if Covid rules broken
Organisers say spectators must stay distanced, wear masks and avoid loud cheeringCoronavirus – latest updatesS…
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Overseas fans face ban from Tokyo Olympics, reports news agency
Japanese agency says foreign spectators will not be allowedIOC maintains no decision has been made yetJapan’s …
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Tokyo Olympics will be closed to fans from abroad, hints Games organiser
‘Situation is tough,’ says committee presidentJapanese press report decision has been madeThe new president of…
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‘No cheering’: Tokyo Olympics fans asked to stick to clapping during torch relay
Covid restrictions means event could be suspended if crowds lining route become too large, organising committe…
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New Tokyo 2020 chief acknowledges ‘great public concern’ over Games
Seiko Hashimoto says she is taking on ‘grave responsibility’ as she succeeds Yoshiro Mori after sexism rowSeik…
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Tokyo 2020: Japan’s Olympics minister in line to lead committee
Officials hope selection of Seiko Hashimoto will draw line under row over predecessor’s sexist remarksJapan’s …
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Tokyo Olympics president Yoshiro Mori quits after sexist comments uproar – video report
The head of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee has resigned, a week after his derogatory comments abo…
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Tokyo Olympics chief resigns over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori issues apology, saying his ‘inappropriate remarks have caused chaos’The head of the Tokyo 2020 Ol…
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Overstretched medics may ‘struggle to cope’ with Tokyo Games
Dealing with Covid in Japan has already placed huge strain on medical workers, experts warnCoronavirus – lates…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics president expected to resign over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori had insisted for days he would not quit but Japanese media say he will step down amid a growing t…
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IOC condemns remarks about women by Tokyo chief as volunteers quit
Head of organising committee in Japan, Yoshiro Mori, under pressure to step down as anger grows The Internatio…
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Olympic organisers to ban singing in silent Tokyo Games
Competitors must take Covid test 72 hours before departureTold not to use public transport on arrival in Tokyo…
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Tokyo Olympics: definitely going ahead unless cancelled again?
Billed as a celebration of humankind’s victory over coronavirus, Games could fall foul of pandemic for a secon…
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‘Tokyo Games are on’: Japan’s PM says Olympics will go ahead – video
Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga promised a 'safe and secure' Olympics on Friday after a media…
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Japan dismisses ‘categorically untrue’ stories that Tokyo Olympics are doomed
Sources at IOC adamant Games will go ahead in JulyCountry has surge in Covid cases centred on capitalThe Japan…
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Olympics official says he is not certain Tokyo Games will go ahead
IOC’s Dick Pound voices concern after host city declared state of emergency due to third wave of coronavirusCo…
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Suga considers new state of emergency for Tokyo amid Covid resurgence
Japan’s capital is battling a second wave of infections, just 200 days out from hosting the already-delayed Ol…
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Fresh fears for Tokyo Olympics as host city sees surge in Covid-19 infections
Tokyo reported 1,300 new coronavirus infections on ThursdayHealth experts concerned over stretched medical inf…
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC chief ‘very confident’ spectators can attend delayed Games
Thomas Bach says he and Japanese prime minister are ‘totally aligned’ in determination to make Tokyo 2021 a su…
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Russia’s cyber-attack plan for Olympics part of a familiar pattern
The reach of the GRU spy unit behind attacks on Japan and South Korea is remarkableRussia planned cyber-attack…