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Olympics-postponement

Lifestyle 4 years ago

Two Olympics, two Tokyos: Father, son design aquatics venues decades apart

When Paul Noritaka Tange won the rights to design the Aquatics Centre for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, one of the first things he did was to visit the grave of his father: the revolutionary Pritzker-winning architect, Kenzo Tange.

Sports 4 years ago

'No change' on Olympics, Japan says after US virus travel warning

A new US travel warning for Japan over virus risks will not affect this summer's pandemic-postponed Olympic Games, the Japanese government and Tokyo 2020 organisers said Tuesday.

Sports 4 years ago

IOC says no application from North Korea to skip Olympics received

An IOC spokesman said in a statement that the National Olympic Committee of North Korea was "not in a position to hold a telephone conference" despite several requests by the organization.

Sports 5 years ago

New start date for virus-delayed Olympic torch relay

The Tokyo 2020 torch relay, which was put on hold when the Olympics were delayed over the coronavirus, will start next March from Japan's Fukushima region, organizers said Monday.

Sports 5 years ago

Summer heat could be a 'nightmare' for Tokyo Games: 2020 advisor

Even if the COVID-19 pandemic does not prevent the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead next year, the blazing summer heat in the Japanese capital could still make the Games 'a nightmare', an advisor to the organizing committee has told Reuters.

Sports 5 years ago

Olympics sponsors in limbo as year-end contract expiration looms: Sources

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers have not extended sponsors' contracts set to expire at the end of the year, sources said, leaving some questioning whether to continue after COVID-19 forced a delay of the world's largest sporting event.

Sports 5 years ago

Games must be held next year ‘at any cost’: Minister

The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held "at any cost" in 2021, Japan's Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday.

Sports 5 years ago

Tokyo Olympics will go ahead 'with or without COVID' : IOC's Coates

Tokyo's postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice president John Coates told AFP Monday, saying they would be the "Games that conquered COVID".

World 5 years ago

Japan, eyeing Olympics, lines up half-billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Japan is making an aggressive move to grab enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times over, a push the government hopes will instill confidence that it can host a delayed summer Olympics next year.

Sports 5 years ago

Troubled Olympic flame diverted to Tokyo museum

The Olympic flame will go on display at a Tokyo museum in September, organizers said Monday, after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to scrap the torch relay and put the Games on hold.

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Olympics-postponement

Two Olympics, two Tokyos: Father, son design aquatics venues decades apart

'No change' on Olympics, Japan says after US virus travel warning

IOC says no application from North Korea to skip Olympics received

New start date for virus-delayed Olympic torch relay

Summer heat could be a 'nightmare' for Tokyo Games: 2020 advisor

Olympics sponsors in limbo as year-end contract expiration looms: Sources

Games must be held next year ‘at any cost’: Minister

Tokyo Olympics will go ahead 'with or without COVID' : IOC's Coates

Japan, eyeing Olympics, lines up half-billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Troubled Olympic flame diverted to Tokyo museum

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