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Olympic chief confident for LA Games despite World Cup ‘challenges
Olympic chief Kirsty Coventry said on Wednesday she was confident for the successful hosting of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles despite what she described...
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/ 5 years agoFans barred from Tokyo Olympics torch relay start
Spectators will be barred from the start of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay, organisers said Monday, announcing a pared-back launch as...
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/ 5 years agoIOC to buy vaccines from China for Tokyo, Beijing Olympic competitors
Competitors at this year’s Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games will be offered coronavirus vaccines bought from China, Olympic...
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/ 5 years agoBach promises ‘safe, secure’ Tokyo Olympics
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach promised to deliver a “safe, secure” Tokyo Olympics this year as he prepared to be...
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/ 5 years agoSportMalta announce record €2.7 million grant to Maltese Olympic Committee
SportMalta signed an agreement with the Maltese Olympic Committee that will see the government body provide €2.7 million in technical assistance...
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/ 5 years ago60% say Mori unfit to serve as Tokyo Olympics chief: Japan poll
Almost 60 percent of respondents believe Yoshiro Mori is no longer fit to serve as Tokyo 2020 chief, a major Japanese...
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/ 5 years agoItaly government legislates to avoid Olympic Games ban
Italy’s government on Tuesday pushed through a decree guaranteeing the independence of the national Olympic Committee (CONI) to offset the threat...
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/ 5 years agoJapan says ‘no truth’ in Tokyo Olympics cancellation report
Japan dismissed a report claiming officials see cancelling the Tokyo Olympics as inevitable on Friday, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said...
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/ 5 years agoTokyo Olympics organisers say cancellation report ‘fake news’
Tokyo Olympics organisers played down a poll showing plunging support for the Games on Tuesday and said a report claiming cancellation...
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/ 5 years agoTokyo Olympics ‘safe and secure’ despite virus emergency: organisers
Tokyo Olympics organisers insisted Friday that the coronavirus-postponed Games will still go ahead despite Japan declaring a state of emergency less...
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/ 6 years agoRoute approved for relocated Olympic marathon
A route has been approved for the Olympic marathon, which is to be held in the northern city of Sapporo to...
