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Olympic Games
/ 4 years agoWatch: Coe urges Tokyo not to rush decision on fans
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe on Thursday urged organisers of the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics not to rush their decision on whether...
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Olympic Games
/ 4 years agoTokyo Olympics ceremonies chief quits over comedian insult
The creative director for Tokyo’s Olympic ceremonies will resign after making derogatory comments about a female Japanese comedian, in the latest...
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Basketball
/ 4 years agoUpdated: Over 20 federations apply for national teams’ exemption from COVID-19 restrictions
SportMalta and the Maltese Olympic Committee are in talks with the Public Health over the possibility of giving an exemption to...
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Olympic Games
/ 4 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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More sports
/ 4 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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More sports
/ 4 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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Olympic Games
/ 4 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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Olympic Games
/ 4 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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Olympic Games
/ 4 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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Olympic Games
/ 4 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...