Exclusive: Postponed 2020 Games raises questions about drug cheats – USADA
The one-year postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could open the door for convicted drug cheats to compete for medals, an issue that will need to addressed, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief Travis Tygart said on Tuesday.
Reaction to postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Athletes, national associations and sporting federations from around the world reacted with sadness, relief and mainly goodwill to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tom Brady says coronavirus adds wrinkle to new era with Bucs
Tom Brady is eager to develop a rapport with his new Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates, but the star quarterback faces an unfamiliar challenge with the sporting world ground to a halt amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Athletes’ association says change of culture needed at IOC
A change of culture is needed at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to make decision-making more inclusive, an association representing 85,000 athletes around the world said on Tuesday, following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021.
In coronavirus-hit world, sponsors to stand by delayed Olympics
Major corporate sponsors of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are standing by the International Olympic Committee after the Games were postponed and experts familiar with the deals said the companies would not likely seek the return of billions of dollars commit…
Games postponement a “bummer”, says pole vaulter Duplantis
Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis described the postponement of the Tokyo Games as a “bummer”, having set his sights on gold after breaking the world record twice this year.
Athletes’ association says change of culture needed at IOC
A change of culture is needed at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to make decision-making more inclusive, an association representing 85,000 athletes around the world said on Tuesday, following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021.
Tokyo Games moved to 2021 as ‘light at end of pandemic tunnel’
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the world’s last sporting showpiece still standing this year.
Exclusive: Postponed Tokyo 2020 Games could open door for drug cheats – USADA
The one year postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could open the door for convicted drug cheats to compete for medals, and is something that will need to addressed, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief Travis Tygart told Reuters on Tuesday…
Olympics postponement set to crowd out 2021 sporting calendar
The decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by a year is set to further disrupt the global sporting calendar, which has already been wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic, making for a very crowded schedule next year.
