Head of Paris Olympics says postponement of Tokyo Games ‘more than likely’
The head of the Paris 2024 Olympics said on Tuesday that health is more important than the games and that a postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games is “more than likely”, but he did not call on organizers to do so.
Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as India announced a full 24-hour, nationwide lockdown in the world’s second-most populous country.
Translating IOC-speak means Games moving to 2021, says Pound
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) speaks its own language and no-one understands it better than senior member Dick Pound, who told Reuters on Monday that a communique setting out a four-week deadline to decide the fate of the 2020 Tokyo Games t…
NFL notebook: Cowboys Pro Bowl C Frederick retires
Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick stunningly announced his retirement on Monday.
Japan PM Abe, IOC head Bach to hold conference call at 1100 GMT
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will hold a telephone conference at 1100 GMT Tuesday, the government said.
New Zealand’s Olympic Committee, athletes support Games postponement
New Zealand Olympic and Paralympic athletes support a postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the New Zealand Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.
Olympics: Ticket holders monitor possible Games postponement
Holders of tickets for the Tokyo Olympics face an anxious wait as the future of the Games hangs in the balance, following media reports they might not get a refund in case of a postponement or cancellation.
Olympics in complete form require end to coronavirus – Hashimoto
The world needs to put an end to the coronavirus before the Tokyo Games can be held in their “complete form,” Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday.
U.S. calls for postponement of Tokyo Olympics
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said on Monday the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo should be postponed, in the latest setback to the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo 2020 Games delay looms after U.S. joins calls for postponement
U.S. Olympic organizers joined calls for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the International Olympic Committee, according to member Dick Pound, has decided to delay the event, likely for a year.
