Interests of athletes paramount, Bach says after ‘really great’ Tokyo2020 call
Olympic athletes realize there is still four months to go before the Tokyo Games and preparations will be in line with protecting their health from the coronavirus, the International Olympic President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.
Forty-year cycle: Top Japan minister calls 2020 the ‘cursed Olympics’
First, the cancellation in 1940. Then, the mass boycott in Moscow in 1980.
Factbox: Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic:
Little-known swimmer to receive Tokyo 2020 flame amid coronavirus chaos
Little-known retired swimmer Naoko Imoto will be a last-minute stand-in to receive the Olympic flame during a scaled back handover in Athens on Thursday, Tokyo 2020 organizers said.
European riders grind to a halt with season suspended
The coronavirus pandemic has left a lot of professional riders unable to hit the road to compete or train with the biggest race in the world, the Tour de France, due to start in just over three months.
Virtual world races to fill sporting void left by virus
The coronavirus has brought sport to a standstill but the virtual world is seizing the opportunity to fill the void, with athletes rushing to join online gamers as demand and viewing figures soar.
Kenya orders closure of training camps and clubs over coronavirus worries
Kenya’s athletics authority on Wednesday ordered the closure of training camps and clubs due to the coronavirus outbreak, a move that threatens the ability of the country’s athletes to prepare for the Olympic Games which are scheduled to begin in July….
Japan says not preparing for postponement of Olympic Games
Japan is not making any preparations to postpone the 2020 Olympics, the government’s top spokesman said on Wednesday, stressing Tokyo’s resolve to host the event as scheduled despite the global spread of coronavirus.
Norwegian wins Iditarod dog-sled race, crowds kept away by virus precautions
Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early on Wednesday, capturing victory in only his second attempt at the famous long-distance race across Alaska.
Dissent grows as IOC battles to keep Tokyo Games on track
The International Olympic Committee is facing its strongest headwinds in decades as it briefed national committees on Wednesday on the state of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid the coronavirus pandemic, with voices of dissent growing louder.
