Tag: Tokyo Olympics
Serena Williams withdraws from Tokyo Olympics
Serena Williams said on Sunday that she will not compete at the Tokyo Olympics next month, joining fellow Grand Slam…
Fans at Tokyo Olympics allowed to clap not cheer
High-fiving, autograph-hunting and towel-waving will all be off-limits to spectators at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Asahi Shimbun calls for Tokyo Olympics cancellation
One of Japan's leading newspapers Asahi Shimbun called for Tokyo Olympic Games to be cancelled in an editorial on Wednesday.
Osaka: Tokyo Olympic planners must weigh pandemic risk
Japan's Naomi Osaka suggested on Sunday that the risks of holding the Tokyo Games amid the COVID-19 pandemic should continue…
Tokyo Olympics in doubt as Japan enters fourth wave of Covid-19
A senior Japanese ruling party official said canceling this year’s Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis…
North Korea boycotts Tokyo Olympics
North Korea's sports ministry said on Tuesday that it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to start 23…
Tokyo Olympics chief to remain despite sexist comments
The president of the Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee is not planning to resign even after he stirred controversy with sexist…
2021 Tokyo Olympics cancelled: Reports
Japan's government has privately concluded the Tokyo Olympics will have to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Times…
Japan: No plan to cancel Tokyo Olympics
Japan’s government on Sunday dismissed suggestions that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled for this summer could be cancelled owing to…
63 percent of Japanese want Tokyo Olympics cancelled or delayed
About 63 percent of Japanese want the Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped or delayed amid fears that an influx of…
Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics will go on as planned
Japan is preparing to host the Tokyo Summer Olympics as planned, the government’s top spokesman said on Wednesday, amid speculation…
Jahlil Okafor commits to play for Nigeria’s D”Tigers in Tokyo
New Orleans Pelicans centre Jahlil Okafor has said he will play for Nigerian men's basketball team, D'Tigers at the 2020…