Tokyo Olympic torch staffer becomes event's 1st COVID-19 infection
A police officer helping with Japan's Olympic Torch relay has become the first participant in the event to be diagnosed with COVID-19, organizers said on Thursday. A man in his 30s tested positive for the virus after working on the relay in Shikoku's Kagawa Prefecture, ...
Injured Ramu Tokashiki not ready to give up on hopes of competing at Tokyo Olympics
Despite suffering a severe knee injury, Ramu Tokashiki has not yet abandoned her hopes of competing at the Summer Olympics.
IOC says athletes who protest during Tokyo Games will be punished
Olympians who take a knee or lift a fist in support of racial equality during the Tokyo Olympics will be punished as the International Olympic Committee maintained its ban on protests inside stadiums, at ceremonies and on podiums on Wednesday. The IOC's Rule 50 forbids ...
IOC president says Tokyo's plan for another state of emergency won't affect Olympics
Bach said the decision is a proactive response appropriate for the Golden Week holiday period.
Challenging groups await Japan's men's and women's teams at Olympics
Hajime Moriyasu's men will face France, Mexico and South Africa, while Asako Takakura's Nadeshiko Japan were grouped with Canada, Great Britain and Chile.
Decision on Olympic spectator cap could be delayed until June
The organizing committee of this summer's Tokyo Olympics is considering delaying until June its decision on how many spectators will be allowed to enter games venues, due to a resurgence of coronavirus infections, an official with knowledge of the schedule said Wednesday. The Japanese organizing ...
Olympic organizers intend to test athletes more frequently than initially planned as increasingly infectious COVID-19 strains continue to spread throughout Japan.
Tokyo Games organizers are set to hold an athletics test event on May 9 without spectators due to the rising number of coronavirus infections in the capital, sources close to the matter said Tuesday. The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee had considered allowing 20,000 ...
Japan should consider scrapping Olympics, former finance chief says
Ex-Finance Minister Jun Azumi highlighted that recent polls showed 70% of the public are against holding the Tokyo Games.
Japanese artisans showcase Olympic collection under virus cloud
A collection of 104 items from the country's 47 prefectures has gone on show ahead of the games.
Around 225 Belgian athletes wanting to participate in this summer's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be given COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days, health authorities in Belgium announced Monday. The athletes concerned are primarily those who have not yet qualified to take part in ...
NHK asked to investigate after anti-Olympic protest muted during torch relay
Japan's national broadcaster has said that it muted the voices out of consideration for Olympic torch relay runners and other circumstances.
