Olympics / Summer Olympics / Swimming Jul 15, 2020
The meteorological outlook for the amended race dates shows significantly different tidal conditions around the course at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo.
More Sports / Boxing Jul 8, 2020
Olympic hopeful Sewon Okazawa redirects his focus to repair of flooded gym
Boxer Sewon Okazawa, who will compete in the welterweight division at the Tokyo Olympics, said Tuesday he plans to help repair the damage done to his gym by flooding that has ravaged the nation's southwest over the past week. "I want to go to the ...
Olympics Jun 25, 2020
Holding lavish events amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic was deemed inappropriate.
Olympics Jun 24, 2020
Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yasuhiro Yamashita sent a message to his international counterparts Tuesday, telling them Tokyo is gradually resuming sporting activities as it emerges from the new coronavirus pandemic. In an English memo to the presidents of national Olympic committees and sports federations, Yamashita ...
More Sports / Track & Field Mar 28, 2020
World Athletics Championships' dates flexible, may be pushed back to 2022
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said Friday the next athletics world championships, slated for August 2021 in Oregon, could be moved to 2022 following the postponement of this summer's Olympic Games for about a year amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Nobody saw this problem (with the ...
Olympics Mar 27, 2020
IOC set to reveal dates for rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in April: source
The International Olympic Committee will set dates for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in about three weeks, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday. According to the source, the IOC may decide to hold the games in spring as requested by international sports federations to ...
Olympics Mar 25, 2020
Tokyo Olympic torch relay canceled following postponement of games
The Japan leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay, scheduled to begin Thursday, has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, said Tuesday. The move comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President ...
Olympics Mar 21, 2020
Norway's Olympic body asks IOC to postpone Tokyo Games until pandemic ends
Norway's Olympic committee said Friday it has asked the International Olympic Committee not to hold this summer's Tokyo Games until the coronavirus pandemic is under control. The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee made the request in a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach after discussions ...
More Sports Mar 1, 2020
Ayumi Uekusa qualified for Japan's Tokyo Olympic team Saturday after a quarterfinal berth in the women's over-68-kg kumite at the Karate 1-Premier League Salzburg. Despite losing her quarterfinal against Germany's Charlotte Grimm, Uekusa moved far enough ahead of her nearest competition in the Olympic rankings ...
Olympics Feb 29, 2020
Olympic organizers will keep fans' torch relay videos off social media
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics indicated Friday they will not permit individuals to upload video they shoot of the Olympic torch relay to social media sites. According to the organizing committee, uploading video of the torch relay that would allow anyone to ...
More Sports Feb 29, 2020
Miho Miyahara earned a spot on the Japan national karate team on the opening day of the Karate 1-Premier League Salzburg, one of the last chances to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Friday. By meeting the qualification criteria set by the Japan Karatedo ...
More Sports / Track & Field Feb 29, 2020
Ethiopia marathon runner Yonas Kinde aims for spot on Refugee Olympic Team
A runner who fled Ethiopia nearly a decade ago is preparing for Sunday's Tokyo Marathon with hopes of returning to Japan as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. Yonas Kinde, 39, who competed at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, has been training this ...