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IOC’s Bach: Vaccination not obligatory for athletes

Filipino athletes preparing for international meets need not be a priority for COVID-19 vaccinations by the government. Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said...

Florida offers to host Olympics

Miami—Florida’s chief financial officer on Monday told the International Olympic Committee that the state would be happy to host the Olympics Games amid speculation...

Sports faces vaccine woes ahead of Tokyo games, Euros

Paris—As Olympic organizers deny reports that the Tokyo Games this summer will be postponed again, they, and other sports bodies, are wrestling with the...

Japan PM determined to hold Olympics

Tokyo—Japan’s prime minister said he was “determined” to hold the Tokyo Olympics as organizers on Friday brushed off a report claiming officials think cancellation...

Tokyo Olympics to go on, but fans not guaranteed

Tokyo—Olympics organizers are “unwavering” on holding the coronavirus-delayed Games this year but can’t rule out staging it without spectators, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto...

Tokyo to cut back on athletes at Olympics opening ceremony

Tokyo Olympics organisers said Monday they will slash the number of athletes at the opening and closing ceremonies of this year's coronavirus-delayed Games, as...

Olympic organizers: Cancellation fake news

Tokyo---Tokyo Olympics organisers played down a poll showing plunging support for the Games on Tuesday and said a report claiming cancellation could be discussed...

British Olympian Pinsent calls for Tokyo games to be scrapped

 London—British rowing great Matthew Pinsent says this year’s Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled because of the coronavirus, and the Japanese capital should then replace...

Tokyo games ‘safe and secure’ despite virus emergency

Tokyo—Tokyo Olympics organizers insisted Friday that the coronavirus-postponed Games will still go ahead despite Japan declaring a state of emergency less than 200 days...

Masked and muted Olympics will still dominate crowded 2021 in sports

The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centrepiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their calendars wiped away...

Loaded gun

Play. We don’t want to disappoint the fans.  I may have oversimplified it, but this is, in my opinion, the core message of the effort...

Breakdancing debuts at Paris Olympics

Lausanne—Breakdancing was one of four new sports along with skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing to get the Olympic green light on Monday for inclusion...

Postponed Olympics to cost extra $2.4 billion

Tokyo---The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will cost at least an extra $2.4 billion, organizers said Friday, with the unprecedented postponement and a raft of pandemic...

IOC president confident Olympics will have fans

Tokyo—International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said Monday he is now “very, very confident” that spectators will be able to attend next year’s Tokyo...
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