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Organizers may ban cheering at Olympics

Tokyo—Fans may be asked not to cheer at the Tokyo Olympics to avoid the risk of spreading the coronavirus, a top official said on...

Aranas’ platform based on unity, transparency

Jesus ‘Clint’ Aranas is not purely relying on numbers in his bid to unseat incumbent Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino. “I will leave...

Bach: Olympics not ‘marketplace of demos’

London -- Olympics chief Thomas Bach warned against allowing the Games to “descend into a marketplace of demonstrations” on Saturday after criticism of a...

Olympic swimmer helping dissident Belarus athletes

A few weeks ago, Aliaksandra Herasimenia was a retired Belarusian Olympic swimmer with a stellar career. Belarusian swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia is pictured during an AFP...

Execution of Iranian wrestler stuns IOC

Lausanne—-The International Olympic Committee said it was “shocked” by Saturday’s execution of a young Iranian wrestler over the murder of a public sector worker...

Hashimoto: Olympics must be held at any cost

Tokyo—Tokyo 2020 should be held next year “at any cost” given athletes’ efforts to be ready, Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday, a day after...

Tokyo 2020 chief says Olympics could have ‘limited spectators’

Tokyo, Japan – Next year's coronavirus-postponed Olympics could be held in front of a "limited number of spectators" to prevent the spread of infection,...

IOC watching developments at PH Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is closely monitoring what’s happening in the Philippine Olympic Committee. The assurance came from IOC representative to the Philippines Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski,...

PSA holds 2-part session of Forum

It's going to be a special two-part session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum on Tuesday (July 28) as newly-elected International Olympic Committee Executive...

Discussions to change POC bylaws continue

Discussions on changes in the Philippine Olympic Committee’s constitution and bylaws persist. And discussions of a higher age limit was proposed following last week’s executive...

POC board rejects all amendments, except 1

There won’t be much in changes in the Philippine Olympic Committee’s constitution and bylaws. That’s because two key amendments that were proposed for inclusion were...

Specter of Olympic cancellation hangs over Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan—Japan holds subdued celebrations Thursday to mark one year until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the coronavirus pandemic raising stark concerns about...

Mikee to make sure Tokyo games push through in ‘21

Making sure that the Tokyo Olympics will push through is among Asian Games’ champion Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski’s responsibilities in the International Olympic Committee. The 46-year-old Cojuangco-Jaworski,...

Only one quarter of Japanese want Olympics next year–poll

Just one in four people in Japan want to see the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games held next year, with most backing either further delay or...
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