TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics were postponed a month ago. But there are still more questions than answers about the new opening on July 23, 2021, and what form those games will take. In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, will the Olympics really start in 15 months? If so, in what form? With […]
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Simone Biles on 2021 Olympics: ‘Nothing is set in stone’
There’s a large whiteboard calendar on a wall inside the massive gym owned by Simone Biles’ family that outlines every major gymnastics event of the year, the 2020 Olympics included. When the Tokyo Games were officially postponed to the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the reigning Olympic champion’s coaches ran […]
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Q&A: What’s next for the Tokyo Olympics as virus spreads?
TOKYO (AP) — The spreading virus from China has been reported in more than 60 countries and puts the Tokyo Olympics at risk. The Olympics are to open on July 24 — less than five months away. The Paralympics follow on Aug. 25. IOC President Thomas Bach, in an interview last week limited to Japanese […]
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Palau Co-Sponsors the United Nations Olympic Truce Resolution
In an effort to promote a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal, President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. alongside the 193 state assembly of the United Nations co-sponsored the United Nations Olympic Truce Resolution. Upon a unanimous decision, the resolution was adopted on December 9th, 2019 setting the tone of peace for […]
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IOC’s Bach asked to intervene in Tokyo Olympic labor dispute
TOKYO (AP) — An international trade union wants IOC President Thomas Bach to intervene and investigate alleged labor and safety violations at venues being built for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. The Building and Wood Workers’ International has been critical for several years of workers’ rights at Olympic venues. In face-to-face meetings and in writing it […]
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South Korea upsets Hong Kong, qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — South Korea produced back-to-back extra-time wins over China and Hong Kong to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in the men’s rugby sevens competition. The South Koreans had group wins over Afghanistan and Sri Lanka before beating Malaysia 32-7 in the quarterfinals on Sunday and holding off China 12-7 in the […]