Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics
Rafa Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, saying he took the decision after consultations with his team in a bid to prolong his career.
The 35...
Cyprus Olympic stars to take part in Limassol event
Eighteen teams are due to compete in the European Athletics Team Championships Third League on June 19 and 20. The event will be held at Limassol’s Tsirion Stadium.
Of the 18 teams, ...
JOC executive says Tokyo Games should be held without spectators
One of Japan’s sporting legends and an executive of the country’s Olympic committee said on Friday the Tokyo Games should be held without spectators to ensure the safety ...
Japan ‘cornered’ into holding Games, says local Olympian
One of Japan’s sporting heroes and a member of the local Olympic committee said on Friday her nation had been “cornered” into pressing ahead with the 2020 Games despite public ...
Japan Olympic Committee board member blasts Tokyo Games organisers
A Japanese Olympic Committee board member on Friday blasted organisers of the Tokyo Games for ignoring public concerns about holding the global sporting showpiece amid a pandemic, as Japan’s ...
Top medical adviser frets about Olympics, volunteers quit
Japan’s most senior medical adviser said on Wednesday that hosting the Olympics during a pandemic was “not normal” while media reported thousands of volunteers quitting in advance.
Most Japanese ...
Tokyo Games could lead to ‘Olympic’ virus strain
The head of a Japanese doctors’ union said on Thursday that holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, with tens of thousands of people from around the world, could ...
Japan’s losses from Covid-19 curbs to dwarf Olympics no-go fallout
Japan stands to lose 1.8 trillion yen ($16 billion) if the Olympics were cancelled, but that would pale in comparison to the economic hit from emergency curbs if the Summer Games turned ...
IOC seeks to reassure Olympics would be safe as pandemic doubts swirl
With just nine weeks until the start of the Olympics in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday sought to calm fears in Japan that the Games would present ...
Pelosi says US should diplomatically boycott China Olympics
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called for a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, criticizing China for human rights abuses and ...
Tokyo doctors demand cancellation of Olympic Games
A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less ...
Just stop it: 59% of Japanese want Olympics cancelled
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that he has never “put the Olympics first”, as an opinion poll showed nearly 60% of people in Japan want the Games cancelled ...
Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium holds track and field test event, minus fans
By Chris Gallagher
Hundreds of athletes, including U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, as organisers fined tuned operations and practiced ...
Taking a knee, raising a fist to be punished at Olympics
Taking a knee during the Tokyo Olympics or lifting a fist in support of racial equality will be punished as the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday maintained its ban on ...
Cancellation of Olympics remains an option as pandemic’s fourth wave surges
A senior Japanese ruling party official said cancelling this year’s Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, as a fourth wave of infections ...
With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics
When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals struggling with finances and ...
N. Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing Covid-19
North Korea will not join the Tokyo Olympics this year due to coronavirus concerns, the country’s sports ministry said on Tuesday, dashing South Korean hopes the Games could be ...
Osaka torch relay should be cancelled, governor says
Osaka prefectural governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on Thursday the Olympic torch relay in the city of Osaka should be cancelled amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
Yoshimura had sounded ...
Russia suggests replacing anthem with Tchaikovsky at Olympics
Russia’s Olympic Committee said on Thursday it wanted to play music by composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky at this year’s Tokyo Olympics instead of its national anthem, which is banned ...
High fives, smiles but no cheers as Olympic torch relay gets going under pandemic shadow
With waves, smiles and high fives, but no cheers, the Olympic torch relay set off on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the postponed 2020 summer Games in Tokyo, the first ...
Surfer killed by lightning while training for Olympic qualifier
El Salvadoran surfer Katherine Diaz has been killed after being struck by lightning while training for a qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics.
The 22-year-old was struck just after entering ...
International spectators to be barred from entering Japan for Olympics
International spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan for this summer’s Olympic Games amid public concerns over coronavirus, organisers said on Saturday, setting the stage for a drastically ...
Lappa the latest Cypriot to qualify for Olympics
Sailor Natassa Lapa has qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, following hot on the heels of fellow sailor Marilena Makri and cyclist Antri Christoforou.
Lappa, 19, will compete ...
Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Olympics, sources say
Japan has decided to stage this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about COVID-19, two government sources with knowledge of the matter told ...