The head of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said Wednesday he disagrees with suggestions by some scientists and doctors that a vaccine for COVID-19 is needed to hold the games. John Coates, an International Olympic…
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The Reuters-IPSOS combine has conducted opinion poll on whether sports crazy American are ready for the live sporting events in the stadiums. The results are not a good news for the sporting events and sports leagues world-wide. According…
The sporting world awaits its renewal. Football is expected to be the first. Bundesliga is ready to start playing already on May 9 with the permission of the authorities. By the way, our athletes have a good time…
The postponed 2020 Olympics will be cancelled altogether if coronavirus is not brought under control by next year, the Games’ chief has warned. The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of Tokyo 2020, which will now start…
Soldier-athlete in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, was named 2019 Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestler April 15. “It is a nice honor,” said Nowry. “2019 was a good year for me. I put…
Injuries in 2019 had dampened 2018 World Championships bronze medallist Pooja Dhanda”s hopes of making it to the Tokyo Olympics significantly. She fell off the top billing in the 57kg category with the young Anshu Malik taking her…
Japanese organisers and the International Olympic Committee agreed in March to a year-long postponement of the 2020 Olympics. he Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the coronavirus outbreak, the organising committee’s…
An open conflict broke out Tuesday between Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC over who will pay for the unprecedented year-long postponement. Tokyo spokesman Masa Takaya said the organizing committee has asked the Switzerland-based International Olympic Committee to…
A Japanese expert who has criticized the country’s response to COVID-19 warned Monday that he is “pessimistic” over whether it will be possible to hold the postponed Olympics even in 2021. “To be honest with you I don’t…
As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with a 16-month delay. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued…