Tokyo Olympic: The latest opinion poll has shown that more than 30 per cent of respondents think the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be cancelled. The telephone survey, conducted by the Japanese state broadcaster NHK last weekend,…
Aggressive lobbying by Japanese premier Yoshihide Suga has bolstered expectations within the government that the Olympic Games will go ahead next year, multiple insiders said, marking a sharp turnaround from just a few months ago. Suga has more…
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday proposed a raft of measures to hold a streamlined Summer Games next year, including a shorter opening period for training venues and scaling back staff for the torch relay. The Games,…
IOC President Thomas Bach sounded an optimistic note on Thursday about holding the Tokyo Olympics next year, taking heart from the recent resumption of major sports events and progress in novel coronavirus vaccine development. “We can see that…
The only thing more difficult than staging next year’s Tokyo Olympics in a pandemic might be convincing sponsors to keep their billions of dollars on board in the midst of economic turbulence and scepticism. To make the point…
The news of Vinesh Phogat and her coach Om Prakash Dahiya testing positive on Friday has raised many eyebrows. The Indian wrestler was asymptomatic and was tested in Sonepat ahead of the National Sports Award ceremony where she…
This year’s Asian Beach Games in Sanya have been rescheduled for April of 2021. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has confirmed the multi-sport event in the Chinese city will now be held from April 2 to 10.…
International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates says the body will continue to find ways to “reduce the complexity” of the rescheduled Tokyo Games but traditional features, like the athletes’ village, won’t be compromised. Coates, who will again juggle…
It is exactly 1 year from now Tokyo Olympics is once again scheduled to start. Fri, 23 Jul, 2021 is the date global sporting world will wait for with bated breath and sense of apprehension. Will the Tokyo…
Banning fans from the Tokyo Olympics is “clearly something we don’t want”, International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said, adding that “multiple scenarios” were under consideration for the rescheduled Games. Bach said safety was the top concern for…