Tokyo Olympics: A parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended putting athletes, coaches and support staff going for the 2021 Japan Olympics in the priority group for the COVID-19 vaccination process. The committee also voiced concern over a large number…
Japan aims to admit “large-scale” numbers of overseas visitors for the Tokyo Olympic Games without mandatory vaccinations or quarantines provided tourists submit negative coronavirus test results and download smartphone tracking apps on arrival, the Nikkei business daily reported…
Olympic champion Erica Wiebe eyes comeback to competition since March with the Individual World Cup. Wrestling Canada Lutte on Friday announced that the she will be taking part in the competition at women’s 76kg scheduled in December in…
Tokyo Olympics: The International Olympic Committee has set a limit of six officials to be allowed to participate in the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games, IOC’s Tokyo Olympic Games Coordination Commission…
Olympic medallists Gagan Narang and Sushil Kumar on Wednesday met the parliamentary standing committee formed to monitor and assist in Indian athletes’ preparations for next year’s Tokyo Games and beyond. The parliamentary standing committee for the Ministry of…
Had the global health crisis not disrupted her life and the sports calendar, Japanese wrestler Mayu Mukaida would have married her coach Shota Shidochi. But all the plans fell flat when the Olympics got postponed to 2021. Despite…
Tokyo Olympics 250 days to go: International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach is “very, very confident” that spectators can attend next year’s postponed Games, he said on Monday, after a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga…
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga are likely to meet next week with Tokyo 2020 on agenda. According to Agence France-Presse, Tokyo 2020 President Yoshir? Mori confirmed Bach’s impending visit at…
Tokyo 2020 are reportedly set to open applications for Olympic ticket refunds next month following the rescheduling of the Games. Ticket sales were forecast to provide $857 million in revenue to the organizers. 75% of these revenues were…
Tokyo Olympic officials want the world to know they are working on measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic at next year’s games, even if they don’t know exactly what they will be. Tokyo organisers showcased a few possible…