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Japan, IOC agree to postpone Tokyo Olympics: Abe

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 24 08:57 PM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach agreed Tuesday to postpone this summer's Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese leader said. Read more »

Olympics up in the air as COVID-19 pandemic continues

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 10:34 PM

A countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is reflected in a puddle of water outside Tokyo Station on Monday. Read more »

Tokyo 2020 Committee says not at stage of deciding Olympics postponement -Kyodo

Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 07:04 PM

TOKYO - A senior official of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee said on Saturday it is not at the stage of deciding whether or not to postpone or cancel the event, Kyodo news agency reported. Read more »

Olympics: USA Swimming calls for Tokyo Games postponement

Steve Keating and Amy Tennery, Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 05:05 PM

USA Swimming called for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be postponed for a year on Friday, joining a chorus of growing international concern about the safety of the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid worries over coronavirus impact

Reuters
Posted at Mar 20 12:20 PM

A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece arrived on Friday on Japan's northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries the Games could be cancelled over the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Olympics: IOC to hold talks with sport chiefs amid coronavirus crisis

Reuters
Posted at Mar 16 03:40 PM

With less than five months to go until the scheduled start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on July 24, questions have been raised as to whether the Games can go ahead. Read more »

Hidilyn Diaz's Tokyo Olympic quest suffers a snag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 10:30 AM

Hidilyn Diaz's journey to the Tokyo Olympics has encountered a roadblock. Read more »

Olympics: PH athletes might fly earlier to Tokyo to meet quarantine requirement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 06:07 PM

Members of the Philippine Team who will compete in the 2020 Summer Games may have to fly earlier to Tokyo to avoid disqualification by meeting quarantine and health check requirements in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads

Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 04:25 PM

Japan's Olympics minister signalled the Summer Games would go ahead as planned from July even as the coronavirus outbreak spread to new parts of the country. Read more »

Global sport heavily disrupted by coronavirus

Guy Jackson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 08:58 AM

The coronavirus is disrupting sport around the world with the MotoGP races in Qatar and Thailand postponed, a host of football matches put off to a later date and increasing concerns surrounding the Tokyo Olympics later this year. Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Japan has no 'Plan B' for Olympic Games despite coronavirus

Ami Miyazaki, Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 06:06 PM

Tokyo has no Plan B for this year's Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months before the event, a senior official said on Friday. Read more »

Funds set for adjustments in Olympic qualifiers amid virus scare: POC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 11:57 AM

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Friday said have set aside emergency funds in the event of adjustments in venues for the qualifying events due to concerns over the highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   Read more »

Tokyo Olympics on, organizers say, as virus hits Japan events

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 11:00 AM

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are going ahead, organizers said Wednesday, even as the government called for major events in coming weeks to be postponed, cancelled or scaled back over the new coronavirus.   Read more »

Japan health minister says too early to talk about canceling Olympics

Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 11:35 AM

Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday it was still too early to talk about canceling the Tokyo Summer Olympics, which start on July 24, due to the coronavirus and its spread in Japan. Read more »

Japanese emperor, on birthday, expresses coronavirus concern, looks forward to Olympics

Elaine Lies, Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 08:51 AM

Japanese Emperor Naruhito said on Sunday that he was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics in summer but that he was concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed three in Japan and is slowly spreading across the country. Read more »

America dominates Olympic basketball, but what about 3x3?

Victor Mather, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 18 06:09 PM

The puzzle for USA Basketball is how to put the best team together for what is in many ways a new sport. Read more »

Tokyo holds Olympic torch rehearsal as specter of virus looms

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 03:46 PM

Tokyo Olympic organizers held a dummy run for the torch relay Saturday as fears over the coronavirus epidemic continue to cast a dark shadow over preparations for this summer's Games. Read more »

'Olympics will go ahead': Tokyo organizers slam virus rumors

Alastair Himmer, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 06:56 PM

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers said Thursday the Games would "go ahead as planned," slamming misinformation over the new coronavirus for triggering panic. Read more »

'We have world champs': PH delegation positibo sa paghanda sa Tokyo Olympics

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 07:52 PM

Inaasahan ng Philippine Olympic delegation na makukuha nila ang unang gold medal ng Pilipinas sa paparating na palaro.  Read more »

Japan PM Shinzo Abe pledges anti-virus steps ahead of Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 11:09 PM

Abe said he will work with international officials including the World Health Organization to ensure preparations for the games are not disrupted. Read more »