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Olympic cancellation specter haunts Tokyo, one year before postponed Games

Sara HUSSEIN, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 23 04:58 PM

Japan held subdued celebrations to mark one year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday, with the coronavirus pandemic raising stark concerns about whether the Games will go ahead at all. Read more »

Simpler. Cheaper. Safer? Tokyo 2020's unanswered questions

Richard CARTER, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 09:40 AM

The year-long postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to coronavirus has presented organisers with unprecedented challenges and questions over costs, sponsorship and safety. Read more »

PSC's Fernandez hopes PH can send 15 athletes to Tokyo Olympics

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 02:02 PM

Four Filipinos are already assured of berths in the Tokyo Olympics next year, and the officer-in-charge of the Philippine Sports Commission hopes that at least 11 more athletes will join them.  Read more »

ABAP boss says Marcial has '90% chance' of winning Olympic medal

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 02:37 PM

For the Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines, the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics was a disappointing -- albeit understandable -- development.   Read more »

Tokyo weighs scaled-back Olympics, says governor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 05:52 PM

Tokyo 2020 officials are looking at ways to scale back next year's postponed Olympics, the city's governor said Thursday, amid reports the opening ceremony could be streamlined and spectator numbers cut. Read more »

Japan's Abe says impossible to hold Olympics unless pandemic contained

Leika Kihara, Reuters
Posted at Apr 29 04:00 PM

It will be impossible to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. Read more »

National committees have final say on qualified athletes for Tokyo Games

Karolos Grohmann, Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 10:54 PM

ATHENS - Athletes already qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will need to be picked again by their respective National Olympic Committees to compete at the postponed Games in 2021, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday. Read more »

Weeks of anguish and a 'black box': Inside Tokyo's decision to delay the Olympics

Yoshifumi Takemoto and Karolos Grohmann, Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 11:25 AM

Through interviews with more than a dozen people involved in the process over recent weeks, Reuters has pieced together an account of the frenetic days that led to Tuesday's announcement. Read more »

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 »