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POC will ensure Obiena can still represent PH

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 01:26 PM

The POC plans to invoke a provision in the Olympic charter to ensure that EJ Obiena can still represent the country in international competitions. Read more »

Picson still hopeful of boxing's inclusion in LA 2028

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 02:51 PM

Reforms are already being done by boxing's international federation in order to comply with the requirements set forth by the IOC, said Ed Picson. Read more »

IOC 'respects' US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 07 10:07 AM

The IOC said on Monday it respected the US government's announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Read more »

Tennis: Peng Shuai tells Olympic official she is safe

Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 10:25 AM

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai had a video call on Sunday with the president of the IOC and told him she was safe and well. Read more »

IOC introduces new framework for transgender athletes

Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 06:22 PM

The IOC said on Tuesday that no athlete should be excluded from competition on the grounds of a perceived unfair advantage due to their gender. Read more »

Olympics: Belarusian sprinter refuses to leave Tokyo

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 09:02 AM

TOKYO - A Belarusian sprinter refused to get on a flight from Tokyo on Sunday after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team following her complaints about national coaching staff at the Olympic Games. Read more »

Inclusive or unfair? Transgender weightlifter sparks Olympic debate

Neil Sands, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 01 12:59 PM

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard makes her Olympic debut in Tokyo on Monday, with the New Zealander's historic appearance igniting heated debate on one of sport's most divisive issues. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 28, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:03 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Simone Biles drops out of gymnastics team finals

Lionel Bonaventure, AFP
Posted at Jul 28 01:14 PM

Russia's Angelina Melnikova (left) is congratulated by USA's Simone Biles as Russia wins the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on Tuesday. Read more »

Olympics chief admits 'sleepless nights' over troubled Tokyo Games

Talek Harris, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 12:36 PM

Olympics chief Thomas Bach revealed "doubts" and "sleepless nights" over the postponed Tokyo Games on Tuesday as the opening ceremony nears after a year's delay. Read more »

IOC chief praises 'best-prepared Tokyo' as Olympic Village opens

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 13 05:25 PM

Olympics chief Thomas Bach praised Tokyo on Tuesday as the "best-ever prepared" host city, as athletes began entering the Olympic Village. Read more »

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo after 'heartbreaking' fan ban

Kyoko HASEGAWA / Katie Forster, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 04:33 PM

The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday with just two weeks until the Games open, as athletes and fans mourned a "heartbreaking" decision to bar spectators from almost all venues over the virus.   Read more »

‘We urge caution,’ WHO says on Tokyo Olympics amid pandemic

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 03 08:38 AM

A senior WHO official said the WHO was learning from Euro 2020, adding: "If the virus is present and precautions are not in place the virus will spread." Read more »

Are the Olympics cancelled? Japan official's comments sow doubts

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Sam Nussey
Posted at Apr 15 05:54 PM

TOKYO - A senior Japanese ruling party official said on Thursday that cancelling this year's Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, dropping a bomb on a hot-button issue and sending social media into a frenzy. Read more »

IOC slashes guest list for Tokyo Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 12:23 PM

The number of guests at the Tokyo Olympics will be reduced as will non-essential staff, the International Olympic Committee said Saturday, mirroring the decision by Japan to ban overseas spectators from attending the summer showpiece. Read more »

Olympics: Tokyo organisers expected to discuss foreign spectators on Saturday

Chris Gallagher, Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 08:28 PM

TOKYO - Tokyo Olympics organisers will meet with Japanese government officials on Saturday, the local organising committee said, with discussion of whether to allow in foreign spectators expected to be on the agenda. Read more »

Olympic chief Bach calls for 'patience' over Tokyo Games

Coralie FEBVRE, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 11:59 AM

Olympic chief Thomas Bach called on Wednesday for "patience" over the Tokyo Games, the holding of which this summer are in continued doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

IOC chief says 'no plan B' for Tokyo Olympics: Kyodo News

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 09:38 PM

The virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will go ahead this summer, and there is "no plan B", International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said. Read more »

For Pinoy breaking community, long road to 2024 Paris Olympics lies ahead

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 02:36 AM

Once breaking was confirmed as part of the Olympics program beginning in France 2024, Filipino dance-athletes had one question — how do they get there? Read more »

IOC's Bach 'very confident' Tokyo Olympics will have fans

Hiroshi HIYAMA, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 12:29 PM

International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said Monday he is now "very, very confident" that spectators will be able to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics. Read more »