Sports
Olympics & Paralympics
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WHO remarks on laxness led to stricter IOC Playbook
The third edition of the Tokyo 2020 Playbook for athletes and officials, a compilation of strict nov...
June 16, 2021
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G7 to express support for Tokyo Games
The G7 major industrial nations are expected to endorse holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, ...
June 9, 2021
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Host towns of overseas athletes remain wary as Games approach
The Yomiuri ShimbunMembers of the Australian women’s Olympic softball team arrive at their hotel in ...
June 4, 2021
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JOC to conduct survey on sexism, diversity in sports
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) is planning to conduct a nationwide survey on sexism and divers...
June 1, 2021
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Dieticians fuel athletes’ Olympic dreams, one meal at a time
Athletes are entering the final stretch of preparations for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, ...
May 27, 2021
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Athletes face tough task to properly prepare for Games
This is the third and final installment in a series examining other countries’ efforts to prepare fo...
May 27, 2021
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China ‘supports’ Tokyo Games to protect Beijing 2022
This is the second installment in a series examining other countries’ efforts to prepare for the Tok...
May 26, 2021
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Athletes torn over receiving vaccine priority
Monday marked exactly two months until the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. As uneasiness over coronav...
May 25, 2021
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Test events expose coronavirus problems within venue ‘bubbles’
With two months to go before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, test events have been completed in all...
May 24, 2021
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‘Games even more significant due to pandemic’
The Yomiuri ShimbunAya Terakawa, an Olympic bronze medalist in the backstroke, rans by the Tower of ...
April 24, 2021
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Ikee secures 2nd relay berth with 100 free title
Rikako Ikee will be even busier at the Olympics that she never thought she would be swimming at. ...
April 8, 2021
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Torch relay in Osaka shifted from public roads to closed park
OSAKA — The portion of the Olympic torch relay planned for Osaka Prefecture next week will be held a...
April 8, 2021
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Ikee’s desire for victory gets her through hard times, into Olympics
ikako Ikee was no stranger to winning at big events like the Japan swimming championships, having do...
April 5, 2021
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Parts of Nagano torch relay to exclude spectators
Spectators will be excluded from some parts of the torch relay in Nagano City on April 1, including ...
March 31, 2021
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Qualifiers for Olympics head into full swing as unpredictability hangs in air
As the countdown continues toward the Tokyo Olympics, an array of Japanese sports are getting down t...
March 26, 2021
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