Olympics & Paralympics
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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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Torch relay’s departure ceremony to be spectator-free
The organizing committee for the Tokyo Games is planning on holding a spectator-free departure cerem...
March 9, 2021
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Excluding Overseas Spectators a Bid to Defang Games Cancellation Calls
The increasing likelihood that spectators from overseas will be excluded from this summer’s Tokyo Ol...
March 4, 2021
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Games organizers, govt officials to meet on March 3
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the central and Tokyo metropolit...
February 27, 2021
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Tokyo Games Committee Announces COVID-19 Measures for Olympic Torch Relay
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee announced on Thursday its measures again...
February 25, 2021
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Sports Get into High Gear in Race Against Time for Olympic Qualifying
Having passed the 150-days-to-go mark until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, t...
February 24, 2021
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