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Pageantry sets Games into motion
Sports, Bangkok Post and Kyodo, Published on 25/08/2021
» TOKYO: The Tokyo Paralympics started on Tuesday night following a one-year postponement at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic remains a major concern in the city holding the world's largest sporting event for people with disabilities.
'Heartbreaking' Olympic fan ban in Tokyo as virus emergency imposed
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO: Fans will be banned from most Olympic events and Tokyo will be under a virus state of emergency throughout the pandemic-postponed Games, Japanese officials announced Thursday, just two weeks before the opening ceremony.
No booze, no autographs: Tokyo 2020 unveils spectator rules
AFP, Published on 23/06/2021
» TOKYO: No alcohol, no hugs, no cheers and no autographs: Tokyo Olympic organisers unveiled tough new rules for spectators at the pandemic Games on Wednesday, as they marked one month until the opening ceremony.
Up to 10,000 fans allowed at Tokyo Olympics events: organisers
AFP, Published on 21/06/2021
» TOKYO: Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympic events, organisers said Monday, warning competition could move behind closed doors if infections surge.
Olympic worries mount in Tokyo
News Agencies, Published on 07/05/2021
» TOKYO: An online petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics had received over 200,000 signatures on Friday, just two days after its launch, as public fears over the coronavirus pandemic in Japan grow.
Sport and sexism in Japan
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/02/2021
» Congratulations to Seiko Hashimoto, Japan's former Olympics minister, who has taken the helm of the troubled Tokyo Games, after her predecessor quit amid an uproar over his sexist remarks.
Tokyo Olympics boss resigns over sexism row
AFP, Published on 12/02/2021
» TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori bowed to mounting pressure and resigned on Friday over sexist remarks, leaving a leadership vacuum after opposition emerged to his favoured successor, who is even older than he is.
'No circumstances' under which Olympics will be cancelled: Tokyo governor
AFP, Published on 15/12/2020
» TOKYO - Tokyo's governor can see "no circumstances" under which the virus-postponed 2020 Olympics will be cancelled, despite rising coronavirus infections in Japan and continued public scepticism.
Half of Tokyo residents oppose Olympics in 2021: Poll
AFP, Published on 29/06/2020
» TOKYO: Just over half of Tokyo's residents don't think the postponed 2020 Olympics should be held next year, backing either a further delay or outright cancellation because of fears over the coronavirus, according to a poll published Monday.
Tokyo weighs scaled-back Olympics
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 officials are looking at ways to scale back next year's postponed Olympics, the city's governor said on Thursday, amid reports the opening ceremony could be streamlined and spectator numbers cut.