Tag: Tokyo 2020
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Fort Mill Swimmer Prepares for Olympic Swimming Trials
We talk with him about his training and how his love for swimming led to where he is today.
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Japan’s Rakuten chief calls Tokyo Olympics a ‘suicide mission’
Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, speaks to CNN’s Selina Wang exclusively that it’s a “suicide mission” to be hosting the Tokyo Olympics this year – the opening ceremony for which is set for July 23.
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Top Japanese CEO Says Hosting the Olympics Amounts to a ‘Suicide Mission’
The CEO of Japan’s top e-commerce company said Friday that it would be a “suicide mission” for the country to host the Olympic Games this summer. The comments by Rakuten (RKUNF) CEO Hiroshi Mikitani in an exclusive interview with CNN Business are among the strongest yet from corporate leaders worried about holding the event as the country remains…
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British Swimmer | World Watch Feature Story
This marathon swimmer is on her way to becoming the first black female swimmer to represent Great Britain at the Olympics.
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Tokyo 2020 – Can Caeleb Dressel Match Michael Phelps’ Haul of Gold Medals at One Olympic Games?
The 24-year-old is, without doubt, the most dominant athlete in men’s swimming, so many people are asking: can the American emulate Phelps’ record of eight medals in a single Olympic Games? It looks possible, although not certain, given his events, and he insists it is not on his mind – but he could make history…
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Swimmer Emily Muteti Qualifies for the Olympics | Grand Canyon University
Swimmer Emily Muteti will represent Kenya at the Olympics in Tokyo this summer. Story: https://gculopes.com/news/2021/5/5/wo…​
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Will the Tokyo Olympic Games Go Ahead? – BBC News
Preparations continue in Japan for the Olympic Games – despite a state of emergency for coronavirus. Will it go ahead?
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Japan Extends COVID Restrictions as Olympics Loom – BBC News
A state of emergency has been extended in several regions of Japan as Covid-19 cases surge, less than three months before the Tokyo Olympics. Restrictions in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo and Kyoto had been due to end on 11 May, but will now remain in place until the end of the month. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga…
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Who are the greatest ever Artistic Swimmers? | Olympics
Formerly known as synchronized swimming, artistic swimming has been an Olympic sport since 1984 in the Summer Olympic Games of Los Angeles. From the USA to Canada and Russia, all three nations successfully led the sport throughout the Olympics. Russia took over from the 2000 Olympics, the Russians have won every Gold medal ever since.…