Tag: Tokyo 2020
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Olympics: Possible Tokyo state of emergency, vaccination update, a unique perspective on mental health
With less than 200 days to the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan is planning to declare a state of emergency in the city and three nearby prefectures this week because of rising coronavirus cases, Kyodo News reports. That could go into effect by Friday, Kyodo News said, becoming the country’s second state of emergency since…
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Swimming: France’s Supiot trains for Paralympics, three decades after Olympics
She competed in the Seoul Olympics in 1988, and more than thirty years later, French swimmer Claire Supiot is training to take part in next year’s Paralympics. Despite discovering she had the neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in 2008, 52-year-old Claire isn’t letting her disability get in the way of her dreams.
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Alys Thomas Vlog #2: My Swimming Journey | Destination Tokyo | Team GB
Swimmer Alys Thomas is back with her second vlog as part of our Destination Tokyo series, which follows the respective journeys of five Olympic hopefuls towards the first-ever postponed Olympic Games.
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Tokyo Olympic officials talk of test events early next year
Tokyo Olympics organizers on Tuesday said they were encouraged by a gymnastics meet over the weekend and are now ready to hold test events early next year. The Sunday meet featured 22 Russian, Chinese and American athletes entering Japan and competing in Tokyo with a few thousand fans attending. Hidemasa Nakamura, the Tokyo Olympic games…
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Inside the Tokyo Aquatics Centre | Venues of Tokyo 2020
The doors to the Tokyo Aquatics Centre are finally open. Head on inside and explore with Paul, of the #Tokyo2020 team, to see just how amazing this new venue is for yourself. For more information: https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/state-o…
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My Goal is to qualify for the Olympics & that’s it! | The Qualifier Stories: Surfing | Ep. 3
Rookie and veteran surfers including Sallie Fitzgibbons, Caroline Marks, Tatiana Weston-Webb, and Courtney Conlogue fight to stay in the game, as the eliminations pile up in the ISA World Surfing Games women’s competition.
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Announcement of Grand Opening Ceremony of Tokyo Aquatics Centre
We are pleased to announce that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) will hold a grand opening ceremony of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Saturday 24 October 2020. The Tokyo Aquatics Centre is one of the new permanent venues TMG has constructed and will be used as the venue for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo…
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Japan’s Suga tells UN Tokyo is ‘determined’ to host Olympics
In debut UN speech, new PM says Japan is determined to host Olympics ‘as proof humanity has defeated’ COVID-19 pandemic. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has told the United Nations General Assembly that his government is determined to host the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after the games were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The…
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Tokyo Olympics CEO suggests relaxed entry rules for athletes
Tokyo Olympics officials are proposing that the government relax immigration regulations to allow athletes to enter the country before next year’s postponed games and train during a 14-day quarantine period, Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the organizing committee said on Wednesday. “We have to consider the uniqueness of the athletes and also their activities,” Muto said, speaking…