Tag: Tokyo 2020
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Coronavirus fears leave Olympic torch plane virtually empty
Tokyo 2020 officials did not fly to Athens to fetch the Olympic torch amid fears around coronavirus. https://youtu.be/sYgblq4uB8Q
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Will They Do it? Canceling the Olympics.. My Serious Discussion | Cody Miller Vlogs
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‘Hopefully I would get it after I competed’: Campbell sisters would risk coronavirus for Olympic gold
Bronte Campbell said she would only withdraw from the Games under the most extreme of circumstances and if that meant catching coronavirus in Japan, that was a risk worth taking. She said the virus seemed to be spreading in any case, so the rewards were worthy of the gamble. “I don’t think that if they…
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Abe pledges Japan will hold Olympic and Paralympic Games “without problems” despite virus fears
Japanese Prime Minister ShinzÅ Abe has insisted the country will host this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games “without problem as planned”, despite growing international concern over the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a press conference today, Abe refused to waver from the stance adopted by Japanese officials and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that Tokyo 2020…
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Olympic Committee Says Japan ‘Absolutely Not’ Postponing Olympics After Donald Trump Suggests It Should
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday disregarded President Donald Trump’s suggestion to postpone the 2020 Olympics, stating that they will “absolutely not” be postponed. “The IOC and the organizing committee are not considering cancellation or postponement—absolutely not at all,” said Seiko Hashimoto, a former Olympic bronze medalist and Japan’s Olympic minister. Hashimoto’s comments came…
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Olympic Torch Relay Suspended in Greece Due to COVID-19
“The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) regrets very much that it has to announce the cancellation of the up-coming legs of the Greek leg of the Olympic Torch Relay. This is even more regrettable after the huge success of the relay during its first two days with big crowds gathering along the route and at the…
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Opening of Tokyo Aquatic Centre postponed due to coronavirus
The grand opening ceremony of the Tokyo Aquatics Centre has been postponed, with a rescheduled event set to take place without members of the public. The opening ceremony had been scheduled to take place on March 22. The event was postponed as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Tokyo Metropolitan…
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As IOC preaches calm in wake of coronavirus, Japanese official indicates postponement of Olympics possible
As the International Olympic Committee continues to express confidence that the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will go on as scheduled, a Japanese official on Tuesday raised the possibility that the event could be postponed to later in the year in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Japan’s Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto told the country’s upper…
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Olympic athletes should be concerned about coronavirus, says Ian Thorpe
Olympic great Ian Thorpe is urging Australia’s athletes to consider their long-term health before deciding to compete at the Tokyo Games. As concerns mount over the spreading coronavirus, the former swimmer says Olympic organisers must ensure athletes will be safe at the Games. “I would most definitely be concerned,†Thorpe said in Canberra on Thursday.…