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IOC board to mull Tokyo matters – but not cancellation
By Reuters,
1727, January 26, 2021 (EAT)
The Tokyo Olympics will top the agenda when the International Olympic Committee’s executive board meets on Wednesday - but with the board firmly bac...
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Everybody determined to get Tokyo Games going – Bach
By Reuters,
1626, January 23, 2021 (EAT)
The entire Olympic movement is united in its determination to ensure the Tokyo Games happen in July and August, International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...
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World Athletics chief Coe confident Olympics will go ahead
By Reuters,
1946, January 22, 2021 (EAT)
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said there is “an absolute, cast iron determination” to deliver the Tokyo Olympics and the arrival of COVI...
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Japan stands firm on Olympic Games schedule, denies report of cancellation
By Reuters,
1127, January 22, 2021 (EAT)
Japan stood firm on Friday on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied reports of a possible cancellation but the pledge looks u...
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Tokyo 2020 chief expects vaccine rollout to aid Games
By Reuters,
1033, January 22, 2021 (EAT)
Six months from the start of the rearranged Olympics, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto is cautiously hopeful that successful rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines ...
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Bach says ‘no Plan B’ for Tokyo Games
By Reuters,
037, January 22, 2021 (EAT)
There is “no Plan B” for the Tokyo Games, says International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who reaffirmed his commitment to holding the...
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Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics despite virus surge
By Reuters,
957, January 18, 2021 (EAT)
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed on Monday to forge ahead with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, in the face of growing public o...
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IOC expects only 6,000 athletes at Olympic opening ceremony
By Reuters,
949, January 18, 2021 (EAT)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expects only 6,000 athletes to participate in the opening ceremony at the Tokyo Summer Games, more than half...
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Prioritise athletes for vaccine so Tokyo Games can go ahead – IOC member
By Reuters,
1053, January 8, 2021 (EAT)
Athletes should be prioritised for the novel coronavirus vaccine so the beleaguered Tokyo Games can go ahead later this year, according to senior Olym...
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Bitok urges KVF, NOCK to fast-track Malkia Strikers’ training programme
By Stanley Mativo,
2227, January 5, 2021 (EAT)
National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has urged the Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) and National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOC...
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Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Cup after CAS ruling
By Reuters,
1826, December 17, 2020 (EAT)
A Swiss court on Thursday upheld doping sanctions that will prevent Russian athletes from competing at major international events under the country’...
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A third of Japanese want Olympics cancelled: NHK poll
By Reuters,
1400, December 15, 2020 (EAT)
A third of Japanese residents want the Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped amid fears that an influx of foreign arrivals may cause a further spike in COVID-...
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20 coaches graduate from AIBA Star 1 boxing course
By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,
1546, December 7, 2020 (EAT)
Some 20 coaches from across the country have graduated from a five-day virtual Aiba Star 1 coaching certification course held at a city hotel. Spea...
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Trump signs anti-doping act into law
By Reuters,
1446, December 5, 2020 (EAT)
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday a bill that lets U.S. justice officials pursue criminal penalties against those involved in dopi...
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Paralympics: Athletes offered grants worth Sh200 million to offset Covid-19
By Reuters,
1425, December 3, 2020 (EAT)
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Thursday an unprecedented grant package worth 1.8 million euros ($2.2 million) to compensate...
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Japan to allow ‘large-scale’ overseas visitors for Tokyo Games
By Reuters,
1013, December 2, 2020 (EAT)
Japan aims to allow “large-scale” numbers of overseas visitors to attend next year’s Tokyo Olympics without mandatory vaccinations or quarantine...
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Olympics: Bach projects confidence in Tokyo Games
By Reuters,
1447, November 16, 2020 (EAT)
International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach expressed confidence on Monday that the Tokyo Games will be held successfully next year, even ...
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Olympics: Bach’s Tokyo visit is a reminder of long road ahead
By Reuters,
1613, November 13, 2020 (EAT)
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will welcome Thomas Bach next week with a spring in their step, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) preside...
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Tokyo Olympics athletes exempted from 14-day isolation
By Reuters,
1540, November 12, 2020 (EAT)
Athletes arriving in Tokyo for next year’s Olympic Games, postponed from 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be exempt from the 14-day is...
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IOC’s Bach in Tokyo next week for talks with Games organisers
By Reuters,
1141, November 12, 2020 (EAT)
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will be in Tokyo for three days next week to review preparations for the postponed 2020 Ol...
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