Tokyo Games decision set for spring

By Reuters,

A Tokyo 2020 executive board member said on Friday organisers will need to monitor the novel coronavirus situation until next spring before deciding w...

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IOC chief Bach says Games would be cancelled if not held in 2021

By Reuters,

International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach says the Tokyo Games would have to be scrapped if the event cannot be held next year due to th...

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Japan’s Abe says impossible to hold Olympics unless pandemic contained

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained, as th...

Tokyo 2020 working towards new date, but virus clouds future

By Reuters,

Tokyo Olympics organisers are focusing on their new Games start date in 2021, they stressed on Friday — even if the coronavirus outbreak complicates...

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‘We’ll be stronger than ever in 2021’ – Naomi Osaka

By Reuters,

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision ...

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Weeks of anguish and a ‘black box’ – Inside Tokyo’s decision to delay the Olympics

By Reuters,

Officials in charge of staging Tokyo’s Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence late Tuesday, wincing...

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Tokyo Games delayed to 2021, easing athletes’ angst

By Reuters,

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked ...

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Coronavirus: Olympic doubts grow as Canada withdraws athletes

By Reuters,

The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been thrown into further doubt after Canada became the first major country to withdraw. Their a...

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What happens if the Tokyo Games don’t go ahead?

By CNN,

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday, marking the beginning of official celebrations for a global sporting event that could still be derailed ...

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Tokyo Olympics chief attended meeting with official who now has coronavirus

By Reuters,

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori attended a meeting on March 10 that included the deputy head of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) who tested...

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IOC to hold talks with sport chiefs amid coronavirus crisis

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold talks with heads of international sports organisations on Tuesday in response to the coronavirus o...

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Tokyo says Olympics on track despite Trump’s suggestion to postpone

By Reuters,

Japan is on track to hold the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as planned, top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, after U.S. President Donald...

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In Tokyo, a growing sense of angst over virus-hit Games

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For weeks, Olympic organisers have relentlessly pushed a consistent message: The Summer Games in Tokyo will not be cancelled or postponed. As recen...

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Ethiopia’s Legese wins coronavirus-impacted Tokyo Marathon

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Ethiopian Birhanu Legese won the Tokyo Marathon for the second year in a row on Sunday, racing to victory in two hours, four minutes and 15 seconds al...

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Coronavirus spreads to more countries; WHO raises risk alert to ‘very high’

By VOA,

The coronavirus spread to seven more countries Friday, left stock markets reeling and caused the World Health Organization to raise its impact risk al...

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Tokyo has no ‘Plan B’ for Games despite coronavirus

By Reuters,

Tokyo has no Plan B for this year’s Summer Olympics despite alarm over the spread of the coronavirus in Japan and elsewhere with under five months b...

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All elementary, middle and high schools closed in Japan over fears of coronavirus

By Reuters,

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked all public schools to close from Thursday through to March 4 over fears of the coronavirus. According to ...

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World health would have to be at stake to cancel Tokyo Games

By Reuters,

For this year’s Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled or postponed over the coronavirus outbreak, the world’s health would have to be at stake, Internati...

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Coronavirus fears spreading Tokyo Olympics unease

By Reuters,

Fears that the new coronavirus outbreak is on the verge of becoming a global pandemic have stoked concerns about the Tokyo Games and while the Interna...

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US pledges Ksh.200B for coronavirus vaccine

By Reuters,

The United States has pledged Ksh.200B to fight coronavirus with more than Ksh.100B going toward developing a vaccine, with other funds earmarked for ...

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