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Tokyo 2020 organisers warn against big gatherings during torch relay
By Reuters,
1339, February 25, 2021 (EAT)
The Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee said on Thursday they could suspend the upcoming torch relay should big gatherings raise coronavirus infection ...
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Why all-conquering Jepchirchir has her work cut out
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1313, February 22, 2021 (EAT)
Gilbert KiprotichChief writer, athletics While 2020 was a year many would want to erase from their memories, for Peres Jepchirchir it was a bitter-...
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Tokyo 2020 member says Games going ahead ‘is up to U.S.’
By Reuters,
1712, January 27, 2021 (EAT)
Whether the beleaguered Tokyo Olympics begin as planned this July could come down to support from the United States and its new president, the Wall St...
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Olympics: Residents uncertain about Games as costs, Covid-19 cases rise
By Reuters,
1153, December 8, 2020 (EAT)
Japanese residents are torn between trepidation and tentative support for next year’s Olympic Games that are now set to be far more expensive than e...
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Olympic rings return to Tokyo Bay
By Reuters,
1026, December 1, 2020 (EAT)
The Olympic rings monument was reinstalled in Tokyo Bay on Tuesday, after being removed in August for maintenance, as organisers ramp up preparations ...
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Bitok cautiously optimistic ahead of sports restart
By Stanley Mativo,
1731, September 3, 2020 (EAT)
National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok is cautiously optimistic ahead of the anticipated sports return but he says will not rush to ...
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Olympic rings temporarily removed from Tokyo Bay
By Reuters,
1235, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
The Olympic rings monument installed in Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Summer Games was temporarily removed for maintenance on Thursday and will return in Dec...
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A year to go, rearranged Tokyo Games still shrouded in uncertainty
By Reuters,
1024, July 21, 2020 (EAT)
Tokyo 2020 organisers will host celebrations marking the one-year countdown to the Olympics on Thursday but with the postponed Games still shrouded in...
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Yego vows to fight for athletes in the newly formed Athletics Association
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1152, July 17, 2020 (EAT)
Gilbert KiprotichChief Athletics Writer Olympics javelin silver medallist Julius Yego has vowed to defend the rights of athletes following his appoin...
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Samoa sevens coach Tietjens stepping down due to COVID-19 uncertainty
By Reuters,
1054, May 19, 2020 (EAT)
Samoa’s rugby sevens coach Gordon Tietjens says he will not seek to renew his contract when it expires in August due to the uncertainty hanging over...
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Kipchoge: The humble home life in rural Kenya behind remarkable athletic success
By Agencies,
1826, April 25, 2020 (EAT)
In the lush green gardens of Eliud Kipchoge's training retreat in the Kenyan highlands, the greatest distance runner of all time is describing the dus...
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The dire effects of Covid-19 on Kenya’s sports journalists
By Isaac Swila,
1952, August 20, 2020 (EAT)
SPECIAL REPORT Isaac Swila Under normal circumstances, Jacob Icia, Gilbert Kiprotich, Ernest Mkalla, Geoffrey Mwamburi, Godfrey Ashiali, Luqm...
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Too early to worry coronavirus will further delay Tokyo Games
By Reuters,
1655, April 19, 2020 (EAT)
It is premature to think the novel coronavirus outbreak will further delay the Tokyo Olympics, which have already been postponed a year, Brian McClosk...
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Nairobi World U20 Championships postponed
By Matthews Mutai,
2223, March 24, 2020 (EAT)
The 2020 World Athletics Championships has been postponed, the global governing body announced Tuesday as major sports events continued to tumble unde...
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What happens if the Tokyo Games don’t go ahead?
By CNN,
1715, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
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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Olympics cannot go ahead, says UK Athletics chairman
By Reuters,
1427, March 21, 2020 (EAT)
The Tokyo Olympics should be called off to spare athletes the “stress” of trying to train in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, UK Athletics ...
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Coronavirus concerns overshadow Olympic flame arrival in Japan
By Reuters,
1222, March 20, 2020 (EAT)
An Olympic cauldron was ignited in Japan on Friday with a flame carried from Greece, with officials again pledging the Tokyo 2020 Games will proceed d...
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Coronavirus: Hard times for athletes as AK orders shutdown of training camps
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
2334, March 18, 2020 (EAT)
Gilbert Kiprotich, Chief Athletics Writer Athletics Kenya has ordered all athletics training camps in the country to shut down in the wake of the bit...
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Africa Volleyball Championships cancelled as virus bites
By Stanley Mativo,
2032, March 15, 2020 (EAT)
The 2020 African Volleyball Men's and Women's Club Championships have been postponed to a later date as the coronavirus pandemic continue to stretch f...
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Coronavirus rapidly shutting down World sport
By Reuters,
1750, March 13, 2020 (EAT)
England’s Premier League became the latest high-profile competition to announce a suspension as the coronavirus pandemic continued its unprecedented...
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