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...

coronavirus , olympics , Tokyo 2020

KIPROTICH: How coronavirus is stretching the 2021 athletics calendar

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

@gil_kiprotich After months of speculation, the Olympics Games were finally, as widely expected, postponed to next year due the coronavirus pandemic....

coronavirus

IOC working toward July-August Olympics in 2021

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is working with sports bodies to arrange a July-August window for the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and h...

olympics , Tokyo 2020

Rescheduled Tokyo Games may come before summer 2021: Bach

By Reuters,

The head of the global Olympic movement said on Wednesday that the rescheduled Tokyo Games faced “thousands” of logistical and financial problems ...

International Olympic Committee , Tokyo Olympics

Ighalo set for Man United stay as Martins prepares to join Shanghai

By Reuters,

Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins is on the verge of a return to Shanghai Shenhua, Chinese media have reported, increasing the likelihood Odion Ighalo ...

Manchester United , Obafemi Martins , Odion Ighalo , Shanghai Shenhua

Kenyan athletes react to Olympics postponement

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

With Kenya having established itself as a global sporting powerhouse, the postponement of the Olympic Games is set to affect many  athletes who had s...

NOC-K, gov’t backs postponement of Olympic Games

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) and the Ministry of Sports have welcomed the move to postpone the Olympic Games due to the coronavirus...

coronavirus , gov't , Noc-k , Olympic Games

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 ...

2020 , IOC , olympics , Tokyo

WADA to continue testing ‘where possible’ amid coronavirus

By Reuters,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday that it would continue to test “where possible” while remaining in line with protocols set out ...

coronavirus , WADA

Tokyo Olympics postponed until 2021, says IOC member Pound

By Agencies,

The 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed by one year because of coronavirus, says International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound. It comes after...

2021 , Dick Pound , Olympic Games , Postponed

NOC-K to engage IOC amid Olympic Games uncertainty

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) is set to consult with respective federations ahead of their presentation to the International Olympic...

coronavirus , IOC , Noc-k , olympics , Summer Games

IOC sets deadline for decision on Games amid coronavirus

By Agencies,

The International Olympic Committee is considering a postponement of Tokyo 2020, and has given itself a deadline of four weeks to make a decision. ...

coronavirus , IOC , Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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 ...

coronavirus , olympics , Tokyo Games

Following in the footsteps of Wanjiru, Kipruto profile keeps rising

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

@gil_kiprotich When the heart-breaking news of the death of Samuel Wanjiru broke in May 15, 2011, he might have been only 18 years old but Amos Kipru...

Amos Kipruto , Samuel Wanjiru

Premier League to hold talks today over eventual resumption

By Reuters,

England’s Premier League clubs will hold a video conference call between themselves on Thursday as they begin to sketch out a way to complete the su...

coronavirus , English Premier League , resumption , talks

Dissent grows as IOC battles to keep Tokyo Games on track

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee is facing its strongest headwinds in decades as it prepares to brief national committees on Wednesday on the state...

coronavirus , IOC , JAPAN , olympics

Bitok welcomes CAVB postponement of Club Championships

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok has welcomed the move by the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) to postpone all the volleyball activities i...

CAVB , coronavirus , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok

Japan continues to prepare for Olympics, PM Abe says

By Reuters,

Japan continues to prepare to host the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday, despite widening concern about ...

JAPAN , olympics , PM Abe

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...

coronavirus , Donald Trump , olympics , Tokyo 2020

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

By Reuters,

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

coronovirus , olympics , Tokyo 2020