Italy to propose extending sports ban to beyond April

By Reuters,

Italy's sports minister said he will propose extending the ban on all competitions to the whole of April in an effort to contain the coronavirus. T...

coronavirus , italy , Serie A

‘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 ...

Japanese tennis player , Naomi Osaka , Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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

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

Van Niekerk looks for positives in Tokyo postponement

By Reuters,

Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk says that while the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus outbreak was a “downer” th...

olympics , Tokyo 2020 , Wayde van Niekerk

Nairobi World U20 Championships postponed

By Matthews Mutai,

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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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...

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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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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

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...

Canada , IOC , JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER , Shinzo Abe , Tokyo Olympics

IOC to start discussions on possible Tokyo 2020 postponement

By Reuters,

The International Olympic Committee is stepping up its “scenario planning” for the Tokyo 2020 Games — including a possible postponement — as t...

Tokyo 2020

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

Olympics cannot go ahead, says UK Athletics chairman

By Reuters,

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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Safety first, KPL players told

By John Kyanda,

As the world continues to come to reality with the COVID-19 pandemic , sports activities are among the worst hit owing to their nature of bringing lar...

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Coronavirus concerns overshadow Olympic flame arrival in Japan

By Reuters,

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...

olympics , Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 Games organizers receive Olympic flame

By Reuters,

Tokyo 2020 organizers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that...