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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...

JAPAN , Seb Coe , Tokyo 2020 , Tokyo Olympics
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...

Olympic Games , olympics , Tokyo 2020
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 ...

COVID-19 , Oympics , Tokyo 2020
Camp early for 10,000m Olympics gold, advises Letting
By Jacob Icia, 1721, January 19, 2021 (EAT)
Jacob Iciain Nairobi Veteran athletics coach David Letting has called upon Athletics Kenya and the National Olympics Committee, to co-opt expert tact...

10000m , Athletics Kenya , David Letting , gold , Naftali Temu , Noc-k , Tokyo Olympics
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...

JAPAN , olympics , Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga , Tokyo
Japan presses on with Olympics preparations despite Covid surge
By Reuters, 1011, January 13, 2021 (EAT)
Japan’s government is continuing with preparations to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer as planned, following a postponement because of the corona...

JAPAN , olympics
After eclipsing ‘mythological’ Bubka, Duplantis eyes Tokyo gold
By Reuters, 1532, December 28, 2020 (EAT)
Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis said his desire to better Sergey Bubka’s outdoor mark kept him motivated in the 2020 season and after clearing...

Armand Duplantis , Sergey Bubka
Olympics-Domestic sponsors extend contracts for delayed Tokyo games
By Reuters, 1349, December 24, 2020 (EAT)
Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that all 68 domestic sponsors for the Summer Olympics have agreed in principle to extend their contracts for th...

2020 , 2021 , JAPAN , olympics , sponsors , Tokyo
LeBron’s Lakers tipped to retain title, Durant set for Nets debut
By Reuters, 1630, December 19, 2020 (EAT)
The NBA will take another step toward normalcy with the launch of its 2020-21 campaign with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, bolstered by a fl...

champions , LeBron James , Los Angeles Lakers , NBA
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-...

JAPAN , NHK poll , olympics , poll , Postponed , Tokyo Games
Year in Review: Malkia Strikers braved it all to qualify for Olympics
By Stanley Mativo, 1435, December 15, 2020 (EAT)
Stanley Mutinda Chief volleyball writer Despite the “Grand-Bluff” that was the year 2020, thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic which has br...

2020 in Review , Cameroon , Janet Wanaja , Malkia Strikers , Paul Bitok , Sealed Olympics Games ticket , YEAR IN REVIEW
Covid-19 leaves sporting holes that will never be filled
By Reuters, 937, December 14, 2020 (EAT)
There are still hopes for a Tokyo Olympics, Formula One crowned a 2020 champion and the Los Angeles Lakers celebrated an NBA title inside a quarantine...

COVID-19 , Sporting events , Tokyo Olympics
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...

Costs , Covid-19 cases , Japan residents , olympics
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...

coronavirus , Grant package , International Paralympic Committee , IPC
Tokyo Olympics: Athletes to be tested ‘every 96-120 hours’ during Games
By Reuters, 1134, December 3, 2020 (EAT)
Athletes will need to provide a negative COVID-19 test taken less than 72 hours before arriving in Japan for the Olympics and will be tested “every ...

athletes , Covid-19 testing , olympics , Tokyo
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 ...

JAPAN , Olympic rings , Tokyo
COVID-19 pandemic drives spike in suicides in Japan
By CNN, 1030, November 30, 2020 (EAT)
Eriko Kobayashi has tried to kill herself four times. The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn't pay ...

coronavirus , suicide
Diamond League release 2021 calendar
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1424, November 24, 2020 (EAT)
Rabat, Morocco will host the first leg of the 2021 Diamond League series according to the provisional calendar released on Tuesday. According to the ...

2021 Calendar , Diamond League , Morocco , Rabat
NBA expands 2021 playoffs with play-in games
By Reuters, 827, November 18, 2020 (EAT)
The 2020-21 NBA postseason will be expanded to include a play-in tournament in each conference, the league announced Tuesday. The pandemic-shortened ...

NBA , playoffs
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 ...

International Olympic Committee , JAPAN , Thomas Bach , Tokyo Olympics