Tag: Tokyo Olympics
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‘No guarantee even for 2021 Olympic Games’ amid COVID-19 crisis
It is worth highlighting that the Tokyo Olympic Games were originally slated to be held between 24 July and 9 August this year.
April 11, 2020 -
Russia will be ready to host postponed Olympic qualifiers: Matysin
Since the start of the year, a number of Olympic qualifiers, many of whom were to be hosted in China, have been shifted or postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus at different levels around the world.
April 11, 2020 -
World Athletics Championship rescheduled to avoid clash with Tokyo Olympics
The Championship will now take place between July 15 and July 24, 2022, informed World Athletics on Wednesday.
April 9, 2020 -
Olympic qualification period suspended until December 1
World Athletics also announced a temporary furlough, effective on Tuesday, for 50 per cent of its headquarter staff. All staff will continue to receive their full salary.
April 8, 2020 -
Japan ends Olympic flame display due to virus
The Olympic flame has had a troubled journey due to the coronavirus since being lit in ancient Olympia without spectators to avoid spreading the disease.
April 7, 2020 -
Postponing the Olympic Games represents a big challenge: IOC
The quadrennial event was postponed in view of the health concerns posed by the dreaded coronavirus.
April 7, 2020 -
Disappointing but glad Oly has been cancelled: Mo Farah
The announcement of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics was made by the IOC and the organising committee last week.
April 3, 2020 -
IOC announces new deadline for Olympic qualification period
The Olympics was originally scheduled to be held from July 24 to August 9 this year.
April 3, 2020 -
World Athletics to postpone 2021 World Championships to 2022
The new dates for the Tokyo Olympic Games will not allow the 2021 World Championships -- scheduled to be held from August 6 to 15 -- to take place as planned.
March 31, 2020 -
Announcement of Tokyo Olympics schedule is a good thing: Bajrang Punia
The Tokyo Olympics which was slated to kick off in July this year will now commence on 23 July and conclude on 8 August in 2021.
March 31, 2020 -
Rescheduled Tokyo Olympics to commence on 23 July 2021
Earlier, the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games were pushed back by the IOC in consultation with the Japanese government, in view of the health risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 30, 2020 -
Tokyo Games postponement rekindles Dipa Karmakar’s Olympic hopes
Karmakar's long-time coach Bishweshwar Nandi also said this postponement has renewed Karmakar's hopes.
March 30, 2020 -
New Olympic date likely ‘this week’: Organisers
The Games are now being billed as the expression of humanity's triumph over the coronavirus.
March 30, 2020 -
COVID-19: Olympic flame to be kept in Tokyo
The flame will be brought back to Tokyo but Tokyo 2020 has not decided where to keep it before the torch relay starts next year.
March 29, 2020 -
Tokyo organisers eye July 2021 for delayed Olympics: Reports
The Olympics were scheduled to open on July 24 this year with the Paralympics on August 25, but Japan announced last week it had secured agreement from the IOC to postpone the Games.
March 29, 2020 -
We didn’t have any other choice: PV Sindhu on 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement
According to Sindhu, deferring the quadrennial event amid the coronavirus crisis wasn't a bad idea as life is more important than anything else.
March 28, 2020 -
Athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020 will keep 2021 spots: Sources
Notably, the quadrennial event was postponed, in view of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought the entire sporting calendar to a standstill.
March 27, 2020