Postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 1-year-to-go mark--again

The Tokyo Olympics have hit the one-year-to-go mark--again. But few are in a mood to celebrate. Tokyo observed the original date a year ago. That was before the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the ... Read More

U.S. Swimmers Informed of Alleged Doping Violations at Tokyo Olympics by China

According to a report from the New York Times, top Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei tested positive for a banned substance prior to the Games. Read More

OLYMPICS/ Japan ends Tokyo 2020 with record medal haul

Japan concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a record haul of 27 gold ... after they were postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19, the IOC has touted the high TV viewership to show the Japanese ... Read More

Chinese Swimmers Failed Doping Tests Ahead Of Tokyo Olympics: NY Times

Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 ... The New York Times said Saturday. The athletes included nearly half of the swimming team ... Read More

Coe urges persuading Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe

Public opinion in Japan consistently ... during the COVID-19 pandemic by 33 sports on the Tokyo program. Olympic officials are getting daily reports of public opposition to the Olympics from ... Read More

From triumph of 1964 Olympics to COVID: Japan then and now

Japan hoped that holding the ... in 2020 to a 22-year low and have yet to recover due to coronavirus entry curbs. Foreign spectators for the Olympics have been banned. Read More

OLYMPICS/ IOC chief Bach, Tokyo governor Koike to meet as COVID cases rise

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Tokyo Governor ... Postponed last year due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Games have little public support in Japan amid fears about the ... Read More

OLYMPICS/ WHO head urges global unity to help make Tokyo Games safe

Speaking at a joint news conference ... fight the coronavirus outbreak ahead of the Olympics. The Games, postponed this year, should bring athletes from more than 200 countries to Japan. Read More

Top Chinese swimmers competed, won medals in Tokyo Olympics despite failing drug tests

Several athletes who tested positive, including almost half of the swimming team that China sent to Olympics, secured medals, including three golds. Many of these swimmers, including two-time gold ... Read More

Japan, Tokyo, Olympics each hit new record of COVID-19 cases

With the Tokyo Olympics taking up the national spotlight as Japan’s medal count rises, the nation, its capital and the Games themselves were hit with record numbers of new COVID-19 cases on July 29. Read More

Hirai and Ikee qualify for Olympics in 100-meter butterfly

Seventeen-year-old Mizuki Hirai won in 56.91 seconds and Ikee clocked 57.30 at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, beating the qualifying time of 57.34 set by the Japan ... go to the Paris Olympics. Read More

How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics: Key dates, times, details

Here's what you need to know for the 2024 Paris Olympics ... Japan. Ledecky eclipsed Phelps’ 15 world swimming titles, finishing first in the 800-m freestyle, which she was won six times ... Read More