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

Amid opposition, Suga says has ‘never put Olympics first’

Japan has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo until the end of May and is struggling to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases ... in the Olympics, the risks of holding the Tokyo Games should ... 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

Olympics-Too early to worry coronavirus will further delay Tokyo Games

It is premature to think the novel coronavirus ... Tokyo Olympics, which have already been postponed a year, Brian McCloskey, an expert on global health security and outbreak prevention told Reuters. Read More

352,000 signees, doctors union heighten calls to cancel Olympics

But with 70 days to go before the Opening Ceremony, novel coronavirus infections are spreading around Japan ... Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on May 14 to do just that. “The Olympics should be ... Read More

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finally under way one year behind schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Around one year after their original starting date, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have officially kicked off in what will be a TV event with no crowds on site due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

Survey: 83% against holding Tokyo Olympics this summer

Among respondents from Tokyo, 46 percent said the Olympics should be “canceled,” 30 percent said ... In light of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, Olympic organizers have banned overseas ... 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

Chinese swimmers failed doping tests ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed Saturday, defending the decision to let them compete based on ... Read More

Ugandan Olympic team delayed after flight canceled

IZUMISANO, Osaka Prefecture--Uganda’s team for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was supposed to have landed in Japan ... plan was canceled due to a spike in novel coronavirus infections ... Read More

Tokyo Olympics softball in review: Japan tops USA for gold ... just like last time

the action on the field in Tokyo remained as competitive as ever. It was the second straight Olympics the U.S and Japan squared off for Olympic gold and the host nation was not going to allow their ... 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