Tag: Tokyo olympics
Tokyo Olympics closes with Team USA edging China in medal count
A low-key Closing Ceremony marked the end of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics , as organizers, athletes and delegations bid a bittersweet farewell to Games...
Tokyo Olympics committee fires opening ceremony director over Holocaust joke
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy...
Postponement of Tokyo Olympics still possible
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee has not ruled out last-minute cancellation of the Games over rising cases of the coronavirus disease 2019...
Suga: World needs to see Japan staging safe Olympics
The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told sports officials Tuesday ahead of the Tokyo...
Tokyo Olympics might become TV-only event
The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few spectators — if any — being allowed when they open in...
Tokyo Olympics still open for limited number of fans
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee signaled on Monday that it will change its ticket policy this week for any local fans hoping to attend....
Tokyo Olympics won’t be fun for fans, athletes
The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed by the pandemic, will likely turn out to be no fun for both spectators and the athletes. And not...
Limited number of fans to be allowed to attend Tokyo Olympics
A limited number of local fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of...
Japan extends Covid measures to prepare for Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese central government on Friday extended its coronavirus state of emergency for nine prefectures to June 20 just a little more than a...
Doctor warns Tokyo Olympics could spread Covid variants
A physician representing a Japanese medical body warned on Thursday that holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics in two months could lead to the spread of variants...
