Tokyo 2020 logo satire pulled after furore
FILE PHOTO: A passerby wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks past a screen displaying logos of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games …
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Coates says Tokyo Games face real problems due to COVID-19
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Tokyo Games organisers face “real problems” staging the Olympics next year as coronavirus infections continue to soar, senior international Olympic official John Coates said. FILE PHOTO: International …
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‘We don’t know how IOC money will be spent’: Tokyo 2020 chief
TOKYO (Reuters) – The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the first in history to be postponed, said on Friday they were not aware of detailed spending allocations for $800 …
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Olympics: IOC says expects costs of up to $800 million for delayed Tokyo Games
BERLIN (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee expects to bear costs of up to $800 million for its part in the organisation of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, now due …
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ISL pro series to fund swimmers through to Tokyo Olympics
LONDON (Reuters) – The professional International Swimming League (ISL) will fund its contracted athletes with monthly payments from September through to next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, the series announced on …
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Already-qualified athletes will keep spots at 2021 Games in Tokyo
FILE PHOTO: The giant Olympic rings are seen through at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park after postponing Games due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID 19), in …
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Stop the clock: Japan awakes to reality of Tokyo Games postponement
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hoped to host in Tokyo this summer were now probably 16 months away after …
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Rescheduled Tokyo Games may come before summer 2021: Bach
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends an interview after the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lausanne, Switzerland, …
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Exclusive: Postponed Tokyo 2020 Games could open door for drug cheats – USADA
FILE PHOTO: A banner for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics is seen behind a traffic sign, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2020. …
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Canada, Australia withdraw from Tokyo 2020 as organizers ponder postponement
TORONTO/TOKYO (Reuters) – Canada and Australia said they would not be sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics if the Games went ahead as scheduled this year as pressure on organizers …
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