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Organisers show off Olympic village a month before Games begin 20 Jun 2021 - 10:23 am
Residential buildings of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village are pictured in Tokyo, Japan, June 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
QOC Secretary General meets Hungary's Olympic chief 16 Jun 2021 - 10:50 am
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IOC pushes for more vaccinations of Tokyo-bound athletes 09 Jun 2021 - 07:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Athletes compete at the half-marathon race which doubles as a test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in Sapporo, Japan May 5, 2021. Charly Triballeau/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Double Olympic champion and mother of three Glover heading to Tokyo 09 Jun 2021 - 03:50 pm
June 9, 2021 Great Britain's Helen Glover ahead of training Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
No Olympics if no athletes come to Japan, says Tokyo 2020 president 04 Jun 2021 - 01:22 pm
Seiko Hashimoto, President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, delivers a speech during an unveiling event of the items that will be used during the victory ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan Jun
Badminton champion Marin withdraws from Tokyo due to knee injury 01 Jun 2021 - 01:00 pm
October 17, 2020 Spain's Carolina Marin in action during her semi final match against Germany's Yvonne Li Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS/Claus Fisker
Nagornyy vaults into Tokyo Olympics as gold medal favourite 01 Jun 2021 - 12:52 pm
Russian gymnast Nikita Nagornyy, the world all-around champion, trains in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Champions Academy gymnastics facility on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia April 29, 2021. Picture taken April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Ev
Australia's softball squad arrives in Japan as Japan widens vaccine rollout 01 Jun 2021 - 10:25 am
Members of Australia's Olympic softball team wave upon their arrival at a hotel in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, where they have a training camp in this photo taken by Kyodo June 1, 2021. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Athletes should travel to Tokyo with confidence - IOC chief 28 May 2021 - 03:26 pm
A supermoon, the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, shines next to the Tokyo Skytree which is illuminated with colors of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Japan says US travel warning for virus won't hurt Olympians 25 May 2021 - 09:25 am
The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through signboards, at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Fil
Paralympics will give a voice to those left behind in pandemic: IPC 18 May 2021 - 12:13 pm
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Australia unveils opening ceremony uniforms for Tokyo 18 May 2021 - 08:22 am
Tarni Stepto (L), a softball player, and Safwan Khalil, a taekwondo athlete, pose during the unveiling of the Australian Olympic Team Opening Ceremony uniform in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jill Gralow
Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota "conflicted" over pandemic Olympics 12 May 2021 - 01:00 pm
Olympics - Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Test Event - Athletics - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - May 9, 2021. A remote controlled miniature car, developed by Toyota Motor for use in track and field throwing events, is seen during the men's hammer throw event
Australia starts vaccinating athletes ahead of Tokyo Games 10 May 2021 - 12:46 pm
Australian Olympic swimmer Cate Campbell receives the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane, Australia, May 10, 2021. AAP Image/Dan Peled via REUTERS
Qatar's Barshim tied for 1st place as Gatlin wins at Olympics test event 10 May 2021 - 11:28 am
Olympics - Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Test Event - Athletics - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - May 9, 2021 Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim in action during the men's high jump final REUTERS/Issei Kato
Gatlin wins at Tokyo Olympic Stadium test event 09 May 2021 - 07:17 pm
May 9, 2021 Justin Gatlin of the U.S. celebrates after winning the men's 100m final REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Tokyo's Olympic Stadium holds track and field test event, minus fans 09 May 2021 - 10:08 am
Japan's Kazuto IIzawa (11) competes with others during the men's 1500mm final at the morning session of the Athletics test event. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Six Tokyo Olympic torch staffers diagnosed with COVID-19 02 May 2021 - 05:19 pm
The Olympic torch is seen at Hibarigahara Festival Site, during the last leg of the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay, in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo/File Photo