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Tokyo Olympics will go ahead 'with or without Covid': IOC's Coates 07 Sep 2020 - 11:29 am
This file photo taken on November 1, 2019 shows chairman of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games coordination committee John Coates speaking at a joint press conference of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 organisation committee in Tokyo. T
Pandemic Olympics: Japan starts virus countermeasure talks 04 Sep 2020 - 02:59 pm
A lantern bearing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame is seen on display at the Olympic Museum in Tokyo on September 1, 2020.
Tokyo Games to be symbol of hope as flame goes on display 31 Aug 2020 - 05:03 pm
The Olympic Flame in lantern is seen on display at Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, Japan August 31, 2020. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS
Amputee fashion show in Japan features Paralympic athletes 25 Aug 2020 - 08:42 pm
Women with prostheses display creations by designer Makiko Sugawa during the Amputee Venus fashion show in Tokyo on August 25, 2020. / AFP / Philip FONG
Tokyo Skytree lights up to commemorate year until rearranged Paralympics 24 Aug 2020 - 03:21 pm
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Tokyo flame to go on display to public next month 24 Aug 2020 - 03:16 pm
The Olympic flame in a lantern is seen after the
Postponed Paralympics must 'guarantee' no coronavirus, says IPC chief 23 Aug 2020 - 07:24 pm
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USOPC financial picture looking grim as brace for COVID-19 hit 03 Aug 2020 - 10:28 pm
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - JULY 30: Exterior view of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum on July 30, 2020 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The museum was officially opened today with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by past Olympians, Paralymp
USOPC launches fund for athletes facing COVID-19 hardship 23 Jul 2020 - 09:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: The giant Olympic rings are pictured two days before the start of the one-year countdown to the Tokyo Olympics that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in
Tokyo marks one year until Olympics with subdued ceremony 23 Jul 2020 - 03:28 pm
A general view shows the Tokyo Skytree illuminated in blue to pay tribute to medical workers as the city marks one year until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo on July 23, 2020. Japan held subdued celebrations on July 23 to ma
IOC remains 'fully committed' to staging Olympics in 2021 15 Jul 2020 - 07:46 pm
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends a meeting of IOC's executive board, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Lausanne, Switzerland July 15, 2020. IOC/Greg Martin/Handout via REUTERS
The 2022 Youth Olympic Games to be postponed to 2026 - IOC 15 Jul 2020 - 06:15 pm
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends a meeting of IOC's executive board, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Lausanne, Switzerland July 15, 2020. IOC/Greg Martin/Handout via REUTERS
With one year to go, experts warn of high-risk Tokyo Olympics amid pandemic 10 Jul 2020 - 01:27 pm
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Japan to explore 'simplified' Games: Tokyo governor 04 Jun 2020 - 12:22 pm
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike answers questions during the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly plenary session on June 2, 2020. - Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / STR
WHO head urges global unity to help make Tokyo Olympics safe 16 May 2020 - 02:45 pm
The Olympic rings, the Rainbow Bridge and the Tokyo Tower are seen at night in Tokyo on May 15, 2020. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Japan would 'scrap' Games if not held next year- Tokyo 2020's Mori 28 Apr 2020 - 10:33 am
:FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum, in Tokyo, Japan March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Italian Olympic 800 metres finalist Sabia dies from COVID-19 08 Apr 2020 - 02:15 pm
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Tokyo Olympic flame taken off display; next stop unclear 08 Apr 2020 - 11:08 am
People take pictures in front of the Olympic Flame which was passed from Tokyo 2020 to Fukushima Prefecture at the J-Village National Training Centre in Naraha on April 2, 2020. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI