Tag: #olympics
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Oversees fans will be banned from Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo, March 20 (08:23 PM PKT)(AFP/APP): Overseas fans will be banned from this summer’s virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said Saturday, calling the decision disappointing but “unavoidable” as they try to hold the Games safely during the pandemic. The unprecedented ban will make the Tokyo Games the first ever without overseas spectators, with organizers scaling back their…
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The path to Tokyo Olympics 2020 has been littered by hurdles
Tokyo, March 20 (08:23 PM PKT)(AFP/APP): From a historic coronavirus postponement, to a decision to bar overseas specators, the path to Tokyo 2020 has been littered with hurdles. As the pandemic rages, with just over four months until the Games begin, organisers are trying everything to keep the event on track despite the pandemic. Here…
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Tokyo Olympics Updates
Tokyo, March 3 (AFP/APP): Tokyo Olympics organizers will decide this month whether to allow overseas fans, the Games president said Wednesday, while the number of spectators allowed in venues will be set by April.h Tokyo 2020 chief Seiko Hashimoto told reporters that the safety of Japanese citizens “is the priority”, after holding talks with top officials from the…
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Former US Olympics gymnastics coach charged with sexual abuse
Washington, Feb 25 (AFP/APP):Former US Olympics women’s gymnastics coach John Geddert has been charged with human trafficking and criminal sexual conduct, prosecutors said Thursday. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel unveiled a 24-count complaint against Geddert, who owned a training facility where convicted sex offender Larry Nassar served as the gym doctor. Stay tuned to Baaghi…
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Japan approves first vaccine with Olympics in sight
Tokyo, Feb 14 (AFP/APP):Japan on Sunday approved its first coronavirus vaccine, clearing the way for mass inoculations as the nation prepares to host the postponed 2020 Olympics. “The health minister today gave a special approval to the Pfizer vaccine,” the prime minister’s office said in a tweet. Japan is now expected to put the Pfizer/BioNTech…
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Tokyo 2020 chief to resign, but successor choice criticised
Tokyo, Feb 12 (AFP/APP):Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign Friday over a sexism row, but his apparently hand-picked successor — an 84-year-old sports administrator — is already coming under fire. Mori is expected to formally step down later Friday at a gathering called by Olympic organisers to address his claims last week…
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Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to discuss their response to Mori’s sexist comments
Tokyo, Feb 9 (AFP/APP): Tokyo Olympic organizers are planning to meet this week to discuss their response to sexist comments made by their boss, reports said Tuesday, after hundreds of Games volunteers quit in the ensuing furore. Gaffe-prone Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori, 83, sparked uproar last week when he said women speak too much in…
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Biden: “Remains to be seen” if US will send team to Olympics
Tampa, Feb 8 (AFP/APP):US President Joe Biden said late Sunday it remains to be seen if the US will send a team to the pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in a radio interview in which he also weighed in on diversity in sport. Japan’s government, organisers and Olympic officials all insist the Games will go ahead…
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Qatar says 2022 World Cup to be played in full stadiums
Doha, Feb 8 (AFP/APP):The Qatari 2022 World Cup organisers have insisted that matches will be staged in stadiums operating at 100 percent of capacity even as the global fight against coronavirus drags on. In Tokyo, organisers of this year’s rescheduled Olympics have insisted their tournament will go ahead, but infectious diseases experts question the safety…
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Japan extends virus emergency, months before delayed Olympics
Tokyo, Feb 2 (AFP/APP):Japan’s government approved a month-long extension of its coronavirus state of emergency on Tuesday, less than six months before the pandemic-postponed Olympic Games open in Tokyo. “We have decided to extend the state of emergency until March 7th,” Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said at a meeting of the taskforce guiding the government’s…