Tag: #olympics
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Asia virus latest: Olympics postponed, India under lockdown
Singapore, March 25 (AFP/APP): Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: – Olympics delay – After days of mounting pressure, Tokyo 2020 organizers bowed to the inevitable and postponed the Games to next year due to the rapidly-spreading outbreak. Now Japan faces the unenviable task of re-organizing the event…
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Australia team to ‘wait and see’ on Olympics as virus fears rise
Sydney, Feb 27 (AFP/APP): Athletes preparing for the Tokyo Olympics will have to “wait and see” whether the Games go ahead as concerns soar about the coronavirus, the head of Australia’s team said Thursday. Despite reassurances from Tokyo organisers that all plans were on track, chef de mission Ian Chesterman said the ultimate decision would…
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Coronavirus exposes flaws in China’s Sports market
Hong Kong, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): The coronavirus exposes an ignorance of China’s lucrative sports market and poor contingency planning, experts say, after Formula One became the most high-profile casualty of a mass pullout from the country. Formula One chiefs are scrambling to fit the Shanghai race into this season’s schedule after the April 19 grand…
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Beijing to ensure Winter Olympics projects completed on schedule despite epidemic
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua/APP): Beijing Major Projects Construction Headquarters Office confirmed on Monday that Beijing will ensure the Winter Olympic venues and supporting infrastructures will be completed on schedule while combating the novel coronavirus. So far, all units participating in the construction of Beijing Winter Olympic projects have established a joint working mechanism with the…
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Tokyo Olympics organisers blast virus rumours, say Games will go ahead
Tokyo, Feb 6 (AFP/APP): Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers said Thursday the Games would “go ahead as planned”, slamming misinformation over the new coronavirus for triggering panic. Chief executive officer Toshiro Muto revealed that organisers have set up a task force to combat the fast-spreading disease that has killed over 560 people and infected at least…
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Fast response: How Tokyo Olympics will cope if earthquake strikes
Tokyo, Jan 22 (AFP/APP): It’s 9:15 am on Sunday July 26 and excitement is building at the Tokyo Aquatics centre as the first swimming medals are up for grabs. Nearby at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, US superstar Simone Biles is warming up for her first appearance at the 2020 Olympics. Without warning a 7.3-magnitude earthquake…
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Russia, heat cloud Tokyo 2020 Olympics with six months to go
Tokyo, Jan 21 (AFP/APP): Uncertainty over Russia’s participation for the third consecutive Olympics and concerns over the heat hang heavy over Tokyo 2020 preparations, with only six months until the opening ceremony. The Japanese capital has avoided many of the crises that dogged previous Games — International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach said the…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics unveil final budget of $12.6 billion
Tokyo, Dec 20 (AFP/APP): The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are expected to cost some 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion), organisers said Friday, unveiling a final budget showing increased revenue balancing out extra costs including countermeasures against heat. However, officials admitted the budget does not yet include an estimated three billion yen for moving the marathon and…
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Tokyo unveils heat-busting stadium, 7 months before Olympics
Tokyo, Dec 15 (AFP/APP): Tokyo formally unveiled its 60,000-seater main Olympic Stadium Sunday, more than seven months before the 2020 Opening Ceremony — with a host of special features to beat the feared heat. Built on the site of the former national stadium used for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, it has five floors above ground…
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic venues preparations continue on pace
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 (APP): The construction of all competition venues and major infrastructure for the Beijing 2022 Wing Olympics will be completed with high quality, the Chinese organizers said. Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 has three competition zones, namely Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou and all the preparations will timely be completed, they told a group of…