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New date of Olympics not restricted to summer 2021: Bach
Announcing the unprecedented decision on Tuesday, the IOC gave no specific new date, saying only it would be "beyond 2020 but not later than summer...
Tokyo 2020 to decide on Olympic spectator limits by end of April
26 April 2021 5:24 PM ISTHashimoto noted that she was highly aware of concern about the virus resurgence as the state of emergency has been issued in Tokyo and three other...
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 seeks 500 nurses to work at Games
26 April 2021 7:32 PM ISTLocal media reported that the organizing committee had asked the country's nursing association for assistance in staffing Olympic venues and the...
'Running out of time': Tibetan president-elect warns of cultural...
21 May 2021 9:38 PM ISTPenpa Tsering, who was this month elected president of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), told Reuters that they are committed to a peaceful...
Japan extends virus emergency with safe Olympics at stake
28 May 2021 4:51 PM ISTCases remain high and medical systems in Osaka, the hardest-hit area in western Japan, are still overburdened, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in...
Neeraj Chopra reaches Portugal, to compete on June 10
7 Jun 2021 12:39 PM ISTChopra, who has not taken part in any international event after qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics in January last year in South Africa, reached Lisbon...
Japan to decide soon on domestic spectators at Olympics
16 Jun 2021 4:57 PM ISTAllowing such crowds depends on there not being special infection controls in effect, however.