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Petition to cancel Tokyo 2020 receives 200,000 signatures online

A petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic has received more than 200,000 signatures in two days. The petition has been addressed to International Olympic Committee (IOC)…

Covid-19: Athletes to under go daily testing exercise at Tokyo Games

Organisers of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics have confirmed all athletes will be tested for COVID-19 daily as part of coronavirus countermeasures set to be in operation at the Games. Tokyo 2020, the International…

IOC “very confident” Japanese public will get behind Tokyo 2020

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission chairman John Coates has claimed public opinion in Japan over the staging of Tokyo 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic will improve in the 100 days before the scheduled opening of…

IOC says it’s ‘absolutely inappropriate’ Tokyo Games chief remarks about women

International Olympic Committee, IOC), has condemned the comments made about women by Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee, saying it's "absolutely inappropriate". Mori, 83, said women talk too much and that…

China joins calls for IWF to publish list of election candidates

Nations from around the world have written to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to express their dismay at the governing body’s failure to publish the list of candidates for forthcoming elections. There have been…

IOC Executive Board rejects ethics complaint against FIFA boss

International Olympic Committee Executive Board has rejected a complaint made against Gianni Infantino by a sports management company who had called for him to be suspended for alleged breaches of the Olympic Charter. Swiss company Sport…

IOC to Athletes: Take a knee, face ban at the Tokyo Games

Would be athletes to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 have been told to resist the temptation to take a knee or engage in any form of protest or risk a ban at the Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed athletes are still…

Olympics Amidst Covid-19? Count us out BOA tells IOC

The British Olympic Association has made its position very clear when it comes to this year's Olympics, which is currently still due to go ahead despite the coronavirus outbreak. 'We can be categorically clear that we will not…

IOC president to visit North Korea after Winter Games

International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) President Thomas Bach will visit North Korea after the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Reuters reported on Monday. The visit is part of an agreement between the IOC and both North Korea and South Korea,…