Tag: 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Marathon racer Diver, 44, picked for Australian Olympic team
BRISBANE, Australia — Sinead Diver was a mother of two and well into her 30s when she ran her first marathon. At 44, she's...
Track cycling world championships pulled from Turkmenistan
AIGLE, Switzerland — The track cycling world championships have been pulled out of Turkmenistan because of the coronavirus pandemic, the International Cycling Union said.
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Olympian Yamaguchi says Japan ‘cornered’ into holding games
TOKYO — One of Japan's best-known Olympians and an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Tokyo has been “cornered” into holding during...
10,000 volunteers drop out; Tokyo Olympics open in 50 days
TOKYO — The countdown clock for the Tokyo Olympics sat at 50-days-to-go on Thursday. It also brought another problem for the one-year-delayed games.
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Olympic history in cartoons details how games defies threats
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — As public opinion in Japan turns against the pandemic-hit Tokyo Olympics, a book published Thursday by a long-time IOC insider details...
Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic
TOKYO — Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic?
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Japanese city cancels Kenya Olympic training camp over virus
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Japanese city due to host Kenya’s team for a pre-Olympics training camp has canceled because the coronavirus situation there is...
3x Olympic beach champ Walsh Jennings foiled in Tokyo bid
Three-time beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings was defeated in her bid to reach a sixth Olympics when she and partner Brooke Sweat...
Biles and who? Olympic picture cloudy at US Championships
FORT WORTH, Texas — World and Olympic champion Simone Biles can start getting ready for Tokyo. Six-time national champion Sam Mikulak, too.
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Dan Hughes, 66, abruptly retires as coach of Seattle Storm
SEATTLE — Seattle Storm coach Dan Hughes abruptly announced his retirement on Sunday, saying the rigors of being a head coach in the WNBA...