Tag: 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
USA Select team loses 3 players over virus-related concerns
LAS VEGAS — The USA Select Team will be without three players for the remainder of Olympic training camp for coronavirus-related reasons, though there...
IOC’s Bach arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to find Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihde Suga set to declare a state of...
Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics
TOKYO — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge...
Golfer Lydia Ko to represent New Zealand at Tokyo Olympics
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Rio de Janeiro silver medalist Lydia Ko will represent New Zealand in golf at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Olympics likely to open during COVID ‘state of emergency’
TOKYO — Surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo have hit a two-month high that almost guarantees the Japanese government will declare a new state of...
Olympic travel a big challenge for some Pacific Island teams
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Famous athletes in sports like tennis and golf heading to the Tokyo Olympics will probably arrive in Japan at the...
NBA’s Mills to be one of Australia’s Olympic flag bearers
SYDNEY — San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills and swimmer Cate Campbell were named Wednesday as flag bearers for the Australian Olympic team at...
Spain has hopes of a bright future after Euro 2020 campaign
MADRID — Losing big matches inevitably leads to questions about the future. With Pedri González, Spain already seems to have the answer.
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Two Russian rowers out of Olympics after failing drug tests
MOSCOW — Two Russian rowers have been removed from the squad for the Tokyo Olympics after failing drug tests, Russian officials said Wednesday.
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The power of 10: Tatum eager to wear Bryant’s Olympic number
LAS VEGAS — Jayson Tatum was 15 when he made his first USA Basketball national team. It was 2013, when he got picked to...