Tag: East Asia
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...
No room for error with new Olympic team show jumping format
The IOC spoke and international equestrian federation officials listened. So there'll be a new wrinkle to the high-profile team jumping competition at the Tokyo...
UN nuclear agency to help monitor Fukushima water release
BERLIN — The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said it reached an agreement with Japan Thursday on helping monitor and review the release of treated...
Have a seat: Patio furniture shortage tells US economic tale
COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland — People used to go to Valley View Farms to buy five tomato plants and end up with $5,000 in patio furniture.
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Column: A few puffs and a bad rule do Richardson in
She could have — make that should have — been a breakout star in an Olympics desperate for any kind of positive jolt. Sha'Carri...
U.S. wrestler Kyle Dake finally has chance at Olympic gold
Five years ago, Kyle Dake was injured and ready to retire.
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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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Official dropped from Fiji Olympic team after positive test
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An official due to travel to Tokyo with the Fiji Olympic team has been withdrawn after testing positive for COVID-19.
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