Tag: Japan Olympic Team
Dominicans beat Venzeuela, get final Olympic baseball berth
Melky Cabrera sparked a comeback from a three-run deficit with a two-run homer, and the Dominican Republic claimed the final Olympic baseball berth by...
Hashimoto: ‘No spectators’ still possible for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — A “no-spectator games” remains an option for the Tokyo Olympics, which open officially in just four weeks, the president of the Tokyo...
Tokyo shapes up to be No-Fun Olympics with many rules, tests
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed by the pandemic, are not looking like much fun: Not for athletes. Not for fans. And not...
Top-heavy field for Olympic golf still missing some stars
Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by...
Olympic boxer Fuchs determined to win her fight against OCD
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ginny Fuchs' obsessive-compulsive disorder sometimes compels her to use a dozen toothbrushes a night, tossing one after another into the...
Top medical adviser says ‘no fans’ safest for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — The safest way to hold the Tokyo Olympics is without any fans, the top medical adviser to the Japanese government said in...
Why are Olympics going on despite public, medical warnings?
TOKYO — Public sentiment in Japan has been generally opposed to holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, partly based on fears the coronavirus will...
Nadal, Osaka both out for Wimbledon; she’ll go to Olympics
Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka are sitting out Wimbledon, leaving the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament without two of the sport's biggest stars as...
Tokyo organizers roll out final editions of COVID rule books
TOKYO — IOC Vice President John Coates arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday, the same day that organizers and the International Olympic Committee were set...
Tokyo Olympics still undecided on fans — or no fans at all
TOKYO — The question of allowing any fans into Tokyo Olympic venues is still being debated with a decision unlikely to be announced before...