Chiba Prefectural government to provide Tokyo 2020 Olympic, Paralympic Games virtual tours
KUALA LUMPUR: The Chiba Prefectural Government will provide virtual tours arranged by ‘City Cast Chiba’, an organisation of ‘city volunteers’ recruited by the local government, in August and September. According to a statement, Chiba Prefecture will host eight sporting events such as fencing, surfing and goalball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The […]
Tokyo 2020 boss resigns over sexism row, but successor unclear
TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori bowed to mounting pressure and resigned Friday over sexist remarks, but his replacement was not immediately clear after opposition emerged to his favoured successor. The resignation and the leadership vacuum left behind by the controversy add to the woes of organisers struggling to win over a sceptical public […]
Virus vaccine key for Olympics go-ahead in 2021
TOKYO: The development of a coronavirus vaccine or treatment will be key to allowing the postponed Tokyo 2020 games to open in a year’s time, organising committee president Yoshiro Mori said Wednesday. Asked what factors will be crucial for the rescheduled Games to go ahead, Mori said “it would be whether the coronavirus woe is […]
No track & field competitions till green light from health authorities
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) is not going to jeopardise the safety and well-being of its athletes by organising any competitions before the Covid-19 pandemic fully settles down. As much as the athletes and officials want to get back in action in the wake of the movement control order (MCO) to contain the pandemic, which […]
Postponement of Tokyo Games to cost IOC millions
MOSCOW: The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 due to the global coronavirus pandemic will cost the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hundreds of millions of dollars, reported Sputnik news agency — based on IOC President Thomas Bach’s quotes in an interview with the German Welt Am Sonntag newspaper published on Sunday. In late March, the […]
Thailand, Malaysia weightlifters barred from Tokyo 2020
PARIS: Thailand and Malaysia have been banned from sending weightlifters to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo because of multiple doping offences, the Independent Member Federations Sanctions Panel announced on Saturday. The Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (Tawa) and the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MFW) have also been suspended as members of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) […]
Better solution needed for Olympic qualification system
KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) coaching director Wong Choong Hann suggests that the Badminton World Federation (BWF) should come up with a better solution regarding the Olympic qualification system, following the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to 2021 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. While the former national player welcomes the news that the BWF is mulling over […]
‘Tokyo Games not limited to summertime’
TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics could take place earlier than the summer of 2021, Kyodo News reported International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach as saying on Wednesday. A day after announcing the decision to postpone this year’s Olympics due to the new coronavirus pandemic, Bach told reporters by conference call that other options beside the traditional summer […]
Tokyo 2020 Games postponed
TOKYO: Japan has asked for a one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games over the global coronavirus pandemic, and the International Olympic Committee has agreed, the country’s prime minister said Tuesday. “I proposed to postpone for about a year and president Bach responded with 100 per cent agreement,” Shinzo Abe told reporters referring to Thomas […]
