Tokyo holds ceremony for arrival of Olympic flame
TOKYO: The welcoming ceremony for the Olympic flame began on Friday at the Komazawa Olympic Park Athletic Stadium in Tokyo, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Governor Yuriko Koike opened the ceremony and accepted the report on the flame’s arrival in the Japanese capital region. “Last March, this flame was delivered from Greece to Japan. However, the […]
Good chance of winning a medal in Tokyo
KUALA LUMPUR: National sailor Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif is optimistic that she could win a medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games next month. Nur Shazrin felt that the lack of competition for her and other athletes due to the Covid-19 pandemic is one of the factors that makes the race for an Olympic medal a […]
National women’s recurve team fail to make the Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: Like their male counterparts, the national women’s recurve archery team have also missed their chance of qualifying for next month’s Tokyo Olympics. The trio of Syaqiera Mashayikh, Nurul Azreena Mohamad Fazil and Nur Ain Ayuni Fozi were eliminated as early as in the first round by Brazil in the 2020 Olympic Games Qualifiers […]
Eight shuttlers qualify for Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight Malaysian shuttlers have booked their place at the Olympic Games in Tokyo from July 23 to Aug 8. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), in a statement today, said the players that will be competing in the Olympic Games are national men’s singles ace, Lee Zii Jia, Soniia Cheah (women’s singles), Aaron Chia-Soh […]
Tough challenges await Mohamad Ridzuan in Tokyo Paralympics
KUALA LUMPUR: It will be an uphill task for national elite Paralympic athlete, Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi in his bid to defend the gold medal he won at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the Tokyo Paralympics Games, in August. National para-athletics chief coach R. Jeganathan reminded Mohamad Ridzuan to keep an eye on his two […]
Japan PM says weighing coronavirus emergency for Tokyo area
TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he was considering declaring a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area over a “very severe” third wave of coronavirus infections. Speaking at a regular New Year press conference, Suga also said he hoped vaccinations would begin in Japan in late February, adding that he would […]
