International Olympic Committee

• South Korea removes controversial banners from Tokyo Olympic village

  South Korea’s Olympic committee said it took down the banners that referred to a 16th-century war between Korea and Japan after the IOC ruled they were provocative.

  Sports

  Jul 17, 2021
  
• Tokyo reports most COVID-19 cases in 6 months as athletes arrive for Olympics

  Highly contagious virus variants have fueled the latest wave of infections in Tokyo, where the Olympic Games will begin on July 23 and end Aug. 8.

  World

  Jul 14, 2021
  
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• Japan to declare COVID-19 emergency for Tokyo, will last through Olympic Games

  The Games already will take place without foreign spectators, but the planned six-week state of emergency likely ends chances of a local audience.

  World

  Jul 7, 2021
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• Banning all fans from Olympics still an option, Tokyo 2020 organizers say

  Spectators from abroad were banned months ago as too great a risk amid COVID-19 pandemic, but another decision on local fans could be announced next week.

  Sports

  Jul 2, 2021
• Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold wins Olympic appeal in Court of Arbitration for Sport

  Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold has won her appeal in Court of Arbitration for Sport against the International Olympic Committee’s qualification process for the Tokyo Olympics.

  Sports

  Jun 30, 2021
• Masks, no singing during Olympics this year: Organizers unveil new coronavirus rules

  The 2020 Games were postponed last year due to the global spread of the novel coronavirus.

  Sports

  Feb 3, 2021
• IOC to start talks about relaxing ban on protests at Olympic Games

  Only five months ago the Olympic body reinforced its ban on political statements. It eased its stance slightly on Wednesday amid a global wave of anti-racism protests.

  Sports

  Jun 10, 2020
• Tokyo Olympics ‘may not be conventional’ after COVID-19 delay, organizer says

  Organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Friday he still could not give an estimate of how much the one-year delay will cost.

  Sports

  May 15, 2020
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• Japan’s PM, IOC say 2020 Olympics will be postponed over coronavirus

  The Olympic Games had been set to begin July 24 but the coronavirus pandemic has raised fears.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2020
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• Canadian women’s basketball coach supports COC decision to pull out of Olympics

  Canada's senior women's basketball coach Lisa Thomaidis says not sending athletes to the Olympic Summer Games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic is the right call.

  Sports

  Mar 23, 2020