Tokyo Olympics Coronavirus

• Coronavirus pandemic poses planning challenges for Canada teams bound for Tokyo Olympics

  Eight Canadian teams had qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics when the Games, originally scheduled to start July 24, were postponed to 2021 because of the COVID-19 virus.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2020
  
• Quarantined athletes, limited fans: How the Olympics may go on during coronavirus pandemic

  The Olympics are scheduled to open on July 23, 2021. So far local organizers and the IOC have talked only vaguely in public about how the games can be held.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2020
  
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• Tokyo Olympics not possible without new structure, limited participation: expert

  The professor of infectious diseases at Kobe University told reporters that he's "very pessimistic" the games will happen at all in 2021.

  Sports

  Apr 20, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Gymnast Ellie Black embraces Olympic postponement, aims for Tokyo 2021

  The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 over the novel coronavirus pandemic gave Canadian gymnast Ellie Black the gift of time.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2020
• Coronavirus: Olympic champ says Canada was right to pull out of Tokyo if Games not delayed

  Two-time Olympic gold medalist Rosie MacLennan is disappointed the IOC hasn't already postponed the Tokyo Olympics, but she thinks Canada made the "right decision."

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2020
• Tokyo Games could be held any time in 2020, Japan’s Olympic minister says

  The Tokyo Olympics are being threatened by a fast-spreading virus that has been blamed for 12 deaths in Japan and has shut down most schools, sports competitions and Olympic-related events in the country.

  World

  Mar 3, 2020
• COVID-19 and the Tokyo Olympics: What you need to know

  The Tokyo Olympics start on July 24. The Paralympics open on Aug. 25. But the fast-spreading coronavirus from China is making organizers nervous.

  World

  Feb 22, 2020