Tokyo Olympics Games

• Olympic official says Tokyo Games will go ahead, but admits opposition ‘a concern’

  Questions have been raised about the viability of staging the Games this summer with Tokyo in a state of emergency as Japan struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

  World

  May 8, 2021
  
• Cancelling Tokyo Olympics remains an option, top Japanese party official says

  Japan is grappling with rising COVID-19 cases with numbers trending higher in Tokyo after the government ended a state of emergency, yet preparations for the Games have continued.

  World

  Apr 15, 2021
  
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• Tokyo Olympic organizers to unveil coronavirus safety ‘playbook’ in early February

  Organizers and the IOC are finally going public with their planning for athletes' and staff's safety, hoping to push back against reports the Olympics will be cancelled.

  Health

  Jan 27, 2021
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• Tokyo Olympics organizers, Japanese government deny report Games will be cancelled

  The local organizing committee did not address directly the British media story, but said the Olympics were going forward and had the support of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

  Sports

  Jan 21, 2021
• Senior IOC official says he ‘can’t be certain’ Tokyo Olympics will happen

  A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has said he ``can't be certain'' the postponed Tokyo Olympics will open in just over six months.

  Sports

  Jan 8, 2021