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Olympic flame gets muted welcome in Japan as Games doubts grow

Mar 20, 2020

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA (AFP) -- The Olympic flame arrived in Japan to a scaled-down welcoming ceremony Friday as doubts grew over whether the Tokyo Games will go ahead on schedule with the coronavirus pan...
IOC set for crisis talks as fears grow for Tokyo Olympics

Mar 17, 2020

LAUSANNE (AFP) -- The International Olympic Committee will hold high-level talks on Tuesday, as doubts grow over the Tokyo Games and with some in Japan urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ...
'Don't sacrifice lives': doubts grow in Japan over Tokyo Olympics

Mar 16, 2020

"If the outbreak does not get controlled by June or July, I think we should postpone it," said Otto. The betting odds are increasingly shifting towards the opening ceremony not taking place on July ...
Japan says no plans for Olympics without spectators

Mar 13, 2020

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japanese government officials insisted Friday they have no plans to alter the Olympics, including holding it without spectators, after US President Donald Trump proposed a delay over t...
Tokyo governor says cancelling Olympics 'unthinkable'

Mar 12, 2020

TOKYO (AFP) -- Cancelling the 2020 Olympics is "unthinkable" although the classification of the coronavirus as a pandemic will likely have some impact on the Games, the Tokyo city governor said on Th...
Tokyo Olympics hold test event without fans, top athletes

Mar 6, 2020

The International Olympic Committee and local organizers say the Olympics will open as scheduled on July 24. The Paralympics are set for Aug. 25. Virologists, however, say it's impossible to tell if...
No 'Plan B' for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence

Feb 15, 2020

TOKYO (AP) -- Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the out...
Tokyo Olympics boss blasts 'irresponsible rumours' over virus shutdown

Feb 13, 2020

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has promised to implement "thorough measures" to protect people from the coronavirus in the run-up to the Olympics. Japan has not seen any deaths from COVID-19 but has 28...
S. Korea beats Britain, keeps Olympic women's hoops dreams alive

Feb 9, 2020

BELGRADE -- South Korea has squeezed past Britain 82-79 to stay alive in the Olympic women's basketball qualifying tournament. Shooting guard Kang Lee-seul made her first six 3-point field goals for...
S. Korea projected to win 9 gold medals at Tokyo 2020

Jan 29, 2020

South Korea will grab nine gold medals to finish in the top 10 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a US sports data analysis firm has projected. The latest version of Virtual Medal Table by Gracenote, updat...
Nat'l team volleyball stars battling injuries with jam-packed, pre-Olympic calendar on horizon

Jan 25, 2020

When South Korea won the Asian Olympic women’s volleyball qualifying tournament earlier this month, some of its key players took the adage “taking one for the team” to a whole new level -- to the poi...
Nat'l training center opens for Olympic year

Jan 17, 2020

South Korea's largest training facility for amateur athletes officially opened for 2020 on Friday, with hundreds of athletes and officials attending a ceremony to mark the beginning of the Olympic ye...
S. Korea on a roll entering knockout phase at Olympic football qualifying tournament

Jan 17, 2020

From what was considered the toughest group in the Asian Olympic men's football qualifying tournament, South Korea emerged as the only undefeated nation. In fact, they were the only team to win all ...
As Winter Youth Olympics host, S. Korea to bring together teen athletes for competition, cultural activities

Jan 10, 2020

The Youth Olympic Games, a fledgling sporting event organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), are designed to bring together young athletes from around the world, not just for athletic ...
S. Korea named host of 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Jan 10, 2020

South Korea has been named the host country of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea the right to stage the fourth...