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At one of the most unusual Olympic Games ever staged, the Opening Ceremony in Tokyo was itself fitting for the times, a modest affair by Olympics standards held in front of a mostly empty stadium in a truly made-for-TV moment. Outside the venue before the event started, the normal bustle of an Opening Ceremony was […]
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On the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Summer Games, Tokyo 2020 fired its creative director Kentaro Kobayashi over a Holocaust-related joke he told years back while he was a comedian. The removal marked the second high-profile member of the team to be dismissed in recent days after composer and musician Keigo Oyamada […]
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Within a week of announcing that Japanese fans would be able to attend events at the Olympic Summer Games, Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto is backtracking and suggesting a closed-off Games could still happen with less than a month to go before the Opening Ceremony. Organizers said last Monday that up to 10,000 […]
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A decision on whether Japanese spectators will be allowed at the Olympic Summer Games is expected by the end of the month, the International Olympic Committee’s games executive director said Wednesday. But whether or not domestic fans will be allowed (foreign spectators have already been banned), the IOC intends to create an environment for worldwide […]
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The Tokyo Organizing Committee for July’s rescheduled Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games tried to draw attention to Thursday’s unveiling of items that will be used at the medal ceremonies in Japan with everything from the podiums, costumes worn by medal tray bears and the trays themselves. Among the questions that could be raised at this […]
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Not since the 2004 Olympic Summer Games were in Athens, Greece — with preparations still happening seemingly until the start of the Opening Ceremony — has the International Olympic Committee endured as rough a run-up to their event as for the upcoming Games in Tokyo. Japan is facing a surge in COVID-19 infections and a […]
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New rules for athletes competing at the Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games will require daily testing for those expecting to compete and limit their movement largely to the competition venues and their housing. In an updated “playbook” released by Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, organizers set to reassure an […]
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The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said in March that athletes will be allowed to perform acts of demonstration against racial and social injustice at the U.S. team trials, including acts such as kneeling on the podium or raising a fist as Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously did at the 1968 Olympic Summer […]
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Whether you call it the worst-kept secret ahead of the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games or the most drawn-out decision ahead of this summer’s event, it is official: There will be no foreign fans allowed. The decision was announced Saturday after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo […]
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Ever since the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo were postponed from 2020 to 2021, there has been a continual drumbeat of questions whether the Games would even still happen this year. Through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, sentiment among the Japanese public has risen against the Games because of skyrocketing costs and now, whether fans will […]
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.@gkelite has unveiled the first three leotards in its 2024 @TeamUSA Collection, which the @USAGym athletes will wear this summer at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris.
The @NHL has approved the sale of the @ArizonaCoyotes to @utahjazz owner Ryan Smith for $1.2 billion, as well as the relocation of the franchise to Salt Lake City starting with the 2024-2025 season.
The @PGA announced today that The Ocean Course at @kiawahresort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, will host the 2031 @PGAChampionship. Additionally, the 2029 Girls and Boys Junior PGA Championships will be contested at Kiawah Island Golf Resort.
The @FIBA 3x3 season will be collaborating with @KarlLagerfeld with 3×3 players from different teams and countries. It will include a range of events and promotions throughout the season, blending @FIBA3x3 with Karl Lagerfeld’s signature style.
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