SportsTravel will be reporting on the Olympic Summer Games from Tokyo and at home. Get the latest here. Olympic Boxing in a Sumo Arena When Tokyo was awarded the Olympic Games, local organizers had the chance to weigh in on which popular sports popular in Japan should be added to the program. It’s one reason […]
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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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Brisbane, Australia, will host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, a move that was expected for weeks after the International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board forwarded the Queensland coastal city as the only candidate for the event. The formal vote came at the IOC Session in advance of the Tokyo Games. Brisbane will become the […]
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said last week there was “zero” risk of athletes passing on the virus to Japanese or other residents of the Olympic Village in Tokyo. And like many of the other proclamations by the IOC or Tokyo Olympic organizers registering a “just trust us” vibe, those declarations are being tested […]
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The coronavirus outbreak has forced difficult decisions for the sports-event industry. Nearly every major sporting event has been canceled, moved or postponed. Here is a look at where things stand. Click here for the latest on COVID-19’s Effect on the Sports-Event Industry. BASEBALL: Yankees-Red Sox Game Postponed by COVID Issues in New York; Outbreak […]
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One of the largest fan-engagement opportunities at the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo has been scrapped, the latest casualty from the coronavirus pandemic that continues to impact the Games with just over a week to go before the Opening Ceremony. Tokyo Waterfront City was to connect several of the venues that will host competition along […]
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Nine days out from the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Summer Games, IOC President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide met to discuss preparations and emerged in solidarity on the plan to move forward, even as Tokyo recorded its highest number of COVID-19 cases in six months. “I would like to express my […]
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Two weeks after saying it would allow local fans to attend the Olympic Summer Games, organizers are about to backtrack officially on the policy as COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout Japan. Japan’s Asahi newspaper, citing multiple government sources, reported Tuesday the Opening Ceremony at the 68,000-seat National Stadium is likely to be limited to […]
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Brisbane, Australia, moved one step closer to hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games as the International Olympic Committee Executive Committee put forward the city as the only candidate to host the event when the full IOC votes in July. The move was the result of a new bidding process that has tried to […]
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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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