Tag: Japan
IOC president quickly corrects slip up in Olympic pep talk
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week with the pandemic-postponed...
4 US, UK Olympic contractors arrested for alleged drug use
TOKYO — Four U.S. and British men working for a power company contracted for the Olympics were arrested on suspicion of using cocaine, officials...
Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev out of Olympics after doping ban
KYIV, Ukraine — Olympic champion gymnast Oleg Verniaiev is set to miss the Tokyo Games because he has been banned following a failed drug...
Olympic athletes confront mental health challenges
Sam Mikulak felt frantic. The American gymnast had his training disrupted by COVID-19, and the Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021.
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US heavy favorite to win 7th straight gold in women’s hoops
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: The United States won its sixth consecutive gold medal in women's basketball with arguably the best team ever assembled. The Americans...
Osaka returns to spotlight on red carpet at The ESPYS
Naomi Osaka returned to the spotlight for the first time since withdrawing from the French Open in May and skipping Wimbledon, posing on the...
Osaka returns to spotlight on red carpet at The ESPYS
Naomi Osaka returned to the spotlight for the first time since withdrawing from the French Open in May and skipping Wimbledon, posing on the...
Novak Djokovic ’50-50′ on whether to play at Tokyo Olympics
WIMBLEDON, England — Even with a chance to complete a so-called “Golden Slam,” Novak Djokovic isn't sure he'll be playing at the Tokyo Olympics....
Tokyo Olympics: Spectators also barred from outlying venues
TOKYO — Two more prefectures outside the immediate Tokyo area have decided to bar fans from attending Olympic events because of rising coronavirus infections,...
Tokyo Olympics: Spectators also barred from outlying venues
TOKYO — Two more prefectures outside the immediate Tokyo area have decided to bar fans from attending Olympic events because of rising coronavirus infections,...
