Tag: Japan
IOC’s Bach arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to find Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihde Suga set to declare a state of...
UN nuclear agency to help monitor Fukushima water release
BERLIN — The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said it reached an agreement with Japan Thursday on helping monitor and review the release of treated...
Dutch dreams: 3×3 Olympic basketball team eyes Tokyo gold
AMSTERDAM — Dimeo van der Horst’s time was running out with the Dutch national basketball team, so he gave 3-on-3 a shot.
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USA Select team loses 3 players over virus-related concerns
LAS VEGAS — The USA Select Team will be without three players for the remainder of Olympic training camp for coronavirus-related reasons, though there...
Golfer Lydia Ko to represent New Zealand at Tokyo Olympics
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Rio de Janeiro silver medalist Lydia Ko will represent New Zealand in golf at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Faster, brighter: Olympics a ‘game changer’ for rugby sevens
BRISBANE, Australia — For six days, fit, strong Olympians hurled themselves at each other and at the tryline in short, sharp busts.
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Olympic travel a big challenge for some Pacific Island teams
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Famous athletes in sports like tennis and golf heading to the Tokyo Olympics will probably arrive in Japan at the...
Olympics likely to open during COVID ‘state of emergency’
TOKYO — Surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo have hit a two-month high that almost guarantees the Japanese government will declare a new state of...
Two Russian rowers out of Olympics after failing drug tests
MOSCOW — Two Russian rowers have been removed from the squad for the Tokyo Olympics after failing drug tests, Russian officials said Wednesday.
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Column: A few puffs and a bad rule do Richardson in
She could have — make that should have — been a breakout star in an Olympics desperate for any kind of positive jolt. Sha'Carri...
