Olympics – Page 6 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Japan extends state of emergency with hospitals strained and concern growing about the fate of Tokyo Olympics

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021By Editor

Japan’s prime minister has announced an extension of the country’s state of emergency until March 7 as hospitals remain flooded with serious cases and the country’s inoculation campaign has yet to start. … Read More >Japan extends state of emergency with hospitals strained and concern growing about the fate of Tokyo Olympics

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As the Olympics and Euro 2020 hang in the balance, should elite athletes be fast-tracked for the Covid-19 vaccine?

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

Considerable question marks remain as to the possibility of holding two of this summer’s largest sporting events amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, but should athletes be allowed jump the vaccine queue to ensure they go ahead? … Read More >As the Olympics and Euro 2020 hang in the balance, should elite athletes be fast-tracked for the Covid-19 vaccine?

Japan not expected to reach herd immunity against Covid-19 until OCTOBER, as calls grow for Tokyo Olympics to be scapped

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021By Editor

A British research firm has said that Japan is unlikely to reach herd immunity against the coronavirus until October, many months after the Olympics is due to take place, with vaccinations not due to start until February. … Read More >Japan not expected to reach herd immunity against Covid-19 until OCTOBER, as calls grow for Tokyo Olympics to be scapped

Over 70 percent of Japanese people want Tokyo Olympics to be postponed or CANCELLED – survey

Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021By Editor

An overwhelming majority of the Japanese population believes the upcoming Summer Games should either be postponed further or scrapped altogether due to Covid-19 concerns, a new survey has shown. … Read More >Over 70 percent of Japanese people want Tokyo Olympics to be postponed or CANCELLED – survey

Tokyo declares state of emergency over coronavirus case surge but promises ‘safe and secure’ Olympics

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Japan’s PM has cited a “strong sense of crisis” while placing the Tokyo metropolitan area in a state of emergency over a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, even as the Japanese capital gears up to host the Olympics this summer. … Read More >Tokyo declares state of emergency over coronavirus case surge but promises ‘safe and secure’ Olympics

Japan will host Olympics in 2021 ‘as proof that humanity has DEFEATED the pandemic,’ PM Suga vows at UN

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to prove the world’s triumph over Covid-19 with next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, telling the United Nations the games will be held safely after a year-long postponement. … Read More >Japan will host Olympics in 2021 ‘as proof that humanity has DEFEATED the pandemic,’ PM Suga vows at UN

Russia

‘None of it is true’: Russian biathletes sue Rodchenkov for libel over years-long doping scandal

Posted on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020By Editor

Russian biathlete Olga Zaitseva and two other athletes have filed a defamation lawsuit against Grigory Rodchenkov – a disgraced doctor-turned key witness in the Russian doping scandal – saying he made up the whole story. … Read More >‘None of it is true’: Russian biathletes sue Rodchenkov for libel over years-long doping scandal

Op-ed

Why wait? The 2020 Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled immediately. It has no place in a post-pandemic world

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020By Editor

The globe’s greatest sporting event has become a bloated colossus of wasted money. Instead of trying to hold a Covid-compromised games next year, the IOC should pull the plug and focus on changing it for the better in future. … Read More >Why wait? The 2020 Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled immediately. It has no place in a post-pandemic world

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No more delays: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to be CANCELLED if coronavirus not under control by 2021, organizing committee head says

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020By Editor

If the global coronavirus crisis isn’t brought under control by next year, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – already re-scheduled for July 2021 – will be cancelled, the president of the organizing committee said in an interview. … Read More >No more delays: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to be CANCELLED if coronavirus not under control by 2021, organizing committee head says

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Team Canada Not Going to Tokyo Olympics Amid Coronavirus Fears

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020By Editor

Canada will not be sending its athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears and is calling for a one-year postponement of the Games, Team Canada said in a statement. … Read More >Team Canada Not Going to Tokyo Olympics Amid Coronavirus Fears