Olympics – Page 7 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Tokyo no-go: Olympic Games will be CANCELLED if killer coronavirus not brought under control within 3 months

Posted on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020By Editor

Dick Pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), says that they have three months to decide whether or not the 2020 Olympics should be held as scheduled amid the worsening spread of the deadly coronavirus. … Read More >Tokyo no-go: Olympic Games will be CANCELLED if killer coronavirus not brought under control within 3 months

‘Inappropriate’: Tokyo mayor rejects idea of moving 2020 Olympics to London amid coronavirus scare

Posted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020By Editor

The mayor of Tokyo has rebuffed a British politician’s suggestion to have London host the Olympics instead of the Japanese capital, after several planned sporting events there were disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. … Read More >‘Inappropriate’: Tokyo mayor rejects idea of moving 2020 Olympics to London amid coronavirus scare

Russia

Olympic Summit Demands ‘Toughest Sanctions’ Over Moscow Lab Data Manipulation

Posted on December 8, 2019December 8, 2019By Editor

Olympic Movement leaders have called for strict sanctions to be imposed on those who tampered with data at the Moscow anti-doping lab, during the Olympic Summit in Lausanne on Saturday. … Read More >Olympic Summit Demands ‘Toughest Sanctions’ Over Moscow Lab Data Manipulation

World

2020 Olympics Radiationgate? Tokyo posts daily updates on S. Korea & Japan radiation levels after Seoul critics’ claims

Posted on October 5, 2019By Editor

The Japanese Embassy in Seoul is now posting daily updates on radiation levels in Japan and South Korea. It comes after Korean civil groups and officials suggested Japan may be unsafe for athletes competing in the 2020 Olympics. … Read More >2020 Olympics Radiationgate? Tokyo posts daily updates on S. Korea & Japan radiation levels after Seoul critics’ claims