okyo Olympics chief of mission Nonong Araneta (Jonas Terrado) Chief of mission Nonong Araneta is entering the homestretch of his daily online discussions with leaders of about 16 national sports associations that have athletes waiting for the green light to resume full-scale training for qualifying...
In this file photo taken on November 3, 2017 a detail of the #20 XFINITY Team USA Toyota, driven by Matt Kenseth (not pictured), in the garage area, featuring the Team USA logo and Olympic Rings during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort...
Experts say cancellation 'would be disaster' The International Olympic Committee, thanks to its vast reserves, and international federations, many of which have borrowed money, can cope with the postponement of the Tokyo Games, but a cancellation would have disastrous consequences, experts say....
This file photo taken on May 14, 2017, shows the logo of the Paris 2024 Olympic campaign next to the Eiffel Tower, as the International Olympic Committee visits Paris for an inspection of the city's 2024 Games bid. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) The Paris Olympics might be scheduled for 2024, but...
In this file photo taken on March 25, 2020, the logo for the Tokyo 2020 torch relay is pictured as the Olympic flame goes on display at the Aquamarine Fukushima aquarium in Iwaki in Fukushima prefecture, the day after the historic decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. (Photo by Philip...
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) The delay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics forced by the coronavirus pandemic means next year's Games will be smaller and simpler, but will that make them more sustainable? Tokyo 2020 organizers have said sustainability will be a "core concept" for the Games and have...
President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Yoshiro Mori (Photo by ISSEI KATO / POOL / AFP) The development of a coronavirus vaccine or treatment will be key to allowing the postponed Tokyo 2020 games to open in a year's time, organising committee president Yoshiro Mori said Wednesday. Asked...
Idol-turned-boss Manny Pacquiao a source of inspiration for Marcial Olympic-bound boxer Eumir Felix Marcial (Screengrab / PSA) Boxer Eumir Marcial is devoting his efforts to giving the country its first Olympic gold medal at next year’s Tokyo Games despite turning pro under Manny Pacquiao’s MP...
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Just one in four people in Japan want to see the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games held next year, with most backing either further delay or cancellation, a new poll shows. Only 23.9 percent of respondents in the three-day nationwide poll published Sunday said they...
Filipino-American Natalie Uy shatters the Philippine-record and Southeast Asian Games mark of 4.25 meters after tying her personal best of 4.30 meters and placing sixth at the Acadia Invitational in Greenville, South Carolina. (YouTube screengrab / ESPN) Filipino-American pole vaulter Natalie Uy...
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Tokyo 2020 organizers said Friday they have secured all the venues needed to hold the Olympics next summer, clearing a major hurdle to hosting the event postponed over the coronavirus. Refunds for ticket holders unable to attend the rescheduled games will begin in...
International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach (AFP Photo / Fabrice COFFRINI) Banning fans from the Tokyo Olympics is "clearly something we don't want," International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said, adding that "multiple scenarios" were under consideration for the rescheduled Games. Bach...
