Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say they are mitigating the risks, but some medical experts...
View ArticleCalifornia court says USA Taekwondo must protect athletes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sports organizations governing youth activities from soccer to swimming to gymnastics to baseball have a duty to protect athletes from sexual and other abuse, the California Supreme...
View ArticleThe Latest: Bangladesh enforces weeklong virus lockdown
NEW ORLEANS — The Legislative Auditor’s Office in Louisiana says the state labor department sent more than $405 million in state and federal unemployment insurance benefits to people who don’t appear...
View ArticleReports: Tokyo Olympics to call off water polo test event
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers on Tuesday postponed a water polo test event set for this weekend and said it might be rescheduled for May or June.
View ArticleChina warns Washington not to boycott Winter Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China's government warned Washington on Wednesday not to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing after the Biden administration said it was talking with allies about a joint...
View ArticleTokyo Games delay decision until June on fans — or no fans
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese residents with tickets to the Tokyo Olympics may not know until weeks before the games open if they'll be allowed to attend.
View ArticleMore tests, no quarantine in updated Tokyo Olympic rules
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can compete in Japan when the games open in three months in the...
View ArticleMore tests and still more questions about the Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics open in under three months and there are still more questions than answers despite the rollout Wednesday of new rule books to explain how the games will take place in...
View ArticleUSOPC to Congress: Beijing Olympic boycott not the solution
DENVER (AP) — A boycott of next year's Beijing Olympics will not solve any geopolitical issues with China and will only serve to place athletes training for the games under a “cloud of uncertainty,”...
View ArticlePetition with 350,000 signatures wants Tokyo Games canceled
TOKYO (AP) — An online petition with more than 350,000 signatures calling for the Tokyo Games to be canceled was submitted Friday to local organizers, the International Olympic Committee and others.
View ArticleBritain yet to decide on Pfizer offer to vaccinate Olympians
LONDON (AP) — The British government is still deciding whether to accept an offer from Pfizer to fast-track Olympic and Paralympic athletes for coronavirus vaccines.
View ArticleMajor Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellation
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Wednesday called for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled with the games set to open in less than two months.
View ArticleParalympic champion swimmer wins prestigious Spanish prize
MADRID (AP) — Paralympic champion swimmer Teresa Perales has won Spain’s annual Princess of Asturias award for sports.
View ArticleGLIMPSES: Medalists’ bouquets hold deeper meaning for Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Of course, an Olympic medal has significance. But the bouquet of flowers that every medal winner is being handed at the Tokyo Olympics has deeper meaning. Much deeper.
View Article‘WeThe15’ stresses rights of 1.2 billion with disabilities
TOKYO (AP) — The opening next week of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo is being used as a stage to launch a human-rights movement aimed at the world’s 1.2 billion people with disabilities.
View ArticleParalympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — The Paralympics began Tuesday in the same empty National Stadium — during the same pandemic — as the opening and closing ceremonies of the recently completed Tokyo Olympics.
View ArticleFirst Paralympic gold medal goes to Paige Greco of Australia
TOKYO (AP) — Australian cyclist Paige Greco earned the first gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics, winning the 3,000-meter pursuit on Wednesday on the track at the velodrome.
View ArticleBlind long jumper envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers
The popular black-and-gray T-shirt featuring the mantra of blind long jumper Lex Gillette currently remains sold out on his website.
View ArticleParalympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness
TOKYO (AP) — There are 4,403 Paralympic athletes competing in Tokyo, each with unique differences that have to be classified. Lines have to be drawn — in the quest for fairness — to group similar...
View Article2 Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo to compete in Paralympics
TOKYO (AP) — Two athletes from Afghanistan have arrived in Tokyo to compete in the Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee said Saturday.
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