All posts tagged "COVID-19"
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Features
/ 3 years agoKosei Inoue: After Tokyo 2020, Judo and Sports Will Remain My Contributions to the World
The judoka shares his plans for when his term as coach of the Japan men’s judo team ends.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years ago[Bookmark] Tokyo Olympics in a New Dark Age: A Competition on Behalf of the Entire Human Family
To fend off a future in which respect for human freedom and dignity has been destroyed, it is absolutely essential that...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Surfing Makes Dynamic Debut at Summer Games
Surfing is among four new sports added to the Olympic program for the Tokyo Games. The others are sport climbing, skateboarding...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoNaomi Osaka Lights Cauldron In an Opening Ceremony Marked by Elegant Simplicity
“This is a message of hope,” said IOC boss Thomas Bach. “Yes, it’s very different from what all of us imagined....
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoJudoka Kosei Inoue’s Message: The Tokyo Olympics Remain Very Meaningful
“Sports have the power to bring people together,” says Inoue. “The Olympics will go ahead as planned, and all we can...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOfficials Grapple with Rising Number of COVID Cases Ahead of Opening Ceremony
As of July 22, Tokyo 2020 organizers reported 87 COVID-19 infections among people connected with the Olympics since the start of...
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoSeibu Lions Surprise Foreign Players Separated From Their Families
~~ ~ The Saitama Seibu Lions had a surprise for the foreign players on the team, who, due to the coronavirus,...
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Olympic Countdown a Ho-Hum Ordeal a Week Before First Events Kick Off
In normal times, spirited anticipation marks the final days before the Olympics. This summer, cautious optimism for the power of sports...
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Japan Sports Notebook
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] A Record 582 Athletes Comprise Host Nation’s Olympic Contingent
~~ The Olympics have grown in size and scale over the decades. Just as infrastructure costs and increased media coverage have...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPICS | Mixed Reactions to Decision to Hold Events Without Spectators in Tokyo Region
~~ ~ It looks like a party filled with a long list of rules, many more restrictions than ideas for fun. ...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoTokyo 2020 Organizers Announce Olympic Spectators Will Be Barred in the Nation’s Capital, Neighboring Prefectures
~~ On the same day that International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach arrived in Japan, it was decided that spectators will...
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Features
/ 4 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Olympians Caught in Rhetorical Crossfire Over Plans to Hold Tokyo Games
~~ Clashing ideologies are on full display as Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers and other visible stakeholders, who insist that nothing...
