Tokyo 2020

2021 Aussie Nationals Set For Gold Coast With Tokyo Timing

Swimming Australia announced that the 2021 Australian Swimming Championships are now slated for April 14th-18th at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

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IOC Vice-President John Coates: Olympics Will Happen

John Coates (above, left) told the AFP that he expects the Tokyo Games to go off in 2021 regardless of the global situation with coronavirus.

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LA 2028 Head Casey Wasserman Calls For Changes To Rule 50

“My view is pretty simple in that I don’t believe anti-racist speech is political speech,” Wasserman said in the statement.

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John Coates: Le Olimpiadi Di Tokyo Si Faranno Nel 2021, Pandemia O No

John Coates, vice presidente del CIO ha affermato all’AFP che le Olimpiadi di Tokyo, posticipate al 2021, si faranno, pandemia o meno

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Energy Standard Preparing “100%” For ISL Season 2

Even with the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics looming, James Gibson’s Energy Standard training group says that they’re “all in” on ISL training.

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WADA Could Bar Team USA From Olympics If U.S. Withdraws Funding

Earlier this summer, the U.S. government threatened to withdraw funding from WADA. Now, WADA has fired back with the possibility of Olympic exclusion.

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30-Year-Old Ryosuke Irie Eyes Paris 2024 If Tokyo Olympics Don’t Happen

Says Japan’s premier backstroker Ryosuke Irie, “if the Tokyo Olympics don’t go ahead, I believe that I will go to Paris 2024.”

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Resigns With Health Concerns

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a champion of the country’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic hosting bid, has resigned amid health concerns.

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2020 Olympic Organizers, Government Meet On Coronavirus Countermeasures

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is set to meet with the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic organizing committees next week.

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Olympic Games On Track To Run In 2021: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike

Governor Koike says the COVID-19 situation in the city has gotten better in recent weeks and the Games are on track to run next summer.

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USA Diving Reschedules the U.S. Olympic Team Trials to June 6-13, 2021

USA Diving has announced the new dates for the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials that will select the team for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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One Year ‘Til Tokyo Paralympics & Athletes Already Looking Forward

The 2020 Paralympics would have kicked off tomorrow with opening ceremonies from Tokyo. Instead, top Paralympians are celebrating a second one-year-out date.

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2020 Olympic Flame Set To Be Publicly Displayed In September

The Olympic flame for the postponed 2020 Games in Tokyo is set to be publicly displayed next month in the host nation of Japan.

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Dutch Open LC Championships Set For December As OLY Qualifier

Dutch elite will now turn their eyes toward the nation’s Open Long Course Championships set for December 4th-6th in Rotterdam.

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Committee Formed to Review Travel Restrictions for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Athletes

A newly established panel of Tokyo 2020 organizers is set to meet next month to discuss travel restrictions for the coming Olympic Games.

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