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BWF Extends Qualification Period For Tokyo Olympics 2020 Till Next Year

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 27, 2020

Badminton World Federation said an extended qualification period for the Tokyo Olympics will be introduced next year and ranking points earned at tournaments during the original qualification phase will be maintained.

Japanese Female Wrestler Who Was Cast In Netflix Reality Show Dies At 22

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 24, 2020

Hana Kimura was a current cast member of Netflix's internationally popular "Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020".

IOC Member Sees "Real Problems" In Holding Tokyo Games In 2021

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 22, 2020

John Coates, IOC's pointman for Tokyo Olympics, indicated that officials would start deciding in October if and how the pandemic-hit Games could go ahead in July 2021.

IOC Chief Thomas Bach Rules Out Further Postponement Of Tokyo Olympics If Not Held In 2021

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 21, 2020

Olympics chief Thomas Bach agreed that 2021 was the "last option" for holding the delayed Tokyo Games, stressing that postponement cannot go on forever.

Japanese Magazine Scraps "Insensitive" Coronavirus-Olympic Mock-Up Logo After Row

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 21, 2020

The Japanese Magazine designed a satirical mock-up combining coronavirus cells with the blue-and-white Tokyo 2020 logo.

IOC Asks International Federations To Finalise Olympic Qualifying Events Dates

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 19, 2020

IOC has also asked international federations to help draft contingency plans in advance for all eventualities, including potential cancellations, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus: Olympic Chief Calls For "Vigilance And Patience" Ahead Of Tokyo Games

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 16, 2020

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the IOC in March took the historic decision to postpone the Games, scheduled to open in Tokyo on July 24, until July 23 to August 8, 2021.

"They Said I Had The Best Legs": Nafisa Ali Recounts Her Miss India Victory

Entertainment | Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Friday May 15, 2020

Nafisa Ali was the second runner-up at Miss International 1976, which was held in Tokyo, Japan

Waiting On Olympics, Japanese Fencer Turns To Uber Eats For Fitness, Money

Reuters | Wednesday May 13, 2020

With his Olympics preparations in tatters, Japanese fencer Ryo Miyake has begun delivering food for Uber Eats as a way to keep up his fitness and bring in a little extra cash during the enforced coronavirus lockdown.

Manu Bhaker "Very Hopeful" Of Tokyo Olympics Taking Place Next Year

Press Trust of India | Friday May 8, 2020

Manu Bhaker said that she is "very hopeful" that the Tokyo Olympics will be held next year despite growing uncertainty due to coronavirus pandemic

Tokyo Olympics Will "Definitely" Be Held Next Year: IOC Member Narinder Batra

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 2, 2020

IOA president Narinder Batra on Saturday said that the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics will "definitely" be held next year, amid concerns over staging the mega event before a COVID-19 vaccine is found.

BWF Reschedules 2021 World Championships To November-December, Avoids clash with Olympics

Press Trust of India | Friday May 1, 2020

BWF president Poul-Erik Hoyer said changing the BWF World Championships to late November was in the best interests of the sport.

Robots on Hand to Greet Japanese Coronavirus Patients in Hotels

Reuters | Friday May 1, 2020

Japan is now using hotels to house patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus but whose symptoms are too light to need hospitalisation, and several in the capital of Tokyo just opened on Friday feature robots to help lighten the burden on nurses.

Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics "Difficult" If Pandemic Not Contained: Shinzo Abe

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 29, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games, which are now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021.

Japan Must Keep State Of Emergency, 2021 Olympics "Difficult": Top Doctor

Reuters | Tuesday April 28, 2020

Tokyo confirmed 112 new infections on Tuesday, said national broadcaster NHK, up from 39 a day earlier, its lowest in four weeks.