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COVID – 19: Ethical challenges for our Para-Athletes ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Ghana News Agency - May 25, 2020 0

On 24 March 2020, the Japanese Government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in a joint decision officially agreed to the postponement of the...

Australian Football Federation committed to send teams to Tokyo Olympics in 2021

xinhuanet.com - Mar 26, 2020 0

Football Federation Australia (FFA) on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to send teams to the Tokyo Olympics next year and also suggested that the entry...

ANOCA welcomes IOC decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics

Ghana News Agency - Mar 26, 2020 0

Mr. Berraf Mustapha, President of Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has welcomed International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to postpone the...

Kenya welcomes decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics to 2021

xinhuanet.com - Mar 25, 2020 0

Kenya has welcomed the decision by Japan and International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games by one year to 2021. ...

The landmark venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics - the National Speed Skating Oval, also known as the "Ice Ribbon", is capped, Dec. 31, 2019. Photo by He Yong/People’s Daily

Moroccan Olympic Committee praises decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics

xinhuanet.com - Mar 25, 2020 0

The Moroccan Olympic Committee praised on Tuesday the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the committee said in a statement. ...

Japan’s Abe hints at possibility of postponing Tokyo Olympics

xinhuanet.com - Mar 23, 2020 0

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday hinted at the possibility that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games could be postponed this summer if...

Tokyo Olympics to be staged regardless of Coronavirus pandemic

Ghana News Agency - Mar 18, 2020 0

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday confirmed that the Tokyo Olympics will be staged as planned despite the threat posed by the Coronavirus...

Namibia boxer Jonas qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

xinhuanet.com - Feb 27, 2020 0

Namibian boxer Jonas Junias Jonas has qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games, beating Morocco's Abdelhaq Nadir in a qualifying tournament on Wednesday in Dakar,...

Australia’s Chef de Mission tells athletes to focus on training for Tokyo Olympics

xinhuanet.com - Feb 26, 2020 0

Australian Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020 Ian Chesterman on Wednesday told athletes to stay calm and keep preparing for the Olympics. ...

Japan government spends US$2.44 billion on Tokyo Olympics in 6 years

xinhuanet.com - Jan 24, 2020 0

The Japanese government said Friday it spent about 266.9 billion yen (2.44 billion U.S. dollars) in preparation for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games...

South Africa beat Ghana to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

xinhuanet.com - Nov 23, 2019 0

South Africa joined Egypt and Cote d'Ivoire to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, after finishing third in the Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations,...

Stadium in Fukushima to be used as venue in 2020 Tokyo Olympics

News Ghana - Mar 17, 2017 0

Representatives from the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said here Friday that the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium in Fukushima Prefecture would...

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