Published 3 years ago

Virus surges fuel fears 100 days before Tokyo Olympics

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TOKYO: A western Japanese city cancelled the Tokyo Olympics torch relay over spiking coronavirus cases on Wednesday (Apr 14), fueling fresh fears about whether the pandemic-postponed Games should go ahead with just 100 days until the opening ceremony. Even as Tokyo unveiled installations featuring ...

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BBC News

100 days to Tokyo Olympics - Wales' ones to watch

BBC Sport Wales takes a look at which athletes could be making the headlines in Tokyo this summer.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

100 days to Tokyo: how Team GB is shaping up for a unique Olympics

Virtual diving meets, farming fitness and training on trampolines have featured in a buildup where the pandemic meant necessity has been the mother of inventionAt the start of April, Tom Daley tiptoed to the edge of a 10m board, inhaled deeply, and took his first competitive dive in more than a year. There were no crowds, or judges poolside, because of the pandemic. Instead in what was the world’s first virtual diving meet, British, Canadian, Ja…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals struggling with finances and political instability.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Coronavirus Surges Fuel Fears 100 Days Before Tokyo Olympics

Even as Tokyo unveiled installations featuring the Olympic rings and mascots to celebrate the 100-day milestone, organisers face monumental challenges as virus surges.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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KRDO

100 days to Tokyo Olympics: the stories you need to know

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3 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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South China Morning Post

Tokyo 2020 - 100 days till the Olympics that refuse to die

Tokyo 2020 is 100 days away, with the delayed Olympic Games starting on July 23 - a year after they were initially scheduled thanks to Covid-19.The spectre of Covid is certain to hang over the Games. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has vowed the utmost in anti-virus measures to deliver a “wonderful” Olympics but there are those who have their doubts.Koike made her comments at an event to mark the 100-day countdown, but it has not gone unnoticed that…

3 years ago·Hong Kong

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