Several Japanese towns and cities have decided to pull out from hosting teams for Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 spread. The western town of Okuizumo that spent $5 million on preparations to welcome Indian hockey team has now scrapped the visit.

Tokyo Olympics: Several Japanese towns & cities pull out from hosting teams

In Japan, a countdown is underway for the biggest and perhaps the greatest sporting event in the world, the Olympics. It is extremely rare for the Olympics to be postponed or cancelled.

Japan's Tokyo Olympics conundrum worsens amid raging pandemic

Full stadiums will be "very difficult" at the Tokyo Olympics, the head of the Games warned Wednesday, as organisers pushed back a decision on how many domestic fans can attend until June.

Full venues at Tokyo Olympics 'very difficult': organisers

Will Tokyo Olympics get cancelled again? With 87 days left, Japan is witnessing a spike in infections. 4 major prefectures are under emergency, host towns are pulling out, the government seems divided.

Gravitas: Will Tokyo Olympics be cancelled again?

Hundreds of Japanese towns and cities have been forced to rethink plans to host Olympic teams because the coronavirus will prevent public appearances and require costly safety measures.

'Impossible now' - Japan's Olympic host towns pull out over pandemic

Australia's success in Olympic track and field quite literally slowed to a walk at the Rio Games but hopes are high for a rebound at Tokyo with a raft of elite women leading the charge.

Australian athletes coming on in leaps and bounds before Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Olympics organisers may put off an announcement on how many fans can attend until June, media reported Wednesday, as surging coronavirus infections play havoc with preparations.

Virus surge to delay decision on Olympics fans' attendance till June: reports

For most people the lockdown year 2020, was all about adjusting to a new normal, but for 22-year old Nethra Kumanan, it was all about slogging twice as hard, with the same consistency every single day in Gran Canaria, Spain.

Tokyo Olympics ahoy for 22-yr old Nethra K, India’s first woman sailor

US President Joe Biden on Friday gave his backing to Japan's efforts to hold a "safe and secure" Olympic Games this year after talk of cancelation due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Biden backs Japan PM on holding 'safe and secure' Olympic Games

A top member of Japanese ruling party official Toshihiro Nikai admitted that cancelling this year's Olympic Games remains an option due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japanese officials says Tokyo Olympic could still be cancelled due to COVID-19

A senior Japanese ruling party official said on Thursday that cancelling this year's Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, dropping a bomb on a hot-button issue and sending social media into a frenzy.

Are the Olympics being cancelled? It remains an option, says Japanese official

Holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics this summer will be "really difficult" given a spike in coronavirus infections across Japan, the head of the Tokyo Medical Association has warned.

Olympics 'difficult' after virus spikes, Japan medical group warns

A health adviser to Japan's Olympic committee said on Tuesday athletes should have the option of getting COVID-19 vaccines, days after public outcry led the government to deny it was making them a priority.

Japan Olympic adviser urges COVID-19 vaccine option for athletes

Tokyo Olympics are nearly 100 days away and according to a poll more than 70% of people in Japan want the games to be canceled or delayed as the Coronavirus pandemic rolls on.

Poll: 70% of Japanese want the Tokyo Olympics to be delayed or cancelled

Kenya on Thursday started vaccinating its Olympic athletes against Covid-19, paving the way to compete in the Tokyo Games. All the 75 athletes in the Olympic team bubble at Nairobi's Kasarani stadium were vaccinated on Thursday, in an exercise which will also cover the Paralympic teams, rugby sevens and the officials working with Kenya Safari Rally preparations.

Kenya starts vaccinating Olympic athletes

Nearly 100 days before Tokyo Olympics, Japan is all set to approve strict restrictions in the capital city to combat a surge in Coronavirus infections. The restrictions are expected to be announced on Friday (April 9) and will be in place till the May 11.

Japan to announce strict restrictions in Tokyo to combat surge in Coronavirus

North Korea will not attend this year's Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang's sports ministry said, blowing the final whistle on Seoul's hopes of using the Games to restart talks with its nuclear-armed neighbour.

N. Korea says will not go to Olympics over Covid fears

A Tokyo Olympics water polo test event has been cancelled because sport officials cannot enter Japan due to coronavirus restrictions, reports said Tuesday. The event is only the latest victim of virus restrictions, which have forced the cancellation or postponement of a series of Olympic qualifiers and tests.

Tokyo Olympics test event cancelled over virus: reports

Samurai dance teacher moves online as Tokyo Olympics bans foreign spectators

North Korea has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics this year to protect its athletes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision comes as a blow to South Korea's hopes of reviving the stalled peace talks during the Games.

North Korea pulls out of Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 pandemic

From the unprecedented coronavirus postponement to last week's decision to bar overseas spectators, the path to staging the Tokyo Olympics has been littered with obstacles.

Joy, delay and torch relay: Tokyo's turbulent Olympic timeline

When the Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicks off in Fukushima on Thursday, runners are hoping it will show the world the area is no "nuclear wasteland", a decade after the 2011 disaster.

Fukushima hopes Olympic torch will shine light on recovery

Toshiko Ishii spent $180,000 renovating her traditional Japanese inn in expectation of a flood of tourists for the Tokyo Olympics, but now she won't be hosting a single overseas fan.

'Everything evaporated' - Olympics' overseas fan ban hits Japan tourism

Several European countries introduced new lockdown measures Saturday as they battled surging coronavirus infections, while Tokyo Olympics organisers were forced to announce an "unavoidable" ban on overseas fans to keep the Games safe.

New lockdowns in Europe, overseas fans banned at Tokyo Olympics

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