Tag: Tokyo
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A Message from Tokyo, By Dennis Onakinor
Of the 11,326 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees that competed in 339 events at the just-concluded 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo – Japan, two gold medalists, Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy and MutazEssa Barshim of Qatar, stand out amongst the 2,175 medal winners. Their win was outstanding not because the high jump event in which…
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Okagbare suspended for doping violation, out of Tokyo Olympics
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended Team Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare with immediate effect after a sample collected from the sprinter tested positive for human growth hormone. The AIU, which is an independent integrity body created by the World Athletics, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Medal winners at Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday
Following are the medal winners at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday: Shooting: Women’s 10m air rifle Gold: Yang Qian, China Silver: Anastasiia Galashina, Russia Olympic Committee (ROC) Bronze: Nina Christen, Switzerland Men’s 10m air pistol: Gold: Javad Foroughi, Iran Silver: Damir Mikec, Serbia Bronze: Pang Wei, China Road cycling: Men’s road race: Gold: Richard…
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Tokyo 2020: Oshonaike crashes out after defeat to American opponent
Liu Juan of the USA beat Nigeria’s Olufunke Oshonaike in their preliminary round singles match in the table tennis event at the 2020 Olympic Games on Saturday. Liu, 36, sealed a 4-1 win over Oshonaike, who is competing at her seventh Olympics. Oshonaike put up a good fight in the first game going down 11-7…
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Nigerian Olympic official hospitalised for COVID-19 in Tokyo
A Nigerian Olympic official has become the first visitor to the Tokyo Games to be admitted to hospital with COVID-19, broadcaster TV Asahi said on Friday. TV Asahi did not identify the individual, a non-athlete in his 60s, was not identified. The person’s gender was also unknown. The official tested positive on Thursday evening at…
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U.S. first lady Jill Biden to attend Olympics opening ceremony
U.S first lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 23, the White House said on Tuesday. Further details will be announced at a later date. Her husband, President Joe Biden, is not expected to be at the Games, according to the Washington Post. White House spokeswoman,…
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Tokyo Olympic chief under fire over sexist remarks
Tokyo Olympic organising committee president, Yoshiro Mori, apologised on Thursday after he was harshly criticised for his sexist remarks. Mori acknowledged that his remarks were “careless. I would like to offer an apology,” he told Kyodo News. Later in the day, Mori told reporters he had no intention of resigning. “Somebody told me that if…
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Tokyo Olympic games set for July 2021
Tokyo Olympics organisers are eyeing next July as a start date for the postponed Games, Japanese media reported yesterday, following the historic decision to delay the event due to the coronavirus. Given the on-going pandemic and need for preparation time, the most likely plan would be for the Games to begin on July 23, 2021,…
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Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympic Games postponed to 2021
Japan and the Olympics movement decided on Tuesday to delay this year’s Tokyo Games into 2021 as the coronavirus crisis obliterated the world’s last major imminent sporting event. It was the first time in the Olympics’ 124-year history that they had been postponed, though they were cancelled outright several times during the two 20th century…
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IOC president, Abe to discuss possible Tokyo Olympics postponement
Japan on Tuesday said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to hold talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach over the phone, with the coronavirus pandemic threatening this summer’s games. “The premier is expected to tell Bach that the Olympics should be rescheduled within one year if they are postponed, Kyodo news…