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TIME IS TICKING: A countdown display for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. AP Photo

No way we can hold the Games in 2020: Tokyo reacts to talk of Olympics...

People say even if Japan overcomes the virus, they would not receive athletes and spectators from other parts of the...

23 March 2020 2:59 PM IST

The athletes village for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which are to be renovated and sold soon after the Games. AP Photo

Postponing the Olympic Games is a complicated issue

According to IOC president Thomas Bach, postponing the Olympic Games is not like moving a football game to next Saturday

23 March 2020 2:05 PM IST

South Africas Olympic simming champion Cameron van der Burgh. AP Photo

Coronavirus 'no joke', warns Olympic gold medallist Cameron van der...

South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh, who was infected with coronavirus, explains how difficult a journey it was to...

23 March 2020 12:48 PM IST

In this file photo, President Donald Trump speaks with CEO of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Sarah Hirshland Hirshland. AP Photo

US Olympic officials welcome IOC timeline for decision on Tokyo Games

'IOC update is an important step in providing clarity, but our athletes continue to face enormous ambiguity surrounding...

23 March 2020 12:37 PM IST

Indian Olympic Association secretary general Rajeev Mehta. PTI Photo

IOA to take a decision after one month, likely to follow IOC

IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta said IOA will wait and watch for 4 to 5 weeks before taking a decision in...

23 March 2020 12:32 PM IST

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks during her meeting about COVID-19 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office on Monday. AFP Photo

Olympics postponement an option, cancellation not on agenda: IOC

Cancellation would not solve any problem and would help nobody. Therefore it is not on our agenda: Thomas Bach

23 March 2020 12:27 PM IST

In this file photo International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (L), Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) president Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah attend the XXIII ANOC General Assembly in Tokyo. AFP Photo

IOC decision on Olympics in four weeks

Turnaround in IOC's stand came after World Athletics president Seb Coe said that holding the Olympics in July is not...

23 March 2020 12:21 PM IST

In this file photo, Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) chief executive officer Matt Carroll (R) and AOC president John Coates address a press conference where they reaffirmed plans to send athletes to Tokyo 2020. AFP Photo

Prepare for 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Australia tells its athletes

Athletes needed certainty, and they must also prioritise their health and that of their families: AOC chief executive...

23 March 2020 12:16 PM IST

Japan¢s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a parliamentary session in Tokyo Monday. AP Photo

Olympics postponement may be unavoidable, says Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Abe hoped the IOC will make a decision early if it is postponed, because the process would involve a lot of work and...

23 March 2020 12:11 PM IST

Canadian government continues to take drastic measures one of which was to seal the border with the United States on Sunday. AFP Photo

Canada first country to pull out of Tokyo Games

IOC is of the opinion that the global crisis could have passed by the end of July and that postponing now would be...

23 March 2020 12:06 PM IST

People in a small boat view the Olympic rings in the Odaiba section of Tokyo. AP Photo

Global athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics

This show of solidarity among Olympic hopefuls adds to the dozens of individual athletes who have come out against the...

22 March 2020 3:24 PM IST

Mirabai Chanu displays the gold medals she won at EGAT Cup in Chiang Mai, Thailand, last year. PTI Photo

Only prayer on Mirabai Chanu's lips: God let the Tokyo Games go on

Mirabai's Olympic debut was disappointing as she failed to lift the weight in all three attempts in clean & jerk

22 March 2020 3:00 PM IST