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Mar 24 2020
Headline Roundup
2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Postponed
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach have agreed to postpone the summer Olympics in Tokyo amid the spread of the coronavirus.
The Olympics, which will still be dubbed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, will be delayed for about one year.
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Mar 20 2021
Headline Roundup
Tokyo Olympics Organizers Ban Foreign Spectators
Overseas spectators will not be permitted at the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced Saturday. The games were postponed to 2021 in March 2020 due to the onset of the pandemic. A large majority of the Japanese public opposes foreign spectators, with up to 80% saying the games should be postponed or canceled. Organizers have promised refunds
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Mar 26 2020
News
2020 Tokyo Olympics Postponed
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After weeks of uncertainty, the International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday that the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo would be postponed due to concerns around the coronavirus pandemic. The Games have Abridge News
Jul 23 2021
Headline Roundup
A Year Behind Schedule, 2020 Tokyo Olympics Finally Begin
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicked off Friday with opening ceremonies in Tokyo, Japan. The games were delayed by a year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Coronavirus remains a top story around the games; public health concerns threatened to force another delay, and fan presence at the games will be heavily restricted. Roughly 11,000 athletes from nearly 200 countries will participate in the games, which
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Jul 23 2021
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Jill Biden attends Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
First lady Jill Biden on Friday led the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremony in Tokyo to kick off a highly anticipated and unique Olympics.
The Olympics are Biden’s first solo international trip as first lady. Biden was spotted in the audience of the opening ceremony, wearing a black mask.
The opening ceremony paid homage to the athletes who trained in isolation during the
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Mar 20 2021
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Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
At last it’s official after countless unsourced news reports and rumors: spectators from abroad will be barred from the postponed Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months.
The decision was announced Saturday after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee, and local organizers.
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Mar 20 2021
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Spectators From Overseas Are Barred From Tokyo Olympics
Spectators from overseas will not be allowed to attend the Summer Olympics in Japan, organizers said on Saturday, making a major concession to the realities of Covid-19 even as they forged ahead with plans to hold the world’s largest sporting event.
The Tokyo Games, which begin in July, were originally scheduled for 2020 but were delayed by a year because of the pandemic. The Tokyo
New York Times (News)
Jan 22 2021
Fact Check
No change in plans for Tokyo Olympics Games in July
The Tokyo Olympics are expected to begin this July after the 2020 Games were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But a post online claims this summer's games have been canceled.
"Japanese government 'has privately concluded the Games cannot go ahead this summer' after they were postponed from last year," reads a Jan. 22 Facebook post from Taekwondo News. "The former chief
USA TODAY
Aug 13 2021
Analysis
11,000 Athletes, No Outbreak: How the Tokyo Olympics Dodged COVID
Before thousands of international athletes and reporters even landed in Tokyo, the Olympics were seen as a horror story waiting to happen.
What’s essential in a mega sporting event—confined spaces, crowds and close contacts—also makes fertile ground for COVID-19. Apprehensive and alarmed, the Japanese public overwhelmingly opposed hosting the Tokyo Games. When the time came, everyone
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