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Michael Phelps Had This Advice for Olympic Hopefuls Whose 2020 Dreams Were Delayed
The one year delay of the Tokyo Olympic Games was devastating for the athletes who had been training all their lives for 2020. The most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, discussed the mental challenges these athletes have faced, and how he would have responded himself.
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Tokyo Olympics Delay Costs May Reach $2.8 Billion
The cost of the postponement for the Tokyo Olympics could reach at least $2.8 billion in figures released by the Tokyo organizing committee, the Tokyo city government and Japan’s national government
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Tokyo 2020 CEO: Coronavirus Measures Still Being Finalized
Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said on Wednesday that the organizing committee is still working through establishing coronavirus safety measures for the upcoming 2020 Olympics.
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How Tokyo Olympic Athletes like Jordy Smith and Jagger Eaton Are Keeping Busy Until 2021
With the Tokyo Olympics being postponed to 2021, The New York Times caught up with Olympic hopefuls, like surfer Jordy Smith, skateboarder Jagger Eaton and Paralympic swimmer Mallory Weggemann, to see how they are keeping busy during their unexpected downtime.
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Countdown to Tokyo: US Athletes Talk Dreams, Virus Fears a Year Ahead of Summer Games
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, now set to be held in 2021, will be unlike any other. What will it take to make Olympians feel safe enough to compete in next year’s Summer Games?
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IOC President Says Multiple Scenarios Being Prepped Ahead of Tokyo 2020
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach addressed the media on Thursday to talk about how his organization is preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which have been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Olympians Have Been Learning New Skills During Quarantine
Even the world’s best athletes have been stuck at home during the pandemic. One year out from the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, find out what Olympians have been doing to keep busy during quarantine.
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What Will 2020 Tokyo Olympics Look Like?
With the coronavirus pandemic changing the way we do things across the world, we should expect some changes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the summer of 2021. Athletes share their thoughts on what they think the Summer Games could look like.
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Will We Have the Olympics in 2021? Athletes Share Their Gut Feelings
A year out from the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Olympic athletes are thinking about the state of the world with the coronavirus pandemic and wondering if there will be competition next summer.
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Olympic Athletes Discuss Willingness to Take COVID-19 Vaccines
If a COVID-19 vaccine is available in time for the Tokyo Olympic Games in the summer of 2021, would athletes take it?
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Hopes, Fears and Vaccines: Olympians Share Their Thoughts on Tokyo Games
One year out from the rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, athletes share their thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines and what it would take for them to feel safe at the Olympics.
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Olympic Committee to Reconsider Ban on Athletes Protesting
The International Olympic Committee is reconsidering its current ban on protesting amid global protests against racism, following stances made by other sporting leagues like FIFA and the NFL. Under current rules, athletes are required to show political neutrality at the games but can express their opinions in post-competition interviews and on social media.
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Japan Moves Forward With Olympics ‘As Planned'
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that the country plans to move forward with hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics as the coronavirus in Japan “has not progressed to an explosive rise of infection spread.”
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Tokyo Olympics: Signs Suggest Summer Dates for 2021 Olympics
Tokyo Olympic organizers are leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021
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Olympic Delay Leaves Athletes Uncertain About Sponsorships
Sponsorship executives in the Olympic world are mulling the ramifications of the postponement of the Tokyo Games until 2021 due to the coronavirus.
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All Signs Point to Tokyo Olympics Being Postponed
IOC members, national Olympic committees and athletes were all racing toward the same conclusion Monday: The Tokyo Olympics are not going to take place this summer. Craig Reedie, a longtime member of the International Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press that everyone can see where things are headed, with the coronavirus pandemic spreading and Olympic hopefuls around the world unable…
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IOC Explores Postponing Olympics as Canada, Australia Pull Athletes
The Tokyo Olympics are going to happen — but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned.
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Worldwide Athletes Group Calls for Postponement of Olympics
A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls and their supporters is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control
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Virus Grows, as Do Questions: Will the Tokyo Olympics Open?
The Tokyo Olympics has reached a critical phase. The torch relay begins in a few days in northern Japan. Organizers are asking fans to attend but be restrained along the roadside for fear of spreading the coronavirus.
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Olympic Flame Lands in Japan as Doubts Grow Over Tokyo Games
The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan from Greece and was greeted in a scaled-down ceremony at an air base in northern Japan