Olympic Athletes Catching the Covid-19 Virus

Athletes and officials from international teams arriving in the country for the Beijing Olympics are testing positive for the Covid-19 at a very fast pace.

Local organizers revealed that 11 out of 379 athletes that arrived in China on Monday tested positive. All those who were infected ...

JAPAN’S DIGITALIZATION MINISTER ADMITS TO COERCING APP DEVELOPER TO CUT COSTS

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• Japan’s digitalization minister admits to coercing app developer to cut costs.
• A smartphone app for monitoring the health of foreign visitors during the Tokyo Games.
• Hirai said the cost of developing and operating t...

TOKYO OLYMPIC’S GPS TRACKING FOR VISITORS WILL NOT BE REAL TIME

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• Tokyo Olympics’ GPS tracking for visitors will not be real time.
• The GPS would be used to trace and confirm their movements retroactively if a problem arises.
• Everyone entering Japan from abroad for the games will b...

TOKYO OLYMPIC WORKERS NEED TO REGULARLY CHECK FOR COVID-19

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• Tokyo Olympic workers need to regularly check for COVID-19.
• The workers will do so by self-collecting saliva samples regularly.
• Organizers plan to distribute containers for submission at one of around 60 locations.
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JAPAN OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS TO LIMIT NO. OF OVERSEAS OFFICIALS

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• Japan Olympic organizers to limit no. of overseas officials.
• Around 78,000 officials and workers will be allowed at the games.
• Olympic and Paralympic athletes has remained unchanged at about 15,000.
• Japan is fa...

CANCELLATION OF TOKYO OLYMPICS PROTEST CONTINUES STRONG IN JAPAN

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• Cancellation of Tokyo Olympics protest continues strong in Japan.
• The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers start three days of virtual meetings from Wednesday.
• Around 6,000-member Tokyo Medical Practitioners' Association ...

CHINA TELLS IOC CHIEF ABOUT IT SUPPORTING TOKYO OLYMPICS

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• China tells IOC Chief about it supporting Tokyo Olympics.
• The Chinese President had a telephonic conversation with IOC Chief.
• Many are asking to postpone or cancel Tokyo Games over the increasing spread of the virus.
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TOKYO OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS ORGANIZERS TO A HOLD JOINT MEETING

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• Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizers to hold a joint meeting.
• Representatives of the central and Tokyo municipal governments are also said to attend the meeting.
• Seiko Hashimoto is the new President of the Tokyo 2020...

2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS BOYCOTT RIFE AMIDST CANADIAN SPORTSMEN WARNING TO STAY LOW

• As China ramps up to present the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing in February next year, the call to boycott the winter games being hosted by China next year has been rife.
• Amidst all this speculation, the Canadian Olympic organisers have said that they would warn its sportsmen ...

JAPANESE COMEDIAN ATSUSHI TAMURA WITHDRAWS FROM THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY

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• Japanese comedian Atsushi Tamura withdraws from the Olympic torch relay.
• The comedian withdrew from the relay over the president of the organizing committee Tokyo Olympics’ controversial remarks.
• Tamura expressed sk...

NEW VARIANT OF COVID-19 LEADS JAPAN GOVT. TO SUSPEND SPECIAL ENTRY OF ATHLETES

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• New variant of COVID-19 leads Japan Govt. to suspend special entry of athletes.
• The new policy by the govt. will be placed until the end of January.
• The Govt. has already notified the Japanese Olympic Committee and other ...

TOKYO OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY TO START IN 3 MONTHS

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• Tokyo Olympics torch relay to start in 3 months.
• The relay will involve around 10,000 runners and tens of thousands of officials.
• The relay is said to last for 121 days and pass through 859 municipalities.
• The ...

TOKYO OLYMPIC ORGANIZERS TO REFUND ALMOST 18% OF TICKETS BOUGHT FOR THE EVENT

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• Tokyo Olympic organizers to refund almost 18% of tickets bought for the event.
• The organizing committee received requests for refunds.
• The organizers received some 810,000 applications for Olympic ticket refunds.
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ATHLETES TO UNDERGO COVID-19 TESTS EVERY 4-5 DAYS DURING TOKYO OLYMPICS 2021

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• Athletes to undergo COVID-19 tests every 4-5 days during Tokyo Olympics 2021.
• The policy will apply to all people staying at the athletes’ village in principle.
• Japan is also considering allowing the attendance of s...

JAPAN PM AND IOC CHIEF MEET; TOKYO OLYMPICS TO BE HELD AS PLANNED NEXT SUMMER

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• Japan PM and IOC Chief meet; Tokyo Olympics to held as planned next summer.
• IOC chief Thomas Bach is on a four-day visit to Tokyo since Sunday.
• Bach is also scheduled to meet former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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JAPANESE BOY BAND ARASHI HOLDS ONLINE PERFORMANCE IN TOKYO

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• Japanese boy band Arashi holds online performance in Tokyo.
• The band performed at an empty National Stadium in Tokyo.
• The group prerecorded the concert without fans present at the stadium.
• NHK had tapped the gr...

TOKYO OLYMPIC OC STARTED TRIALS ON LUGGAGE INPSECTION AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS

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• Tokyo Olympic OC started trials on luggage inspection and temperature checks.
• The trial is said to run for three days in Tokyo until Wednesday.
• The trials are in the account of measures against the spread of COVID-19.

TORCH RELAY FOR TOKYO OLYMPIC TO BEGIN ON MARCH 25 IN FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE

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• Torch relay for Tokyo Olympic to begin on March 25 in Fukushima prefecture.
• The relay will start from the J-Village soccer training center and last for 121 days.
• Around 10,000 runners are selected for the nationwide relay...

SUGA AND THOMAS BACH AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE SUCCESS OF TOKYO OLYMPICS

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• Suga and Thomas Back agreed to work together for the success of Tokyo Olympics.
• The Prime Minister of Japan and the IOC President had a telephonic conversation.
• Bach congratulated Suga on taking the office.
• Ba...

JAPAN TO EXEMPT ATHLETES COMPETING IN THE TOKYO OLYMPICS FROM ENTRY RESTRICTIONS

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• Japan to exempt athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics from entry restrictions.
• The athletes are expected to monitor their own health and test negative for COVID-19.
• After athletes arrive, they will be able to practice...