Canada pulls out of 2020 Games as pressure mounts on Tokyo
Toronto, Canada/Tokyo, JapanReuters The Canadian Olympic Committee and Paralympic Committee said on Sunday that Team Canada will not participate in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020 due to concerns about the outbreak of the coronavirus. Opposition to holding the Games in July has risen sharply in the past 48 hours, with […]
Japan PM says G7 supports ‘complete’ Games, polls back postponement
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that Group of Seven leaders had agreed to support a “complete” Olympics, but dodged questions about whether any of the leaders had brought up the possibility of postponement. His comments come as concerns mount about whether the Games can proceed as planned now that the […]
ESSAY: THE OLYMPICS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PLATFORM FOR PROTEST – BANNING HAND GESTURES AND KNEELING IGNORES THEIR HISTORY
Amid fears of protests at the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has brought in new regulations to prevent them. But, as DAVID ROWE, of the Western Sydney University, points out in this article first published on The Conversation, protests have long been part of Olympic history…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay route revealed, uniforms unveiled
Tokyo, JapanReuters Tokyo 2020 organisers on Saturday unveiled the uniforms to be worn by 10,000 volunteer runners during the torch relay and presented further details about the route the relay will take. Organisers said the torch will travel through all 47 of Japan’s prefectures – from Hokkaido in the north to the southern island of […]