Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games /
Covid-19
Health & Environment
Japan counts Olympic waste cost after medical supplies and food discarded
Games organisers last week issued an apology for ‘mismanaging’ medical equipment that was stockpiled before being thrown away unused.
10 Sep 2021 - 7:53PM
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Tokyo schoolchildren will attend Paralympics despite surging Covid-19 cases
20 Aug 2021 - 4:31PM
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Tokyo infection numbers threaten Paralympics as Suga watches approval slump
9 Aug 2021 - 8:57PM
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Hong Kong
Tiffany Chan reveals she had Covid-19; finishes strong at the Olympics
The LPGA Tour player hopes to stand on top of the Olympic podium in future just like Hong Kong’s five medal winners after making adjustments to finish in tie for 50th.
7 Aug 2021 - 11:45PM
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Hong Kong’s Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching says she has learned more lessons after competing in her second Olympics. Photo: Reuters
East Asia
Sentiment towards Tokyo Games improves despite state of emergency
Rising tide of positivity could be stalled by the decision to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and expand the measure to four more regions.
30 Jul 2021 - 7:08PM
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East Asia
Tokyo Olympics: Japan reports more than 10,000 new cases for first time
Olympics organisers said two Games-related people from overseas with Covid-19 have been hospitalised but neither case is serious.
29 Jul 2021 - 9:55PM
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East Asia
Tokyo Olympics: Covid-19 cases linked to Games now 148
Tokyo 2020 organisers said three of the 16 new were athletes, while the Dutch rowing team is isolating after coronavirus cases in its camp.
26 Jul 2021 - 4:18PM
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East Asia
Tokyo Olympics: IOC insists on masks on podiums, 10 new cases reported
Masks are mandatory across all Olympic venues for all athletes, staff and media, but some medallists were seen taking them off on the podium.
25 Jul 2021 - 4:21PM
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Silver medallist Jay Litherland, gold medallist Chase Kalisz (both from the US) and bronze medallist Brendon Smith from Australia pose maskless with their medals after the final of the men's 400m individual medley swimming event. Photo: AFP
Lifestyle & Culture
With spectators banned, how will Japanese fans watch the Olympics?
Many Japanese had their hopes of seeing Olympic events live or at fan zones dashed. TV sales have shot up as they plan to view at home instead.
23 Jul 2021 - 12:42PM
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East Asia
Covid-19 cases spike as dignitaries arrive for Olympics opening ceremony
Infections in Tokyo hit their highest number since mid-January with two more athletes testing positive. Dignitaries including US first lady Jill Biden have begun arriving in Japan for the opening ceremony of the Games on Friday.
22 Jul 2021 - 10:31PM
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East Asia
Japan’s Suga to meet Jill Biden, WHO chief Tedros ahead of opening ceremony
The Olympics are due to start on Friday, amid rising Covid-19 cases and a heat wave that is complicating the preparations of athletes.
21 Jul 2021 - 9:14PM
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Politics
China’s Olympians determined to win gold despite Covid-19 challenges
Many of the Chinese delegation has arrived for the Games and are in their final days of training before Friday’s opening ceremony.
21 Jul 2021 - 10:49PM
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Members of the Chinese team wear protective masks and face shields as they arrive at Narita International Airport ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Photo: Reuters
East Asia
Tokyo Olympics: Covid-19 cases hit 71 before first matches begin on Wednesday
Japan’s pledge to hold a safe and secure Games is being threatened by growing Covid-19 cases in Tokyo, with visiting athletes testing positive.
21 Jul 2021 - 12:16AM
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Politics
Foreigners at Japan’s universities still stranded as Olympic athletes arrive
The plight of foreign residents barred from the country is under the spotlight as 11,000 sportspeople from around the world converge on the capital.
20 Jul 2021 - 3:40PM
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East Asia
Tokyo Olympics: US gymnast tests positive for Covid-19
The defending all-around champion Simone Biles was not affected, nor were any of the other favourites to win the team gold.
19 Jul 2021 - 10:14PM
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East Asia
South African cases raise fear of Covid-19 cluster at Tokyo Olympic Village
Organisers on Sunday reported 10 new cases connected to the Olympics including media, contractors and other personnel, compared with 15 new cases on Saturday.
18 Jul 2021 - 10:33PM
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The Olympic rings are seen illuminated outside Narita International Airport near Tokyo. Photo: AP
East Asia
First Covid-19 case at athletes’ village stokes fears ahead of Olympics
The person, whose nationality was not revealed, tested positive during a routine check on Friday.
18 Jul 2021 - 7:29AM
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Health & Environment
Covid-19 cases among Olympics teams likely ‘tip of the iceberg’: expert
Athletes and staff from Kenya, Russia and South Africa are some people who have been classified as close contacts or tested positive for Covid-19.
15 Jul 2021 - 10:51PM
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Other Sport
Ipsos poll finds 78 per cent of Japanese against Olympics happening
Globally, 57 per cent are against Tokyo 2020 going ahead though 62 per cent agree it is important chance for world to come together, survey says.
14 Jul 2021 - 10:35PM
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Sport
Olympics chief in ‘Chinese-Japanese’ slip of tongue as he vows safe Games
Thomas Bach says IOC is in solidarity with Japanese people in enforcing ‘intensive Covid countermeasures’ in their efforts to keep athletes and the population safe.
13 Jul 2021 - 3:59PM
IOC president Thomas Bach at a meeting with Tokyo 2020 organisers on Tuesday. Photo: IOC
Diplomacy
China and Japan pledge mutual support as Olympic hosts
Chinese ambassador to Japan seeks assurance from games organisers that Chinese athletes will be safe in Tokyo.
13 Jul 2021 - 3:02PM
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East Asia
‘Taking away joyful part of sport’: athletes brace for fan-free Olympics
Athletes set to compete at the biggest quadrennial event in the world are struggling to hide their disappointment at spectators being banned.
9 Jul 2021 - 8:26PM
Asia
Tokyo Olympics: logistics nightmare sees Fiji team fly ‘cargo class’
Other teams, such as Sri Lanka’s, are finding they have to travel thousands of kilometres in the wrong direction amid upended flight schedules and closed international borders.
5 Jul 2021 - 11:48AM
OPINION
Jonathan White
Japan needs Olympic stars to shine to appease sceptical public
23 Jul 2021 - 9:38AM
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