Tokyo Olympics 2020 Covid

Tokyo Olympics 2020: COVID-hit Fiji celebrates rugby sevens gold

In an editorial, the Fiji Times newspaper lauded the sevens team’s victory against the odds and its effect on a weary nation.

‘Hosting Olympics amid pandemic is like Simone Biles doing a Yurchenko Double Pike… too difficult, but possible’: Roy Tomizawa

“In 1964, Japan was hoping to be embraced and welcomed by the rest of the world. And they were, very, very warmly. But in 2021, the world is hoping to be welcome and embraced by Japan. It’s not going to be a warm welcome,” says author and historian Roy Tomizawa.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four new COVID-19 cases in Games Village, two of them athletes

Four residents of the Olympic Games village, including two athletes, are among the seven new COVID-19 cases that the event organisers announced on Tuesday.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Dutch tennis player tests COVID positive, organisers announce 16 new cases

The organisers, in their daily COVID-19 update, announced that three athletes, four contractors, eight Games-concerned personnel, and one Games employee have been found to be COVID positive.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: German cyclist Simon Geschke tests positive for COVID-19, ruled out of Games

The German team says Geschke initially tested positive on Friday and his result was confirmed by another test later in the day.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Games linked COVID-19 cases go past 100, organisers announce 19 new cases

The total number of cases directly linked to the Games stood at 106 on Friday with 11 of them athletes.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Most Indian athletes opt out of opening ceremony; about 30 to participate

At this point, the Indian participation looks like this -- Hockey (1), Boxing (8), Table Tennis (4), Rowing (2), Gymnastics (1), Swimming (1), Sailing (4), Fencing (1), Officials (6).

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Wrong entries in the health status app raise COVID-19 alarm in Indian camp

The deputy chef de mission Prem Verma clarified that no one has shown symptoms for the virus and there was no positive case.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers report first case of volunteer testing positive for COVID-19

The total number of Games-related COVID infections has risen to 67 with the addition of nine more cases to the official list.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: US reserve gymnast tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Games

The gymnast was named by her father as 18-year-old Kara Eaker who is in Japan as a reserve on the squad led by superstar Simone Biles.