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International Swimming League to fund contracted athletes till rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, planning for five-week event later in 2020
• 5 years agoThe professional International Swimming League (ISL) will fund its contracted athletes with monthly payments from September through to next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, the series announced on Friday.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four-time gold medallist gymnast Simone Biles cried at news of Games postponement
• 5 years agoSimone Biles, who is typically very active on social media, appeared on NBC from her home to give her first public comments since the Olympics were postponed last week because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo Olympics standard-bearer Naomi Osaka endorses postponement, vows Games will return 'stronger than ever'
• 5 years agoOsaka, who won the US Open in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2019, was the central character in the video to launch Tokyo 2020’s official motto for the Games, launched last month
Coronavirus Outbreak: Diamond League postpones another three events due to COVID-19 crisis
• 5 years agoDiamond League events in Stockholm, Naples and Rabat that were scheduled for late May have been postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Friday.
Coronavirus Outbreak: World Archery extends suspension of events until June end after Tokyo Olympics 2020 gets postponed
• 5 years agoWorld Archery on Thursday extended the suspension of international competitions until the end of June after Tokyo Olympics were postponed to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: South Korea joins Australia in asking for age rules to be relaxed in football
• 5 years agoSouth Korea’s football association on Thursday called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to raise the age limit for the Tokyo Games in 2021 to ensure those players who helped their teams qualify are still eligible to compete.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Postponement of Games every athlete's worst fear, says wrestler Vinesh Phogat
• 5 years agoIndia's medal hopeful Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday said the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics was her "worst fear" and the extended wait is going to be tougher than competing at the Games.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC chief Thomas Bach cites US President Donald Trump while defending delay in postponing Games
• 5 years agoA day after officially postponing the Tokyo Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach invoked comments by President Donald Trump to defend himself from criticism on Wednesday.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japanese Olympic Committee president Yasuhiro Yamashita says focus is to make Games a success despite one-year delay
• 5 years agoThe Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the world’s last sporting showpiece still standing this year.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Bajrang Punia welcomes IOC's decision to postpone Games, says athletes' health comes first
• 5 years agoWrestler Bajrang Punia on Tuesday welcomed the International Olympic Committee's decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.