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'Best prepared' to possibly postponed: Tokyo Olympics 2020's rocky road

TV news presenters burst into tears and thousands of people erupt in screams of delight as the IOC awards the Games to Tokyo in September 2013

Coronavirus: Canada not to send contingent if Tokyo Olympics held in July

The IOC has come under increasing pressure to push back the games from sporting federations and athletes worried about the health risks as the Covid-19 global death tally went past 13,000 on Sunday

Covid-19: French athletics chief questions IOC stand on Tokyo Olympics

IOC should already be thinking of what he called "Plan C", a postponement to 2021, says France Athletics president

Covid-19 may delay Tokyo Olympics: Here's what athletes are saying

French Athletics Federation president said he did not understand why the IOC was refusing to postpone the Tokyo Olympics 2020; Britain's 200-m world champion has called IOC 'irresponsible'

Coronavirus impact: Fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be decided in 4 weeks

A decision on the Olympic Games 2020 may become clear quickly, but probably not sooner than next month

US Olympic body welcomes IOC's timeline for a decision on Tokyo Games

The IOC has come under mounting pressure to postpone the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to run from July 24 to August 9.

Postponement of Tokyo Olympics 'inevitable'; Canada pulls out over Covid-19

IOC president Thomas Bach said a decision on the Games would be made 'within the next four weeks.' However, the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic authorities said they wouldn't wait that long

Covid-19: Tokyo Olympics postponement may be 'inevitable', says Japan PM

The comments from Shinzo Abe were his first acknowledgement that the 2020 Games may not open as scheduled on July 24, as the coronavirus marches across the globe causing unprecedented chaos.

All sporting events are cancelled. Value them more when they return

As much as so many of us live and breathe sport, catastrophes such as these help put things into perspective

Covid-19: Fina postpones diving, artistic swimming Olympics qualifiers

Fina also announced that it would push off the Fina Diving World Series from March 27-29 in London, and the Fina Diving Grand Prix in Kuala Lumpur originally set for June 5-7

Tokyo Olympics: IOC exploring 'different scenarios' amid Covid-19 scare

For us, (postponement) would not be responsible now and it would be premature to start speculation when we do not have any recommendation from the task force, says IOC president Thomas Bach

Here are sports events that are still happening despite Covid-19 pandemic

The International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has reiterated that it is too early to think about cancelling or delaying 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Covid-19: Japan Olympic Committee member wants Tokyo Games postponed

Retired judo athlete Kaori Yamaguchi, who is also a member of JOC executive board, told Japan's newspaper that athletes are not able to prepare for Olympics Games scheduled to start from July 24

Tokyo 2020: Olympic cauldron ignited in Japan with flame from Greece

2020 Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August, 2020, in Japan.

Covid-19: Olympic flame arrives in Japan amid doubts over Tokyo Games

The Tokyo 2020 Go, a chartered aircraft carrying the flame, landed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force base in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture on Friday

Tokyo Olympics: Amid Covid-19 scare, women's hockey team to resume training

The team is grouped in Pool A for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games where they will play against top ranked teams such as the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland apart from South Africa

Olympic flame to arrive in Japan on Friday amid doubts over Tokyo games

The flame touches down Friday aboard a white aircraft painted with the inscription 'Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay' along its side, and Hope Lights Our Way stenciled near the tail section

Coronavirus: NSFs asked to ensure safety of Olympic-bound athletes

The directive has been necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic which has wreaked havoc on sporting events across the globe

IOA confident of on-time Tokyo Olympics; backs IOC to beat Covid-19 storm

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Games organisers are adamant that the Games will start on July 24 as scheduled despite the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus: Olympic leaders back IOC's Tokyo stance after rare criticism

Leaders of continental Olympic groups praised the IOC after a conference call on Wednesday to update them on coronavirus issues four months before the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 24