Interview: We Never Thought Of Cancelling The Games, Says Tokyo 2020 Spokesman

By sportswriters Wang Zijiang and Yang Ting TOKYO, Jun 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – With 30 days to go and the COVID-19 pandemic far from being contained in Japan, and the world, the Tokyo 2020 organisers believed that the Games will kick off on the night of July 23. “Our preparation is…

Tokyo Olympic Spectator Cap Set At 10,000 People Per Venue

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 (NNN-Bernama) — The number of spectators for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, scheduled to begin on July 23, will be capped at 50 per cent of venue capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000 people per venue, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Monday. Students under the…

India’s Sporting Icon Milkha Singh Dies Of COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Jun 19 (NNN-PTI) – Indian sporting icon, Milkha Singh, a runner who was fondly called the “Flying Sikh,” died late last night of COVID-19, at the age of 91. Singh breathed his last in the country’s northern city of Chandigarh. He had tested positive for COVID-19 last month,…

Australia Announces 38 Rowers For Tokyo Olympic Games

SYDNEY, Jun 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced a 38-strong rowing team today, for the Tokyo Olympics. The team, including Rio Olympic silver medallist, Alexander Hill, two-time World Cup medallist, Amanda Bateman, and Georgie Rowe, who set multiple indoor rowing world records in 2019 and 2020, is…

Tokyo Organisers To Vaccinate Olympic Referees, Media And Volunteers

TOKYO, Jun 12 (NNN-NHK) – Tokyo Olympic organisers will start to vaccinate referees, media personnel and volunteers, who will have close contact with athletes during the Games, Olympic chief, Seiko Hashimoto, said here yesterday. Hashimoto told reporters at a regular news conference that, around 18,000 people will be vaccinated from…

National Shooting Association Of Msia Get Wildcard Slot For Tokyo Olympics

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia have been confirmed a wildcard slot for shooting at next month’s Tokyo Olympics, with experienced shooter Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi the most likely to be picked. National Shooting Association of Malaysia (NSAM) executive secretary Hayati Shamsuri said the governing body received the confirmation…

Olympic Council Of Malaysia Deny Olympic Ban, To Seek Clarification From Tokyo, IOC

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (NNN-Bernama) — The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) will write to the International Olympic Council (IOC) and Japan to seek clarification on a report that athletes from 10 countries, including Malaysia, will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics. OCM president Mohamad Norza Zakaria said a written…

Japanese Olympic Committee Official Dies In Tokyo Subway Suicide

TOKYO, Jun 7 (NNN-NHK) – A staff member of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), has reportedly died in a suicide, in Tokyo’s subway, local broadcaster, Nippon Television, said today. Yasushi Moriya, 52, who worked as an accounting manager with JOC, jumped in front of an approaching train, from a subway…

Singapore F1 Grand Prix Cancelled Due To COVID-19

SINGAPORE, Jun 5 (NNN-CNA) – This year’s Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix has been cancelled for the second year in a row, due to ongoing safety and logistic concerns, brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Straits Times reported last night. The newspaper quoted the organiser, Singapore GP, as saying…

Msian Team Manager Still In A Daze Over Harimau Malaya’s ‘Collapse’ Against The Whites

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (NNN-Bernama) — National team manager Yusoff Mahadi is still scratching his head wondering how the Harimau Malaya could play so poorly that they were thrashed 4-0 by the United Arab Emirates at the Zabeel Stadium in Dubai early Friday morning. He said the presence of some…
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