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…

Israel Suspends Football Player From National Team Over Improper Behaviour

JERUSALEM, Jun 2 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli national football team player, Dolev Haziza, was suspended from the squad because of his improper behaviour, the Israel Football Association (IFA) said. On Sunday night, after Haziza’s team, Maccabi Haifa beat Hapoel Beer Sheva and won the trophy of the Israeli Premier League, the…

Japan To Vaccinate Olympic Delegation From June 1

TOKYO, May 27 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese delegation for the Tokyo Olympic Games will receive vaccinations from June 1, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced. The Japanese delegation, which will consist of about 1,600 athletes, coaches, and officials, will be vaccinated at Tokyo’s National Training Centre (NTC), from next Tuesday, by…

US Travel Warning Will Not Affect Tokyo Olympic Games, Says Japanese Government

TOKYO, May 26 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government said, the latest US travel warning will not affect the preparation for the Tokyo Olympic Games and visit by the American delegation. The US State Department, on Monday, raised its travel warning level to the highest of “Do Not Travel,” citing a…
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