Tokyo under 'emergency orders' with Olympics 3 months away
Tokyo under 'emergency orders' with Olympics 3 months away
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TOKYO (AP) - Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming surging cases of the coronavirus. The measures, which take plac
Japan to issue 3rd virus emergency in Tokyo, Osaka area
Japan to issue 3rd virus emergency in Tokyo, Osaka area
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan is set to issue a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western urban prefectures amid skepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence ahead of the Olympics in July. Health and economy ministers in charge of the v
Gold-medal project: Judo seeks solutions in police training
Gold-medal project: Judo seeks solutions in police training
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DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) - The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission - recalibrating the way police interact with the public in America. The class took place the same week a
IOC approves Tchaikovsky music as Russian anthem at Olympics
IOC approves Tchaikovsky music as Russian anthem at Olympics
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Russian gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics are set to hear music by Tchaikovsky as the replacement for their national anthem, which has been banned as punishment for state-backed doping. The International Olympic Committee said
Olympic athletes promised legal support if they protest
Olympic athletes promised legal support if they protest
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GENEVA (AP) - Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics were promised legal support Thursday by a global union and an activist group in Germany. The pledges came one day after the International Olympic Committee confirmed it
Olympic bodies launch competitive series in virtual sports
Olympic bodies launch competitive series in virtual sports
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - A competitive virtual sports event was launched Thursday by the International Olympic Committee. The Olympic Virtual Series will include five sports - baseball, cycling, auto racing, rowing and sailing - and runs from May 13 to Ju
Athlete protests remain banned at Tokyo Olympics, IOC says
Athlete protests remain banned at Tokyo Olympics, IOC says
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Athlete protests and political messages will remain banned at the Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday, after a survey found that a majority of competitors were in favor of keeping the ban in place. That means raising a fist on the p
US women to face Sweden in group stage in Olympic soccer
US women to face Sweden in group stage in Olympic soccer
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ZURICH (AP) - The United States will open the women’s Olympic soccer tournament on July 21 against Sweden, the team that beat the World Cup champion Americans in the quarterfinals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. The two teams were drawn into Group G on We
Draw for the soccer tournaments at the Tokyo Olympics
Draw for the soccer tournaments at the Tokyo Olympics
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ZURICH (AP) - Draw Wednesday for the soccer tournaments at the Tokyo Olympics: MEN Group A: Japan, South Africa, Mexico, France. Group B: New Zealand, South Korea, Honduras, Romania. Group C: Egypt, Spain, Argentina, Australia. Group D: Brazil, Germany, Ivor
Plans, test events change daily for postponed Tokyo Olympics
Plans, test events change daily for postponed Tokyo Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - Each day seems to bring another change to the Tokyo Olympics as surging coronavirus cases in Japan threaten planning for the games, which are to open in just over three months. A leg of the torch relay on Wednesday was moved off the public street
Activists call for IOC to sanction Iran Olympic program
Activists call for IOC to sanction Iran Olympic program
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - A group of athletes and human rights activists is calling on the IOC to sanction Iran's Olympic program for what it says is the country's long-running pattern of ordering athletes to avoid competing against Israelis in internation
Belgian Olympians get priority vaccines ahead of Tokyo Games
Belgian Olympians get priority vaccines ahead of Tokyo Games
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BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian Olympians traveling to Japan for the Tokyo Games were promised priority treatment for COVID-19 vaccines on Monday. The Belgian Olympic Committee said its 177 Olympic and 55 Paralympic athletes will get vaccine shots while most of the a
IOC reluctantly accepts plan for 2026 Cortina bobsled track
IOC reluctantly accepts plan for 2026 Cortina bobsled track
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MILAN (AP) - The International Olympic Committee reluctantly accepted plans to spend 50 million euros ($60 million) to rebuild an abandoned bobsled track in Cortina d’Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Games - as long as the funds stay out of the official games
Will Japanese Olympians be vaccinated ahead of the public?
Will Japanese Olympians be vaccinated ahead of the public?
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TOKYO (AP) - The vaccine rollout in Japan has been very slow with less than 1% vaccinated, causing concern about the postponed Tokyo Olympics that are scheduled to open in just over three months. Taro Kono, the minister in charge of the vaccine rollout, said
No masks, no worries — for now; Aussies preparing for Tokyo
No masks, no worries — for now; Aussies preparing for Tokyo
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SYDNEY (AP) - No masks. No worries. For now. Dani Stevens won a record 14th national title in the women's discus throw on Sunday to earn her spot on the Australian team for a fourth Olympics, less than a year after fearing a career-threatening neck injury co
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
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In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat. It was an undeniable triumph for the host nation. This time, the Tokyo Games will be a multibillion-dollar te
Chen tops Hanyu to win men's free skate at World Team Trophy
Chen tops Hanyu to win men's free skate at World Team Trophy
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OSAKA, Japan (AP) - Three-time world champion Nathan Chen won the free skate at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Friday to continue his dominance of two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu. First after the short program, Chen opened with a quadrupl
Christian Coleman to miss Olympics despite reduced ban
Christian Coleman to miss Olympics despite reduced ban
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GENEVA (AP) - The man who had been expected to succeed Usain Bolt as Olympic champion will miss the Tokyo Games after failing Friday in an appeal to overturn his ban for missed doping tests. The Court of Arbitration for Sport cut current 100-meter world champ
Gateshead replaces Rabat for Diamond League season opener
Gateshead replaces Rabat for Diamond League season opener
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MONACO (AP) - This year's Diamond League will open in Britain for the first time with Gateshead replacing Rabat as the season's first host city, organizers said Friday. The season will start May 23 at Gateshead International Stadium after the event in the Mor
100-meter champ Coleman to miss Olympics despite reduced ban
100-meter champ Coleman to miss Olympics despite reduced ban
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The fastest man in the world, American sprinter Christian Coleman, will miss the Tokyo Olympics after failing Friday in an appeal to overturn his ban for missed doping tests. The Court of Arbitration for Sport did cut the 100-mete
Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled
Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled
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TOKYO (AP) - The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months and not be canceled despite surging COVID-19 cases in Japan. Organizing committee President Seiko Hashimot
Japan expands virus alert in Tokyo area as surge spreads
Japan expands virus alert in Tokyo area as surge spreads
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan is set to raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo’s three neighboring prefectures and a forth area in central Japan to allow tougher measures as a more contagious coronavirus variant spreads, along with doubts whether the Olympics can
ITF moves rankings cutoff for Olympic tennis to June 14
ITF moves rankings cutoff for Olympic tennis to June 14
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LONDON (AP) - The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo Olympics for singles and doubles, a delay of a week to match the change in dates for the French Open. The ITF announced Thursday
'Distance makes sense:' Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000
'Distance makes sense:' Semenya pins Olympic hopes on 5,000
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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Caster Semenya won the 5,000-meter race at the South African national championships on Thursday in a personal-best time and then said she's likely to focus on long-distance events for the rest of her career. That could be her bes
Macron visiting Notre Dame two years after devastating blaze
Macron visiting Notre Dame two years after devastating blaze
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PARIS (AP) - Two years after a fire tore through Paris’ most famous cathedral and shocked the world, French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the building site that Notre Dame has become Thursday to show that French heritage has not been forgotten despi
Tokyo takes on steep price to hold Olympics
Tokyo takes on steep price to hold Olympics
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TOKYO — Tokyo pitched itself as «a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago. “The certainty was a crucial factor,» Craig Reedie, an IOC vice president at the time, said after the 2013 vote in Buenos Ai
Arizona history -April 18-24
Arizona history -April 18-24
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Sunday, April 18 On this date in 1924, the Chiricahua National Monument was established. On this date in 1924, 1,600 motorists were stranded at points of entrance to Arizona because of the embargo on all vehicular traffic due to a hoof and mouth quarantine. T
NSW wins toss, bats 1st in Australian domestic cricket final
NSW wins toss, bats 1st in Australian domestic cricket final
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Defending champion New South Wales won the toss on Thursday and decided to bat first in the domestic first-class Sheffield Shield cricket final against Queensland. The Blues' lineup includes regular test players Mitchell Starc, Jos
Russia's flag banned but national colors on Olympic uniforms
Russia's flag banned but national colors on Olympic uniforms
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MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian flag is barred from the Olympics in a doping dispute. You wouldn't know it to look at the Russian uniforms. The International Olympic Committee told The Associated Press that Russian athletes in Tokyo will be allowed to wear a range
Huston, Zeuner head US national skateboarding team
Huston, Zeuner head US national skateboarding team
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VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Nyjah Huston and teenager Brighton Zeuner head the 2021 USA Skateboarding National Team announced Wednesday. A total of 22 skaters in men’s and women’s park and street were chosen based on performance in international and national cha
Claressa Shields to make MMA debut with PFL on June 10
Claressa Shields to make MMA debut with PFL on June 10
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields has a date and an opponent for her mixed martial arts debut with the Professional Fighters League. Shields will fight Brittney Elkin on June 10, the promotion told The Associated Press
Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms
Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms
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NEW YORK (AP) - With a crisp white graphic look and roomy pockets, the uniforms to be worn by Team USA at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics were unveiled Wednesday by official outfitter Ralph Lauren. The uniforms, along with Ralph Lauren-designed Oly
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
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TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo pitched itself as «a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago. “The certainty was a crucial factor,» Craig Reedie, an IOC vice president at the time, said after the 2013 vote in Buenos Aires. Now
Conn Findlay, 4-time Olympic medalist, dies at 90
Conn Findlay, 4-time Olympic medalist, dies at 90
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Conn Findlay, a four-time Olympic medalist in the sports of rowing and sailing and a member of two winning America’s Cup crews, has died. He was 90. He died Thursday at a care facility in the Northern California city of San Mateo, according to Mike Sullivan
Thunder sign forward Gabriel Deck
Thunder sign forward Gabriel Deck
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed Gabriel Deck to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Deck, a 6-foot-8 forward who played for Argentina at the 2016 Olympics, spent the last three seasons w
Column: Olympic boycott chatter shouldn't go any further
Column: Olympic boycott chatter shouldn't go any further
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It may have been a slip of the tongue, or perhaps a bit of miscommunication in a new administration. That’s little consolation to hundreds of potential Olympians around the country. Just to hear chatter in the nation’s capital about a possible boycott of
WNBA to play 32-game schedule, has month break for Olympics
WNBA to play 32-game schedule, has month break for Olympics
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NEW YORK (AP) - The WNBA will play a 32-game schedule that includes mini two-game series in the same city to reduce travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, the league announced Tuesday. The season opens on Friday, May 14, with New York hosting Indiana - one of
Olympic baseball qualifying in West Palm Beach, St. Lucie
Olympic baseball qualifying in West Palm Beach, St. Lucie
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The United States' delayed second chance at qualifying for the Olympic baseball tournament has been moved to the spring training home of the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals and the exhibition ballpark of the New York Mets. The Baseball Americas Qu
Forgery trial of Olympic powerbroker now set for August
Forgery trial of Olympic powerbroker now set for August
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GENEVA (AP) - The delayed trial of Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, charged with forgery in an alleged Kuwaiti coup plot, is now set to open in August. The correctional court in Geneva has scheduled the trial for eight days starting on Aug
Swedish sports body hacked by Russians, officials say
Swedish sports body hacked by Russians, officials say
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - The organization that oversees Sweden's national sports federations was hacked by Russian military intelligence in 2017-18, officials said Tuesday, in a data-breaching campaign that also affected some of the world's leading sporting b
