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Tokyo Olympic organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori said Wednesday he has received an apology from an executive board member who said the 2020 Summer Games should be delayed a year to two because of the coronavirus. CBC | Sports News
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Virus already causing Olympic chaos at qualifying events
Qualifying events for the Tokyo Olympics in July are being cancelled or postponed almost daily, and time is running out for athletes to prove they meet the standard. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Japan’s Olympic minister says Games could be held any time in 2020
Seiko Hashimoto, Japan’s Olympic minister, said Tuesday the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020. She added it could be held later in the year and would not have to start on July 24 as planned. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Coronavirus leaves Olympic athletes with no way to predict whether Games will go on
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Read More »IOC president tries to boost Olympic morale in Japan, speaks to media
Hoping to boost morale in Japan by assuring people that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled, IOC President Thomas Bach held a conference call limited to three of Japan’s main media outlets — newspapers Asahi and Yomiuri, and the Kyodo news agency. CBC | World News
Read More »Watch Road to the Olympic Games: Snowboard slopestyle
Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly program spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. On this week’s edition of the program, watch action from the snowboard slopestyle World Cup event in Calgary. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Andre De Grasse fine-tuning all aspects of his race in pursuit of Olympic gold
Five months out of the Tokyo Olympics, Andre De Grasse says his whole 100 metres is being fine-tuned, from his burst out of the blocks to his top-end speed. The Markham, Ont., native will begin testing those improvements at the Diamond League event in May. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic protest ban is a corporate power play that could backfire badly on IOC
By banning protests on the field of play and at official ceremonies, the International Olympic Committee has unintentionally created the perfect environment for dissent, writes Oren Weisfeld. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia to lose Sochi Olympic gold medal in new doping case
The International Biathlon Union on Saturday announced a two-year ban for Evgeny Ustyugov, who was part of the gold medal-winning men’s relay team six years ago, citing evidence he used the banned steroid oxandrolone around the time of the Olympics. CBC | World News
Read More »NHL says it believes negatives of Olympic participation outweigh positives
The NHL remains reluctant to reverse course and compete at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing despite new assurances from Olympic officials to lift various major stumbling blocks, which also have the backing of the league’s players. CBC | Sports News
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