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JAPAN OLYMPICS POSTPONEMENT
Ups, downs and Covid-19: Tokyo 2020's tumultuous Olympic timelineFrom the ecstasy of being awarded the Olympics to the agony of coronavirus postponement, the Tokyo Games have faced many hurdles -- and the...21 Jan, 2021, 12.29 PM IST- Questions about Tokyo Olympics answered: Six months out and murmurs of cancellationInstead of a countdown celebration, the focus is on the virus and speculation around the Olympics being canceled. Should they take place du...19 Jan, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
- 'Anything can happen' with Tokyo Olympics: Japan ministerTaro Kono, minister for administrative and regulatory reform, did not rule out the possibility of the Olympics being cancelled, with greate...15 Jan, 2021, 11.06 AM IST
- 80% say Tokyo Olympics should be called off or won't happenTokyo is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases that prompted the national government last week to call a state of emergency. In declaring the ...11 Jan, 2021, 08.37 PM IST
- Tokyo Olympics Q&A: Costs, IOC, COVID-19, and vaccinationsThe official costs published last year at this time were $12.6 billion. However, Japan's National Audit Board last year said the costs are ...19 Dec, 2020, 11.14 AM IST
- Tokyo Games relay opens in 100 days with 10,000 torchbearersOrganizers said Tuesday the relay is to begin on March 25 from the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. This was also to have been the sta...15 Dec, 2020, 04.44 PM IST
- Delay in Tokyo Olympics may cost up to $2.8 bnThe cost for coronavirus counter measures is about $920 million.05 Dec, 2020, 01.03 PM IST
- Tokyo Olympics delay costs may reach $2.8 billionThe numbers are in line with estimates that have been made in Japan since the Olympics were postponed eight months ago. They are now set to...04 Dec, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
- International Olympic Committee creates $800 million fund to address coronavirus crisisThe envelope has two parts: USD 650m (602 million euros) which "refers to the cost of organisation" of the postponed Games; and USD 150m as...15 May, 2020, 10.28 AM IST
- Next year's Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chiefThe postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under control by next year, the organising co...28 Apr, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
- 2021 Olympics won't provide much economic stimulus for JapanJapan is officially spending $12.6 billion to organize the Olympics, although a government audit report in December said it was twice that ...17 Apr, 2020, 12.42 PM IST
- Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021"I don't think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not," Tokyo organizing com...10 Apr, 2020, 04.41 PM IST
- What could an Olympics postponement cost Japan?Toshiro Muto, CEO of Tokyo 2020, asked about how much delaying the games will cost Japan, said: "The basic policy of postponement was decid...24 Mar, 2020, 08.34 PM IST
- Tokyo organisers quietly plan for potential Olympic delay, sources sayWhile the coronavirus outbreak has disrupted sports events around the world, Japan has been steadfast in saying that the Games will go on. ...22 Mar, 2020, 12.58 PM IST
- Covid-19: Could the Tokyo Olympics be postponed or cancelled?Since the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, the only reason that a Games has been cancelled is because of the world wars. The outbre...20 Mar, 2020, 12.19 AM IST
- Virus impact: Japan could be allowed to postpone Olympics to end of year, minister saysTokyo's contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allows it to postpone the Games until the end of the year, Japan's Olympics...03 Mar, 2020, 01.53 PM IST
- Japan has no 'Plan B' for Games despite CoronavirusHaving prepared for years and invested some $12 billion, Japan is eager to quell fears the Games might be called off, postponed or moved to...28 Feb, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
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