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Tokyo Olympics, IOC push ahead during state of emergency
TOKYO — Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee pushed ahead Wednesday with plans to open the postponed Tokyo Olympics in just under three...
Tokyo Olympics: More tests, no quarantine in updated rules
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can...
EXPLAINER: What does Japan’s virus state of emergency mean
TOKYO — Japan on Friday declared a state of emergency to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence, the third since the pandemic began. The measures...
Tokyo under ’emergency orders’ with Olympics 3 months away
TOKYO — Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been...
Tokyo Olympics torch relay has first positive COVID-19 case
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympics organizers said Thursday that a policeman tested positive for COVID-19 a day after his assignment last week at the Olympic...
Plans, test events change daily for postponed Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Each day seems to bring another change to the Tokyo Olympics as surging coronavirus cases in Japan threaten planning for the games,...
Will Japanese Olympians be vaccinated ahead of the public?
TOKYO — The vaccine rollout in Japan has been very slow with less than 1% vaccinated, causing concern about the postponed Tokyo Olympics that...
Shcherbakova seals Russia’s first World Team Trophy victory
OSAKA, Japan — World champion Anna Shcherbakova won the women’s free skate on Saturday to seal Russia's first-ever victory at the figure skating World...
Chen tops Hanyu to win men’s free skate at World Team Trophy
OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen won the free skate at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Friday to continue his...
Chen edges Hanyu at World Team Trophy in Japan
OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen beat two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu in the men’s short program at the figure skating...