Rising women’s sprinting star Gabby Thomas powered into the 200m final at the US Olympic track and field trials on Friday with another world-leading display. Thomas, who had become the first woman in the world this year to duck under 22 seconds with a time of 21.98 in Thursday’s heats, set another season’s best on […]
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Japanese Olympic Committee names first transgender member
A transgender former fencer hailed a “massive change” in Japan’s LGBTQ awareness after being appointed to the Japanese Olympic Committee’s board of directors just weeks before the Tokyo Games. Fumino Sugiyama, who was a member of Japan’s fencing team until retiring at the age of 25 and coming out, became the JOC’s first openly transgender […]
Boomers’ Broekhoff out of Olympics with mental health issues
Former Dallas Mavericks swingman Ryan Broekhoff pulled out of Australia’s Olympic basketball squad Friday citing mental health issues. His decision is a blow for a third-ranked Boomers team looking for a medal in Japan given his NBA and European experience and potent three-point presence. The 30-year-old, a standout for Australia at the Rio Olympics, said […]
Tibetans, Uyghurs protest against Beijing 2022 Olympics
Dozens of Uyghurs and Tibetans demonstrated outside The Olympic Museum on Wednesday calling for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. On the annual International Olympic Day, protesters from Switzerland, France, Germany and Liechtenstein rallied in Lausanne, the Swiss city that hosts the International Olympic Committee. “We have gathered here today in Lausanne […]
Second virus case linked to Uganda Olympic team: Japan official
A second virus case linked to the Ugandan Olympic team has been detected after a coach tested positive on arrival in Japan, a city official told AFP on Wednesday. The announcement comes as Olympic officials marked one month until the pandemic-postponed Games open in Tokyo on July 23. Japanese national broadcaster NHK said the second […]
Troubled Tokyo Olympics near finish line with one month to go
The Tokyo Olympics have weathered a historic postponement, an unprecedented ban on overseas fans and persistent domestic opposition, but with one month to go, the finish line is finally in sight. The journey to this year’s Games has involved a long list of complications that sometimes threatened to make them the first modern Olympics cancelled […]
Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has twin boys – Thunder and Saint Leo
All-time Olympic great sprinter Usain Bolt and his partner Kasi Bennett announced Sunday the birth of twin boys, who have been named Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt. Bolt revealed the news on Instagram with a Father’s Day family photo, showing a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children’s names in the caption, […]
India protest ‘unfair’ Tokyo Olympic rules for Covid-hit nations
India’s Olympic body has slammed as “unfair” strict rules imposed by the Japanese government on athletes from several Covid-hit nations for the Tokyo Games starting next month. Tokyo 2020 organisers said Monday that additional measures will be used to reduce infection risks from several countries, including India, that have seen “significant impact from variants” of […]
Veteran Gasol makes Spanish pre-Games list
Double silver medalist basketball veteran Pau Gasol has made Spain’s pre-list for the Olympics in Tokyo, the Spanish federation announced Saturday, giving the 40-year-old a fresh tilt at glory. The pivot is named in the 18 who will be targeting a medal in Japan after Sergio Scariolo’s ‘Roja’ squad is whittled down to 12. Though […]
Tokyo scraps Olympics public viewing sites
Tokyo will cancel all public Olympics viewing events in an effort to reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, the city governor said Saturday. Having postponed the Games for a year because of the pandemic, Japan has already banned overseas spectators — in an Olympics first — while reducing the number of participants, volunteers and guests. […]