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Tokyo opened its first new permanent venue for the 2020 Olympics Saturday in a welcome public relations boost for the organisers after a series of setbacks. The opening of the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, which will also host badminton and modern pentathlon fencing, offers Tokyo organisers some respite after a disastrous rollout of plans for the…
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Washington (dpa) - Former sprint world champion Tyson Gay has failed to qualify for a place at this year's world athletics championships, after failing to reach the final of either of his preferred sprint events at the US athletics championships in Sacramento. Gay missed the final of the 200 metres on Sunday after finishing in a…
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The International Olympic Committee confirmed a new 3-on-3 basketball competition Friday, as one of five new events slated to take place at the 2020 Tokyo Games. And if you’re anticipating the NBA’s best player LeBron James to be there, think again. James is arguably the most jaw-dropping athlete competing in this year’s NBA Finals, putting up…
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Golf will remain in the Olympic Games at least until 2024 after the International Olympic Committee Executive Board on Friday approved that all 28 sports from the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro will return. Golf was played in the Olympics in 2016 for the first time since the 1904 Games in St. Louis. "The IGF…
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Lausanne, Switzerland (dpa) - Basketball 3x3 and BMX freestyle cycling will be added as new disciplines to the programme of the Tokyo 2020 Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. The two disciplines were approved by the IOC executive board during a meeting on the day. In all, there will be 15 new events…
Istanbul (dpa) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was critical of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over awarding the 2020 Games to Japan, saying Monday there were "goings on" within the top sports board. In 2013, the IOC voted to award the 2020 Games to Tokyo in the third round. Istanbul came second while Madrid was…
