HEARD AT HALFTIME: WHO’s Ryan explains Olympic virus risk; sprint star Richardson ready to...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The Tokyo Games continue...
THE TICKER: Losing Tokyo gubernatorial candidate petitions to cancel Games; anti-doping tests back up...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2032 ● A prominent Japanese attorney who...
LANE ONE: British sprinter Gemili wants to protest at the Tokyo Games, since no...
Sad, so sad, but so true.
Adam Gemili, Britain’s powerfully built, two-time Olympic sprinter, with bests of 9.97 from 2015 and 19.97 from 2016, is...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo spectator decision to reflect baseball & soccer situation; Australian gymnast...
(For our updated, 506-event,
International Sports Calendar for 2021, click here)
(For our Highlights of the weekend’s competitions, click here)
News, views and noise from the non-stop,...
HIGHLIGHTS: World leaders 9.88 for Bromell and 74-6 1/2 for Kovacs; Pan-Am title for...
(For our updated, 506-event
International Sports Calendar for 2021, click here)
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● Athletics ● The fifth World Athletics Relays...
THE LATEST: New Tokyo 2020 playbooks for federations, sponsors and news media confirm plenty...
Four new Tokyo 2020 “playbooks” were delivered on Friday as promised, for International Federation staff, press, broadcasters and “marketing partners,” with most of the...
THE TICKER: No-spectator Games in Tokyo still possible; T&F gets modest ratings from 4-hour...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● “We are in a very...
THE BIG PICTURE: Expanded Tokyo 2020 athletes and officials “playbook” mandates heavy preparation, daily...
“These Games will be different and we all have to adjust. In addition to no overseas spectators, you will face restrictions to the places...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo 2020 plans heavier testing; Australia backs Brisbane ‘32 finances; U.S....
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The Tokyo organizers are...
THE TICKER: Tokyo spectator decision postponed; A$1 billion for Brisbane ‘32 stadium? USOPC ticket...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The question of whether there...
LANE ONE: IOC Athletes’ Commission recommends no protests on podium or ceremonies at Games;...
“Essentially, nothing really changes for athletes as far as field-of–play, ceremonies, podiums are concerned; everything remains the same as far as that angle is...
LANE ONE: Beijing 2022 is the IOC’s new challenge as it wrestles with changes...
/Updated/Last month’s opening day of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualification matches in Europe’s Group G saw Norway win, as expected, at Gibraltar by...
HIGHLIGHTS: World-leading 1:57.73 for Athing Mu; 2:04:30 marathon win for Kipchoge; Russia win ISU...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
● Artistic Swimming ● The third leg of the FINA World Series was in Kazan (RUS) this...
THE TICKER: Tokyo cancellation comes up again; Coleman’s suspension for Tokyo Games confirmed; Talakhadze...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● It took less than a...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Coronavirus fears dampen Japan’s Games enthusiasm; group tells Stanford to restore...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● A Kyodo News poll...
LANE THREE: At Team USA Media Summit, U.S. fans are “catching up” to women’s...
(For part one of our Team USA Media Summit review: click here;
for part two: click here)
Last of a three-part review of last week’s online...
LANE TWO: At Team USA Media Summit, Crouser throws medicine balls into bridges; diving...
(For part one of our Team USA Media Summit review, click here)
/Updated/Last week’s online Team USA Media Summit gave Olympic and Paralympic athletes and...
LANE ONE: At Team USA Media Summit, Felix says 2021 is her last Games,...
(For our Highlights of the weekend's top events, click here)
The coronavirus created another first last week as the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee held...
THE TICKER: A Berlin-Tel Aviv Olympic bid for 2036? Four new Russian doping sanctions...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus /updated/:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Osaka Prefecture Governor Hirofumi...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: North Korea to skip Tokyo? Japan’s leukemia survivor Ikee makes Tokyo...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Japan’s Kyodo News Service...
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