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2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Tokyo 2020 status now a circus; AIBA vaporizes $10 million debt; Belarus flag removed from ice hockey worlds amid protests

2020 Olympic Games

LANE ONE: IOC Athletes’ Forum endorses “10 Commandments” for Tokyo; Bach says Olympics is “where we show that we can co-exist in friendship”

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THE BIG PICTURE: FIFA Congress agrees to study biennial World Cups; Infantino proposes 11 “action areas” for development

2020 Olympic Games

LANE ONE: Bad news for anti-Olympic whiners: Tokyo Games will go on, and it appears some spectators may be allowed!

2020 Olympic Games

VOX POPULI: Why cancel the Olympics?

2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: More vaccines for PanAm delegations; LA28 signs Deloitte; five world leaders in Ostrava; Olympic champ Lee Evans passes in Nigeria

2020 Olympic Games

LANE ONE: For Tokyo and beyond, the IOC should heed the Captain’s warning on communications from “Cool Hand Luke”

2020 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Some doctors say cancel Tokyo, others sign up to help; 4,000 J&J doses for PanAm athletes; Cheer Cards return for Canada

2020 Olympic Games

LANE ONE: College football showed that being “athlete-centric” means the Tokyo 2020 Games will go on

2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Tokyo may be the only Olympic opportunity for 8,174 athletes; EOPAAA Commission won’t meet until October? Metcalf earns T&F 0.49 TV rating

2020 Olympic Games

THE BIG PICTURE: IOC spokesman Adams confident that “the Games can go ahead and will go ahead” as anti-Olympics petition fades in Japan

2020 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: WHO’s Ryan explains Olympic virus risk; sprint star Richardson ready to protest? More on DK Metcalf, but not track & field

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LANE ONE: Revisionist Olympic historians beware; the veterans of Los Angeles 1984 are watching out for you!

2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Losing Tokyo gubernatorial candidate petitions to cancel Games; anti-doping tests back up to speed; USATF Golden Games focus on football?

2020 Olympic Games

LANE ONE: British sprinter Gemili wants to protest at the Tokyo Games, since no one cares about him any other time

2020 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo spectator decision to reflect baseball & soccer situation; Australian gymnast abuse documented; Judo suspends Iran

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LANE ONE: Is the skiing world ready for energy and evangelism? It could get both with the election of British skier and executive Sarah...

2020 Olympic Games

HIGHLIGHTS: World leaders 9.88 for Bromell and 74-6 1/2 for Kovacs; Pan-Am title for Lily Zhang; two British diving titles in Tokyo World Cup

2020 Olympic Games

THE LATEST: New Tokyo 2020 playbooks for federations, sponsors and news media confirm plenty of restrictions

2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: No-spectator Games in Tokyo still possible; T&F gets modest ratings from 4-hour Saturday showcase; rider banned for “electric spurs”!

2020 Olympic Games

THE BIG PICTURE: Expanded Tokyo 2020 athletes and officials “playbook” mandates heavy preparation, daily testing, masks, and not much fun

2020 Olympic Games

HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo 2020 plans heavier testing; Australia backs Brisbane ‘32 finances; U.S. TJ record for Orji, Leeper’s legs DQ’d again

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LANE ONE: China’s impact: 14% of all votes in IOC Athletes’ Commission survey of athlete attitudes on Olympic protests

2020 Olympic Games

THE TICKER: Tokyo spectator decision postponed; A$1 billion for Brisbane ‘32 stadium? USOPC ticket seller sued; IOC now seriously into eSports!

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