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Athletes should travel to Tokyo with confidence - IOC chief 28 May 2021 - 03:26 pm
A supermoon, the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, shines next to the Tokyo Skytree which is illuminated with colors of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Japan says US travel warning for virus won't hurt Olympians 25 May 2021 - 09:25 am
The logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen through signboards, at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Fil
Paralympics will give a voice to those left behind in pandemic: IPC 18 May 2021 - 12:13 pm
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Australia unveils opening ceremony uniforms for Tokyo 18 May 2021 - 08:22 am
Tarni Stepto (L), a softball player, and Safwan Khalil, a taekwondo athlete, pose during the unveiling of the Australian Olympic Team Opening Ceremony uniform in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jill Gralow
Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota "conflicted" over pandemic Olympics 12 May 2021 - 01:00 pm
Olympics - Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Test Event - Athletics - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - May 9, 2021. A remote controlled miniature car, developed by Toyota Motor for use in track and field throwing events, is seen during the men's hammer throw event
Australia starts vaccinating athletes ahead of Tokyo Games 10 May 2021 - 12:46 pm
Australian Olympic swimmer Cate Campbell receives the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane, Australia, May 10, 2021. AAP Image/Dan Peled via REUTERS
Qatar's Barshim tied for 1st place as Gatlin wins at Olympics test event 10 May 2021 - 11:28 am
Olympics - Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Test Event - Athletics - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - May 9, 2021 Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim in action during the men's high jump final REUTERS/Issei Kato
Gatlin wins at Tokyo Olympic Stadium test event 09 May 2021 - 07:17 pm
May 9, 2021 Justin Gatlin of the U.S. celebrates after winning the men's 100m final REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Tokyo's Olympic Stadium holds track and field test event, minus fans 09 May 2021 - 10:08 am
Japan's Kazuto IIzawa (11) competes with others during the men's 1500mm final at the morning session of the Athletics test event. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Six Tokyo Olympic torch staffers diagnosed with COVID-19 02 May 2021 - 05:19 pm
The Olympic torch is seen at Hibarigahara Festival Site, during the last leg of the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay, in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo/File Photo
Japan says Olympics must not burden medical systems 30 Apr 2021 - 01:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Denis?Balibouse/File Photo/File Photo
S.Korea begins vaccinating athletes against coronavirus ahead of Tokyo Olympics 29 Apr 2021 - 04:52 pm
South Korean Olympic judo team player An Ba-ul receives the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at the National Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea April 29, 2021. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS
Tokyo 2020 organisers announce tougher COVID countermeasures 28 Apr 2021 - 04:56 pm
Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a media conference after attending a five-party meeting of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan April 28, 2021. Franck Robichon/Pool via REUTERS
South Korean athletes to start receiving COVID-19 vaccine this week - Yonhap 28 Apr 2021 - 12:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health worker gets a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo/File Photo
Australian Olympians to be vaccinated before Tokyo Games 27 Apr 2021 - 01:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: Australian Olympians pose in front of the Sydney Opera House at the unveiling of the team uniforms for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in Sydney, Australia March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Mulvenney/File Photo
Tokyo 2020 seeks 500 nurses to work at Games 26 Apr 2021 - 02:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Denis?Balibouse/File Photo/File Photo
Tokyo test events continue with track cycling, mixed zone scrapped 25 Apr 2021 - 07:43 pm
Riders compete in the men's Omnium Scratch Race 1/4 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics test event for track cycling at the Izu Velodrome in Izu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Tokyo Olympic torch staffer becomes event's 1st COVID-19 infection 22 Apr 2021 - 11:45 am
FILE PHOTO: The Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower are illuminated with Olympic colours to mark 100 days countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 14, 2021.