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Crowds form at Olympic torch event in Japan despite coronavirus caution 20 Mar 2020 - 01:38 pm
ATHENS, GREECE - MARCH 19: Former Japanese swimmer Imoto Naoko holds the Olympic torch during the olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, on March 19, 2020 in Athens. T ( ARIS MESSINIS / AFP / Pool - Anadolu Agency )
IOC's Tokyo Games chief faces mandatory quarantine in Australia 16 Mar 2020 - 08:56 am
The logo for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is seen in Tokyo on March 15, 2020. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Greece cancels Olympic torch relay over coronavirus fears 14 Mar 2020 - 12:37 am
US actor Gerard Butler takes part in the Olympic flame torch relay for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, Sparta, Greece, March 13, 2020 Reuters/Vassilis Psomas
Olympic flame lighting ceremony to be held under virus lockdown 12 Mar 2020 - 12:12 am
Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role of High Priestess lights the flame during the dress rehearsal for the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
No spectators at Tokyo 2020 Games torch lighting ceremony 09 Mar 2020 - 11:08 pm
A general view of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games inside the ancient Olympic Stadium on the site of ancient Olympia, Greece, in this April 21, 2016 file photo.
Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads 05 Mar 2020 - 09:23 am
A couple wearing protective face masks, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, walk past The Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Japan could be allowed to postpone Olympics to end of year, minister says 03 Mar 2020 - 11:30 am
This picture taken on February 14, 2020 shows Chairman of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games coordination committee John Coates (L) and Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori (R) at a press conference following the International Olympic Committee (IOC) project revie
Q&A: What's next for the Tokyo Olympics as virus spreads? 03 Mar 2020 - 12:04 am
People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are seen in front of the Giant Olympic rings at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 2020. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Ethiopia's Birhanu wins virus-hit Tokyo Marathon 02 Mar 2020 - 12:52 am
This collage show runners fill the street at the start of the Tokyo Marathon 2019 in Tokyo, Japan in this March 3, 2019 (right) and runners start at the Tokyo Marathon 2020 in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. The 2020 Tokyo Marathon was limited to elite runners ma
Japan's crowdless sports: A prelude to a coronavirus-hit Games? 01 Mar 2020 - 10:18 am
TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 01: Runners take part to the depart of the Tokyo Marathon Elite men and women on March 1st, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan. ( DAVID MAREUIL - Anadolu Agency )
Japan to decide on Olympic torch relay format next week as virus fears grow 28 Feb 2020 - 01:37 pm
People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are seen in front of the Giant Olympic rings at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Tokyo organizers, government take offensive on virus threat 26 Feb 2020 - 06:42 pm
Chief executive officer of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Toshiro Muto attends a media briefing in Tokyo on February 26, 2020. AFP / Philip Fong
Olympics 'continuing as planned' but virus halts Japanese football 25 Feb 2020 - 06:48 pm
An aerial view shows an airplane flying near National Stadium in a test of the new flight paths for international passenger aircraft bound for Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan February 2, 2020. Credit: Kyodo/via Reuters
Tokyo 2020 holds torch relay rehearsal 15 Feb 2020 - 09:51 am
Acting torchbearer and Actress Satomi Ishihara (R), one of the Official Ambassadors of the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay pose with the olympic torch during a rehearsal as part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay in Hamura, outskirts of Tokyo, Japan February 15
Salt Lake City eyes 2034 Olympics after Sapporo bid for 2030 12 Feb 2020 - 10:46 pm
A view of the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, January 12, 2018. Reuters / Mike Blake
Tokyo 2020 unveils sustainable athletes village plaza 29 Jan 2020 - 11:21 am
This picture shows wooden construction of the Village Plaza at the entrance of the Olympic Village in Tokyo on January 29, 2020. The organisers of the Tokyo Olympic Games unveiled the
Tokyo 2020 to power Olympic torch with hydrogen for first time 27 Jan 2020 - 08:29 am
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Olympic makeover: all aboard for new sports lighting up Tokyo 2020 22 Jan 2020 - 12:35 am
In this file photo taken on October 01, 2019 a surfer makes a turn as he rides the wave in the ocean at Omaezaki on. AFP / Adrian Dennis

Boxing

Algerian gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif listens to the translation during the Doha Forum in the Qatari capital on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Karim Jaafar / AFP) Olympic champion boxer Khelif challenges gender test at CAS
Manny Pacquiao (R) hits Mario Barrios in the first round of their WBC welterweight title fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP Manila crowd cheers Pacquiao comeback, draw and all
Dambe fighters engage in a bout during an amateur match in the Dei-Dei neighbourhood in Abuja, on June 27, 2025. Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP. Nigerian Dambe boxing goes global -- amulets and charms included
US Heavyweight boxer George Foreman (L) is seen on January 1973 during a training session in preparation for his match against Joe Frazier in Kingston. (Photo by AFP) Heavyweight boxing great George Foreman dead at 76

Badminton

Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki poses after winning agianst Turkiye's Neslihan Arin on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Bertrand Guay / AFP) Miyazaki overcomes 'anxiety' to win on badminton worlds debut
China's Shi Yuqi (L) and France's Alex Lanier react during their men's singles final match on the final day of the Japan Open badminton tournament at Tokyo Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 20, 2025. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP Shi beats Lanier to win Japan Open badminton title
NVBS players participated in Trivandrum District Badminton Championship 2025 posing along with the Coaches. Kashvi, Aadidev, Nivedya, Sanjanaa and Riya dominate: NVBS triumphs at Trivandrum District Badminton Championship 2025
Indonesia's Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (C) and Rinov Rivaldy (top) play a point during their mixed doubles match against China's Gao Jiaxuan (R) and Wu Mengying (L) at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on February 16, 2025. (Photo by AFP) China loses to Indonesia at Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships final

Shooting

Peninsula Qatari shooter Rashid Al Athba wins 4th place in World Cup Shooting Championship in India
Winner, Germany's Peter Florian (centre), silver medallist Li Yuehong of China, and bronze medallist Anish Bhanwala of India pose for a photo after the Men's 25 meter rapid-fire pistol final. Florian, Feng shoot for glory in Lusail
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