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IOC Session: Pandemic will end when world chooses to end it, says WHO DG
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 21 (ANI): The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, delivered the keynote address at the 138th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here in Tokyo on Wednesday where he stated that the pandemic will end when the world
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Tokyo 2020 composer Oyamada quits after interview of bullying classmates r
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 19 (ANI): Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada has submitted his resignation from the creative team for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after admitting that he bullied children with disabilities many years ago.
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WHO DG Tedros could visit Japan during Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 19 (ANI): The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is likely to visit Japan during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Tokyo 2020 dealt commercial blow, sponsor Toyota won't air Olympics-relate
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 19 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Olympics has suffered a major commercial hit as sponsor Toyota won't air Olympics-related TV ads and its president won't attend the opening ceremony on July 23.
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IOC EB and AC discusses Tokyo 2020 final preparations
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 19 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the IOC Athletes' Commission (AC) discussed the final preparations for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, including the athlete experience and COVID-19 countermeasures on Monday during their re
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics encourages circular economy for sustainable developmen
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 19 (ANI): Organisers of Tokyo 2020 are using the Games as an opportunity to showcase new ideas and innovative technologies which include the concept of a circular economy, in which waste and pollution are reduced while products and materials are reused and recycled.
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Tokyo Olympics: Missing Uganda weightlifter spotted
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 19 (ANI): Julius Ssekitoleko, a 20-year-old Ugandan weightlifter, who went missing on Friday has been spotted at JR Nagoya Station, about 200 kilometers from Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture where he was originally staying.
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Tokyo Olympics: Czech Republic's beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic te
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 19 (ANI): The Czech Republic's beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic came out COVID-19 positive on Monday ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Czech team confirmed.
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IOC reassures sturdiness of sustainable cardboard beds at Games Village
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 19 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday reassured that the sustainable cardboard beds are sturdy for athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Village.
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Tokyo 2020: Hydrogen shows promises of a carbon-free future
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Tokyo [Japan], July 18 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 will be the very first time in Olympic history that the Olympic cauldron will be powered with hydrogen, marking the Olympic Movement's commitment to a more sustainable world.
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Participants of Tokyo 2020 are the most controlled population: Games Opera
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 18 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Games Operations Director, Pierre Ducrey has stated that the participants of the Tokyo Olympic Games are the most controlled population in the world.
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IOC Refugee Olympic Team heads to Tokyo 2020 after COVID-19 scare
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 18 (ANI): Members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team who gathered in Doha, Qatar, for a Welcome Experience, and whose departure for the Olympic Games was delayed due to COVID-19 scare, are now on their way to Tokyo.
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