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Tokyo Organising Committee confirms all venues, competition schedule for O
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 18 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee on Friday announced that all the venues intended for the Games in 2020 have been secured for next year, and confirmed the sports competition schedule.
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Identified 'over 200 opportunities' to reduce cost impact of postponement:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], June 10 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 organisers on Tuesday said that they have identified "over 200 opportunities" to reduce the cost impact of the postponement and simplify the complexity of Games operations.
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IOC approves revised weightlifting qualification system for upcoming Olymp
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], May 30 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF's) revised Olympic qualifying system for Tokyo 2020, which now extends the qualifying period to April 30, 2021.
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IOC will continue to assess, discuss impacts caused by Olympic postponemen
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], April 16 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said that it will continue to assess and discuss the impacts caused by the postponement of the games along with the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee.
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IWF president Tamas Ajan steps down amid corruption probe
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], April 16 (ANI): International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) president Tamas Ajan resigned on Wednesday in the wake of allegations of corruption and doping violations.
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International Gymnastics Federation to reschedule Olympic qualifiers
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], April 10 (ANI): In the wake of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has extended the qualification period until June 29, 2021, which will give a larger window for the comple
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BWF suspends all tournaments till July due to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 6 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Monday suspended its all competitions including World Tour, BWF Tour and other BWF-sanctioned tournaments till July due to the rise in the number of coronavirus cases globally.
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COVID-19: FFA welcomes FIFA's recommendation of retaining original qualifi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], April 4 (ANI): Football Federation of Australia (FFA) on Saturday welcomed the FIFA-Confederations working group's recommendation of retaining the original qualification dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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IOC sets new deadline for Tokyo Olympics qualification period
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], April 3 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued the new deadline for the qualification period which is June 29, 2021 after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were postponed for a year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Athletes who have booked their berth in Olympics will remain qualified: IO
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Saturday confirmed that the already qualified athletes will remain qualified for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics next year.
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Athletes' Commission welcomes postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], Mar 26 (ANI): The World Athletics Athletes' Commission on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Japanese government and the IOC to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay postponed after Games shifted to next year
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Mar 25 (ANI): In light of the postponement of the Olympics Games to 2021, the Organising Committee of Tokyo 2020 has decided to postpone the Olympic Torch Relay scheduled to start on March 26.
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