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WaPo: Some American Olympians planning for “Tokyo Twist”

8 Apr 2021
A drink? Nope. A weather phenomenon? Not a chance. Here's your answer.
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CNN: Report: DPRK to skip Summer Olympics

5 Apr 2021
You would be wrong calling it a boycott, but it does not appear that North Korea will take part in this summer's Olympics.
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The Diplomat: Japan remains mum on vaccine offer from China

18 Mar 2021
There’s a simple answer to the question of whether Japan ought to accept China’s offer to vaccinate all Olympic athletes who might participate in this summer’s Games: Just say yes.
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From CNN: Tokyo 2020 Olympics president announces resignation following sexist remarks

12 Feb 202115 Apr 2021
Just a little late, no? Tokyo 2020 Olympics president announces resignation following sexist remarks https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/12/sport/yoshiro-mori-tokyo-2020-resignation-intl-hnk/index.html
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AP News: Reports: Mori to resign Tokyo Olympics over sexist remarks

10 Feb 202115 Apr 2021
That took longer than it should have https://apnews.com/article/tokyo-sports-asia-2020-tokyo-olympics-japan-olympic-games-010ed6aa2fe427cf7d36a8549f9d79a7
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Final nail in possible 2021 Olympics? Advertisers begin to flee

31 Jan 202115 Apr 2021
Reuters provides the latest evidence that the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics might be in real trouble. Japan's Olympic sponsors are scaling back advertising campaigns and delaying marketing events for…
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The emptiness of the International Olympic Committee

18 Dec 202015 Apr 2021
The International Olympic Committee — either a willing accomplice or a weakened ally unable to stand up for itself — has allowed an exterior body to bar a sitting president…
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Putin banned from attending Olympics!

17 Dec 2020
Public domain image WADA the what? The World Anti-Doping Agency wanted to hammer Russia hard. The Court of Arbitration for Sport chose to be kinder. Sort of. The CAS announced…
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The Telegraph: IOC says any athlete who takes a knee at Olympics faces ban

9 Jun 202015 Apr 2021
According to the Telegraph, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) published guidelines in January banning any form of protest at the Tokyo Games - including taking a knee, raising a fist…

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