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Tokyo governor vows city's medical system is ready for Games 13 Jul 2021 - 10:50 am

TOKYO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that a sufficient number of hospitals combined with a speed-up in the vaccination rollout among...

Team Qatar athletes eye glory at Tokyo Games 13 Jul 2021 - 09:55 am

Doha: Qatar will participate in the 32nd Summer Olympic Games 2020 to be held in the Japanese capital of Tokyo from July 23...

Saudi shooter in Qatar to prepare for Olympics 13 Jul 2021 - 09:50 am

Doha: Saudi Arabia’s national shooter Saeed Al Mutairi has arrived in Doha to train ahead of the Toyo 2020 Olympics. The skeet shooter...

Team Qatar stars aim for medals at Tokyo Olympics 12 Jul 2021 - 10:01 am

Doha: Qatar will participate in the 32nd Summer Olympic Games 2020 to be held in the Japanese capital of Tokyo from July 23...

Team Qatar athletes Barshim and Samba eye Games glory in Tokyo 11 Jul 2021 - 09:18 am

Doha: Qatar will participate in the 32nd Summer Olympic Games 2020 to be held in the Japanese capital of Tokyo from July 23...

QOC hosts camp for Refugee Olympic Team participating in Tokyo Olympics 2020 10 Jul 2021 - 08:42 pm

Doha: The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) will host a camp for the Refugee Olympic Team participating in the 32nd Summer Olympics (Tokyo 2020),...

Spectators to face Olympic ban as Tokyo declares coronavirus emergency - report 08 Jul 2021 - 11:25 am

TOKYO: Olympic organisers are set to ban all spectators from the Games, the Asahi daily said on Thursday, as Japan prepared to declare...

No spectators at marathons and race walks, Games at risk of more curbs 06 Jul 2021 - 09:45 pm

TOKYO - World Athletics said on Tuesday that it was surprised by the "seemingly inconsistent" decision to ask spectators to stay away from...

Beach Volleyball: Qatar's Cherif, Tijan drawn in Group C at Tokyo Olympics 06 Jul 2021 - 09:57 am

Doha: Qatar’s top beach volleyball duo of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan has been placed in Group C as beach volleyball draw ceremony...

Tokyo organisers lean toward banning spectators from night events -newspaper 02 Jul 2021 - 12:44 pm

TOKYO - Tokyo Olympics organisers are leaning towards banning spectators from night-time events and large-scale venues, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday, amid...

True heroes in Tokyo will be medical workers, says pilot from 1964 Games 02 Jul 2021 - 12:40 pm

TOKYO - A national hero in Japan who drew the Olympic rings with precision in the sky to mark the start of the...

Djokovic, Federer, Osaka, Barty on Tokyo Olympic entry lists 01 Jul 2021 - 04:29 pm

WIMBLEDON, England: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, Switzerland’s Roger Federer, Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Australia’s Ash Barty are on the entry lists for the Tokyo...

Tokyo may extend coronavirus curbs into Games period -media 30 Jun 2021 - 11:06 am

TOKYO: Japan is considering an extension of two weeks to a month for coronavirus prevention measures in Tokyo and other areas, Japanese media...

Japan to ask athletes from India, others for more COVID-19 tests 27 Jun 2021 - 07:49 pm

TOKYO - Japan plans to ask Olympic athletes from India and five other countries hit hard by the highly infectious Delta variant of...

Serena to skip Tokyo Games, declines to explain reasons 27 Jun 2021 - 03:25 pm

Serena Williams will not be travelling to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, the 23-times Grand Slam singles tennis champion said on Sunday without...

Yonekura, Ferrari book Olympic tickets in Doha 27 Jun 2021 - 09:45 am

Doha: Japan’s Hidenobu Yonekura yesterday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by winning the men’s Vault final at the 13th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World...