Tag: Olympics
about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony highlights: Naomi Osaka, drone games and the shirtless guy has co...

Friday’s muted four-hour opening ceremony at Tokyo’s National Stadium officially christened the Games — two days afte...

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about 3 years ago
dailymail.co.uk

Official Team GB Fan Zone eerily empty as Tokyo Olympics get underway

The space at Westfield London, hosted by Ocean Outdoor, was formally opened today at noon to coincide with the openin...

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about 3 years ago
dailystar.co.uk

Eerie opening ceremony kicks off Tokyo 2020 Olympics with fireworks but no fans

The opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has finally got underway in Japan, and the tragedy of athletes being ...

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about 3 years ago
dailystar.co.uk

Naga Munchetty snaps 'show some respect' at Charlie Stayt after mocking guest

Charlie Stayt made a joke about four-time Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent and got told off by his co-presenter...

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about 3 years ago
telegraph.co.uk

Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay: disruption aplenty as Games approach - plus the inspiration behin...

Plus: Interview with Tokujin Yoshioka, designer of the torch, on using materials recycled from earthquake and tsunami...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Canada’s Olympic committee is playing up participation over medals in Tokyo. It’s stran...

There’s no better way to manage expectations than to create none. And under normal circumstances, the lack of specifi...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Cycling is rolling slowly toward gender equity — too slowly for its critics

The women’s field for the Tokyo road race is about half the size of the men’s field. Former medallist Clara Hughes sa...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Social media trolls excavate missteps of Japanese Olympic contributors as virus overshadows Games

The gotcha crowd have revealed misdeeds of the past. Japanese “miscreants” have been given the cancel-culture hook an...

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about 3 years ago
dailystar.co.uk

Man Utd fans in meltdown as Amad Diallo shines in Olympics for Ivory Coast

Amad Diallo joined Manchester United in January though made just eight first-team appearances for the Red Devils with...

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about 3 years ago
dailystar.co.uk

Olympic athletes meet on Tinder to organise sex sessions in competitors' village

The Tokyo Olympics gets underway officially this weekend with plenty of discussion surrounding what goes on in the co...

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about 3 years ago
dailystar.co.uk

Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust 'joke' in act

The opening ceremony for Tokyo 2020 will take place on Friday though a key member of staff will not be present having...

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about 3 years ago
telegraph.co.uk

Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay: disruption aplenty as Games approach - plus the inspiration behin...

Plus: Interview with Tokujin Yoshioka, designer of the torch, on using materials recycled from earthquake and tsunami...

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about 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

It's not the Olympics Japan wanted but saving lives comes first, and we're still in for a treat

The health of Japan’s people should be paramount at Tokyo 2020 - only a third of its population have had a single dos...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Brisbane’s 2032 Summer Games promise to be a breath of fresh air

The Queensland capital will be the third Australian city to host a Summer Olympics, and the weather could be ideal.

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about 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Tokyo 2020 Olympics 'bans its social media from showing taking the knee'

Team GB women's football team took the knee before a match on Wednesday

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about 3 years ago
telegraph.co.uk

Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay: disruption aplenty as Games approach - plus the inspiration behin...

Plus: Interview with Tokujin Yoshioka, designer of the torch, on using materials recycled from earthquake and tsunami...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | It will be an uphill battle for Canadian cyclist Michael Woods at the Olympics, and the...

The Ottawa rider is a medal hopeful in the Olympic road race, especially if the conditions are difficult.

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about 3 years ago
cnet.com

Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony: When it starts and how to watch

The opening ceremony to the Tokyo Olympics takes place this week.

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about 3 years ago
metro.co.uk

Love Island winner Greg O'Shea lands in Tokyo ahead of competing at Olympics

Islander turned Olympian.

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about 3 years ago
dailystar.co.uk

Prince William jokes Team GB's Lauren Price 'wasn't messed with' as taxi driver

Prince William has backed Team GB boxing prospect Lauren Price to "make her whole family proud at Tokyo 2020" and lau...

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about 3 years ago
dailystar.co.uk

Tokyo 2020 Olympics could still be cancelled as organiser casts fresh doubt

Toshiro Muto, the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee, has refused to rule out a last-minute cancelation ...

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about 3 years ago
express.co.uk

Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled at last minute due to Covid outbreak as cases rise

The Olympic Games could be cancelled at the 11th hour if Covid-19 cases continue to rise, it has been confirmed.

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Everything you need to know about the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

When are the Olympics? Where can I watch? What else do I need to know? Here is an overview of everything you need to ...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Canadian soccer women are hoping to move on from the bronze age in Tokyo

No. 8 Canada starts campaign for gold against No. 10 Japan on Wednesday.

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about 3 years ago
telegraph.co.uk

Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay: disruption aplenty as Games approach - plus the inspiration behin...

Plus: Interview with Tokujin Yoshioka, designer of the torch, on using materials recycled from earthquake and tsunami...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | What if Tokyo threw a party and nobody came? Let the Games begin

The Olympics will open in Tokyo on July 23, and it’s still not clear why. I sometimes think grave moral doubts are an...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

‘It’s more necessary than ever.’ The art of Olympic athlete mentoring is a delicate balance for T...

What’s easy to forget in the quest for medals in Tokyo — chef de mission Marnie McBean, Lizanne Murphy and Monique Ka...

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about 3 years ago
dailystar.co.uk

Germany's Olympic football team walk off pitch after star is 'racially abused'

Germany's Olympic football team have walked off the pitch during their Tokyo 2020 warm-up fixture against Honduras an...

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about 3 years ago
telegraph.co.uk

Tokyo 2021 Olympic torch relay: disruption aplenty as Games approach - plus the inspiration behin...

Plus: Interview with Tokujin Yoshioka, designer of the torch, on using materials recycled from earthquake and tsunami...

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about 3 years ago
telegraph.co.uk

Tokyo 2021 Olympic torch relay: disruption aplenty as Games approach - plus the inspiration behin...

Plus: Interview with Tokujin Yoshioka, designer of the torch, on using materials recycled from earthquake and tsunami...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

‘She’s going to be the best in the world,’ but first keeper Kailen Sheridan wants to start for Ca...

The 25-year-old from Whitby was nominated for an ESPY award as the best player in the NWSL.

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about 3 years ago
metro.co.uk

Laurence Fox shares ‘transphobic’ meme about transgender Olympic athletes

The tweet seemed to be in reference to weightlifter Laurel Hubbard.

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | So why are the Tokyo Olympics still going ahead? It’s about the human spirit, just not ...

It was year ago that Canadian IOC member Dick Pound assured athletes to “be sure that the IOC is not going to send yo...

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about 3 years ago
dailymail.co.uk

MPs demand political boycott of Beijing winter Olympics

The cross-party Foreign Affairs Select Committee warned that currently the Government's 'actions do not match its rhe...

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about 3 years ago
dailystar.co.uk

Japan declares state of emergency in Tokyo two weeks before start of Olympics

A state of emergency has been called in Tokyo due to a surge in Covid-19 cases - meaning spectators may not be able t...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Blue Jays prospect Simeon Woods Richardson was inspired by two raised fists more than three decad...

Smith, Carlos protest at the 1968 Olympics gave the young pitcher an idea of what is possible.

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about 3 years ago
dailymail.co.uk

Team GB's first black female swimmer bids to overturn swim cap ban

Alice Dearing, 24, had previously been told the headgear designed to fit over dreadlocks, braids and Afros could not ...

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over 3 years ago
thestar.com

Canadians’ minute of magic all for naught as Czechs edge them in overtime and end their Olympic h...

Canada went on a 10-0 run in the final minute of regulation and forced the extra session with Wiggins’ three-pointer.

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over 3 years ago
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Canadian men will focus on what is in front of them in semifinal game against Czechs

“There’s always a concern against a really strong European team,” Canada coach Nick Nurse says, “and this is one of t...

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