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Olympian Grace Luczek Is Keeping Her Eye on Gold Despite Questions Around Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese government and IOC are adamant that the Tokyo Olympics will go forward in July after an anonymously sourced report suggested that the events might be canceled. Olympic rower Grace Luczek reacted to the uncertainty around the competition and shared how she and her teammates are continuing to prepare despite COVID-19.
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Fauci: The Tokyo Olympics Can Happen Safely — But the World Needs to Commit to Vaccines
Dr. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious-diseases expert, said it will take a global commitment to ensure the Tokyo Olympics are safe.
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Fauci Says a Global Vaccine Push Is the Key to a Safe Tokyo Olympics
Dr. Anthony Fauci addressed doubts about the safety of the Tokyo Olympics in an interview with LX News. Watch the full interview with Dr. Fauci on NBCLX this Tuesday at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET.
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Japan Denies Olympics Cancellation Rumors 6 Months Out
With just six months to go before the delayed 2020 Olympics is scheduled to open in Tokyo, organizers are denying reports of Japan shuttering the games for good.
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With 6 Months to Go, Japan Denies Report Tokyo Olympics Could Be Canceled
IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.
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Olympian Alexi Pappas Opens Up About Post-Olympic Depression and ‘Befriending Pain' in Her Book ‘Bravey'
Long-distance athlete, filmmaker and actress Alexi Pappas says her perspective on mental health and healing came while recuperating from a post-Olympics depression. Pappas opened up to LX News about what she learned during the battles she details in her new book “Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas.”
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Tick-Tock: the Tokyo Olympics Hit the 200-Days-To-Go Mark
The countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics has hit 200 days to go.
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Tokyo Games Relay Opens in 100 Days With 10,000 Torchbearers
The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics is to start in just over three months
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Tokyo Olympics Delay Costs May Reach $2.8 Billion
The cost of the postponement for the Tokyo Olympics could reach at least $2.8 billion in figures released by the Tokyo organizing committee, the Tokyo city government and Japan’s national government
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Olympic Fans From Abroad May Have Health Tracked by App
A mobile app could be among the measures used to track the health of fans from abroad if they are permitted to attend next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
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Olympic Rings Back in Tokyo Bay; a Sign of Hope in Pandemic
The five Olympic rings are back in Tokyo Bay.
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Tokyo Olympic Organizers Plan to Host 18 Test Events
The Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart
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Tokyo Olympic Officials Talk of Test Events Early Next Year
Tokyo Olympics organizers say they’re encouraged by a weekend gymnastics meet that featured 22 Russian, Chinese and American athletes entering Japan and competing in a one-day event with a few thousand fans attending.
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Japan's New Prime Minister Vows to Host Olympics Next Year
Japan’s new prime minister says he’s determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.”
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Tokyo 2020 CEO: Coronavirus Measures Still Being Finalized
Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said on Wednesday that the organizing committee is still working through establishing coronavirus safety measures for the upcoming 2020 Olympics.
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Organizers, IOC Trying to Remove Doubts Over Tokyo Olympics
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to remove public doubts that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next year despite the COVID-19 pandemic
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Olympic Rings Uninstalled in Tokyo Bay
The Olympics rings in Tokyo Bay’s Odaiba Marine Park have been uninstalled. The monument will be cleaned and reinstalled at a later date.
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Year Long Countdown to Tokyo Olympics Begin Amid COVID-19
The countdown to the Tokyo Olympics has begun again. Today marks one year to go until the opening ceremony, which has been pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Postponed Tokyo Olympics Hit 1-year-to-go Mark — Again
The postponed Tokyo Olympics have for a second time reached the one-year-to-go mark.
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Tokyo Head: Olympics Not Possible Under Current Conditions
The head of the Tokyo Olympics says the delayed games could not be held next year if conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic remain as they are.