Olympics

Japan enacts more coronavirus measures in Tokyo ahead of Summer Olympics

Japan says it will raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Summer Olympics.

April 9

China warns of 'robust response' should US boycott Winter Olympics over claims of human rights abuse

China has warned the U.S. not to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing after the Biden administration said it was talking with allies about a joint approach in response to complaints about the country’s human rights record.

April 7

Olympic athletes who raise fists, kneel during national anthem won't face punishment in US trials

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will not sanction athletes for raising their fists or kneeling during the national anthem at Olympic trials, previewing a contentious policy it expects to stick to when many of those same athletes head to Tokyo this summer.

March 30

'Circumstances force us to do these things': IOC, Tokyo Olympics to release game plan for beating pandemic

Organizers and the International Olympic Committee are finally going public with their planning, hoping to push back against reports the Olympics will be canceled with Tokyo and much of Japan still under a state of emergency with COVID-19 cases rising.

January 27

'I've never heard such a thing': Tokyo officials deny reports that Olympics will be canceled

IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.

January 22

Russia banned from using its name, flag and anthem at next 2 Olympics

Russia has been banned from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years.

December 17, 2020

Tokyo Olympic CEO: Games next year may not be 'conventional'

The CEO of next year's Tokyo Olympics says the postponed games might not look like what fans are accustomed to.

May 15, 2020

Senior IOC member says Tokyo Olympics could be canceled if coronavirus isn't under control in time

A senior member of the International Olympic Committee is casting doubt on the possibility of postponing, moving or scattering this summer’s Tokyo Games because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying organizers will probably either hold the event or cancel it.

February 25, 2020

40 years later, Americans still believe in the ‘Miracle on Ice’

In 1980, Team USA’s victory over the Soviet Union’s national ice hockey team — then believed to be unbeatable — was and still is nothing short of miraculous. 

February 21, 2020

Russia banned from Olympics, other international sporting events for 4 years over doping

Evidence shows that Russian authorities tampered with a Moscow laboratory database to hide hundreds of potential doping cases, investigators said.

December 9, 2019