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Will Paris’s River Seine be ready for the Olympics?

Papers react to an ill-humoured TV debate that saw French PM Gabriel Attal spar with left-wing and far-right challengers. Also, protests in Kenya leave Western allies almost tongue-tied. In other news, the…

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Olympics host Japan slammed by Human Rights Watch report in to athlete abuse

A year away from the start of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics, Human Rights Watch have claimed there is a culture of physical and verbal abuse aimed at Japan's young athletes. The country's…

4 years ago

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Trump speaks with Buhari, pledges US support to Nigeria in Coronavirus fight, British Airways set to slash 12,000 jobs and more

Here is why you should pick a copy of The Guardian on Wednesday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on Wednesday.…

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Nigerian Athlete Divine Oduduru speaks on Covid-19, Tokyo 2020 postponement, AFN, and future goals

Divine Oduduru is a Nigerian track and field sprinter specializing in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. He spoke with GuardianTV's Solomon Fowowe about the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games,…

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5 times the Olympics was disrupted

The first Olympics games held in the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896. It went around the continents and did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics, 108 years later.…

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Major sports events facing cancellation or threat

The spread of coronavirus around the world has impacted the staging of sporting events around the world with major sports events facing cancellation or postponement.⁣ Here’s a video highlighting five (5) major…

4 years ago

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Olympics delay possible due to Coronavirus

According to world health officials, the fatality rate of the coronavirus has reached 3.4 percent worldwide. Japan's Olympic minister admitted there is a possibility that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be delayed.…

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FG urges Nigerians not to panic over coronavirus case, Sun Yang ban eight years over doping rules and many more

Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Saturday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…

4 years ago

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Uzbekistan’s 44-year-old gymnast heads for ‘last’ Olympics

Aged 44 and readying for her eighth Olympics in Tokyo, Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina makes light of her record-breaking survival in a sport dominated by teen prodigies. But while the desire to…

4 years ago

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To avoid Olympic chaos, Tokyo tells workers: stay home

Japan's workers spend more hours at the office than employees in almost any other country. But to avoid traffic chaos at next year's Olympics, authorities have a message: stay home.…

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Breakdancing proposed as new sport for 2024 Olympics

Breakdancing is one of four new sports proposed by organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The other three sports, surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing, will debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The…

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Olympics - Page 2

Will Paris’s River Seine be ready for the Olympics?

Olympics host Japan slammed by Human Rights Watch report in to athlete abuse

Trump speaks with Buhari, pledges US support to Nigeria in Coronavirus fight, British Airways set to slash 12,000 jobs and more

Nigerian Athlete Divine Oduduru speaks on Covid-19, Tokyo 2020 postponement, AFN, and future goals

5 times the Olympics was disrupted

Coronavirus Outbreak: Major sports events facing cancellation or threat

Olympics delay possible due to Coronavirus

FG urges Nigerians not to panic over coronavirus case, Sun Yang ban eight years over doping rules and many more

Uzbekistan’s 44-year-old gymnast heads for ‘last’ Olympics

To avoid Olympic chaos, Tokyo tells workers: stay home

Breakdancing proposed as new sport for 2024 Olympics

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