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Tue, June 15, 2021 | 19:06

Yes, Tokyo Olympics are going to happen despite opposition, pandemic: senior IOC official

Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? The answer is almost certainly ``yes.``

2021-06-03 13:31

Pro sports team in Korea required to inform players before trades

Professional sports teams in South Korea must now inform players before trading them. The sports ministry announced Thursday it will adopt new standard contracts for major professional sports leagues, covering baseball, football, basketball and volleyball.

2021-06-03 10:46

Top court confirms acquittal of Olympic short track champion in sexual harassment case

The Supreme Court said Wednesday it has confirmed the not-guilty verdict for South Korean-born short track speed skater Lim Hyo-jun in a sexual harassment case.

2021-06-02 11:08

IOC criticized for double standards on Dokdo issue

Criticism is mounting over the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) double standards toward South Korea and Japan in dealing with the thorny issue of the territorial dispute over Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. The longtime controversy has emerged again, after it was found by civic activists that the Japanese government has yet to correct a map for the Olympics that s...

Jung Da-min | 2021-06-01 17:15

Japan refusing to correct disputed Olympic map

Osaka fined and threatened with French Open disqualification over media boycott

Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka was on Sunday threatened with disqualification from the French Open if she persists with her controversial media boycott, officials said.

2021-05-31 09:37

IOC tries to reassure Olympic athletes over virus waiver

Olympic athletes were told by the IOC on Thursday that a waiver they must sign releasing Tokyo organizers from liability for COVID-19 issues was ``standard practice'' for major sports events. The issue was raised when IOC president Thomas Bach took questions to cap a two-day online conference hosted by the official Olympic commission representing athletes.

2021-05-28 14:24

EU leaders express support for holding Tokyo Olympics

The European Union's two top officials expressed support Thursday for holding the Tokyo Olympics despite growing opposition to the event in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel discussed the games with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga during a virtual EU-Japan summit.

2021-05-27 20:57

Japan reassures Olympics can be safe as extended state of emergency considered

Japan pledged on Thursday to keep in close contact with Olympics stakeholders at home and abroad to ensure a safe and secure Games even as it prepared to extend a state of emergency across much of the nation, including host city Tokyo.

2021-05-27 16:29

Calls growing for Seoul to boycott Tokyo Olympics

Asahi daily, an official Tokyo Olympics partner, calls for cancellation of Games

Japan's Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, called for the Summer Games to be cancelled in an editorial on Wednesday, citing risks to public safety and strains on the medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-05-26 11:30

US warns against travel to Japan as Olympics loom

U.S. health officials and the State Department on Monday warned Americans against travel to Japan because of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, which is preparing to host the Olympics in just two months.

2021-05-25 10:28

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