JULY 8, 2021 • PANTAGRAPH.COM
OLYMPICS
Will the Olympics be canceled due to Japanese state of emergency? With COVID-19 cases hitting a two-month high in Tokyo, it comes as no surprise the Japanese government is expected to declare a new state of...
Will the Olympics be canceled due to Japanese state of emergency? With COVID-19 cases hitting a two-month high in Tokyo, it comes as no surprise the Japanese government is expected to declare a new state of...
JULY 8, 2021 • STLTODAY.COM
As a Covid outbreak worsens, Fiji's athletes board a plane loaded with fish to the Olympics. Almost all passenger flights from the country were suspended until the end of July. So the team hopped a ride to Tokyo on a cargo plane carr...
JULY 8, 2021 • NYTIMES.COM
2 things about former LSU sprinter Michael Cherry ahead of the Tokyo Olympics Meet Michael Cherry, a former LSU sprinter who is getting a chance to take take home the gold at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
JULY 8, 2021 • THEADVERTISER.COM
'The Olympics were kind of the light for me': Canada's Bay Regula gets last shot at age 39 Married mother of three believes extra year of training for 2021 Olympics sharpened Canadian softball team
JULY 8, 2021 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM
Tokyo Olympics to be held under state of emergency as Japan mulls opening ceremony fan ban The pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will take place under a coronavirus state of emergency, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshide Suga confir...
JULY 8, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
International Olympic Committee president arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency - The Boston Globe IOC President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Thursday just as a ban on spectators at the Tokyo Olympics is likely after Japan Prime Ministe...
JULY 8, 2021 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Japanese Prime Minister announces state of emergency for Tokyo with Olympics opening in just two weeks
Japanese Prime Minister announces state of emergency for Tokyo with Olympics opening in just two weeksJULY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP News Digest 3:30 a.m. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach waves from the vehicle to media upon his arrival an accommodation Thursday, July...
JULY 8, 2021 • TUCSON.COM
Japan bans fans at Tokyo-area Olympics venues due to virus
Fans will be banned from the Tokyo area’s stadiums and arenas when the Olympic Games begin in two weeksJULY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No room for error with new Olympic team show jumping format
The IOC spoke and the international equestrian federation listenedJULY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics
Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing a COVID-19 surge will multiply during the GamesJULY 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Olympics are likely to open amid a state of emergency as COVID-19 cases in Tokyo hit a 2-month high Surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo have hit a two-month high that almost guarantees the Japanese government will declare a new state of emergen...
JULY 7, 2021 • BALTIMORESUN.COM
Official dropped from Fiji Olympic team after positive test
An official due to travel to Tokyo with the Fiji Olympic team has been withdrawn after testing positive for COVID-19JULY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. wrestler Kyle Dake finally has chance at Olympic gold
Kyle Dake finally broke through at age 30 to beat 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion Jordan Burroughs at the U.S. Olympic trials and qualify for the Tokyo Game...JULY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Column: A few puffs and a bad rule do Richardson in AP Sports Columnist Tim Dahlberg says Sha’Carri Richardson should have been a breakout star in an Olympics desperate for any kind of positiv...
JULY 7, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Column: A few puffs and a bad rule do Richardson in
AP Sports Columnist Tim Dahlberg says Sha’Carri Richardson should have been a breakout star in an Olympics desperate for any kind of positive joltJULY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
They qualified for the Olympics, but can they actually get to Tokyo? Between border closures and travel restrictions, actually getting to Tokyo looks like a logistical nightmare for many athletes.
JULY 7, 2021 • DESERET.COM
Zoom meetings built chemistry for US Women's Volleyball team
When the pandemic hit last March leading to a one year postponement of the Olympics and the inability of teams to practice and play together, the U.S. women’s volleyball team devis...JULY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
2020 Tokyo Olympics: Athletes with ties to Tennessee Many of these 2021 Olympians with Tennessee ties are former UT athletes and will compete in swimming, track and field, softball, volleyball...
JULY 7, 2021 • TENNESSEAN.COM
Seattle artist creates a stop-motion video of gymnast Simone Biles using 100 paper cutouts Seattle artist\u00a0Rudy Willingham posted\u00a0a stop-motion video of gymnast Simone Biles that not only awed his followers on social media...
JULY 7, 2021 • USATODAY.COM
The Latest: Germany: Delta variant dominant in nation Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to media in front of the Olympics mascots at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, Ju...
JULY 7, 2021 • TUCSON.COM
Team Israel slated to play pre-Olympic tune-up baseball game at FNB Field The game is slated to take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 16.
JULY 7, 2021 • PENNLIVE.COM
Team USA: Gear you can buy online to show support our Olympic athletes in Tokyo The 2020 Olympic Games will begin on July 23 and continue through Aug. 8.
JULY 7, 2021 • PENNLIVE.COM
What Tokyo's state of emergency means for the 2020 Olympic games On Thursday, the Japanese government announced another state of emergency due to COVID-19.
JULY 7, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
