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Athletes Serving as Influencers amid Coronavirus Crisis

May 3, 2020

Tokyo- Japanese athletes who have been deprived of opportunities to play sports due to the spread of the new coronavirus now have a huge presence on social media and video distribution websites. Some athletes are putting out training videos, while

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Tokyo Olympics set to be postponed until 2021

March 25, 2020

TOKYO –The Tokyo Olympics, originally slated for this summer, is now set to be postponed until next year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was learned Tuesday.     Japan and the International Olympic Committee agreed the same day to put

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Tokyo Olympic Torch Handover to Be Held behind Closed Doors

March 16, 2020

London- Greece’s Hellenic Olympic Committee said Sunday that a ceremony slated for Thursday to hand over the Olympic flame to the Tokyo Olympic Games organizing committee will be held behind closed doors due to concerns over the new coronavirus. The

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Olympic Countdown

March 15, 2020

TOPSHOT – A man walks in front of the Olympic countdown clock in Tokyo’s Ginza area on Sunday, March 15, 2020. AFP-Jiji Press.

Open Badminton Championships at Arena Birmingham

March 14, 2020

Yuki Fukushima (R) and Sayaka Hirota (L) from Japan in action against So Yeong Kim and Her Yong Kong from Korea during the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, Britain, 13 March 2020. EPA-Jiji Press

The PLAYERS Championship on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass

March 13, 2020

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the 14th hole during the first round of The PLAYERS Championship on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2020 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. – Spectators will be banned

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Sumo tournament kicks off without spectators

March 9, 2020

Osaka–The spring sumo grand tournament kicked off in Osaka, western Japan, on Sunday without spectators, an unusual step taken in response to the spread of the new coronavirus in the country. “We’ll work together so that the power of sumo

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House Oks National Academy for Sports bill to boost athletic potentials for young student athletes

March 4, 2020

The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Alan Peter  Cayetano Wednesday passed on third and final reading House Bill No. 6312 or the proposed National Academy of Sports (NAS) System Act that will soon enhance skills and talents

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