South African soccer team not ready for Tokyo Olympics

South African soccer team not ready for Tokyo Olympics

The South African soccer team says they are not ready for the Games.

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Top sponsor Toyota scraps plans to run Olympic TV ads

Top sponsor Toyota scraps plans to run Olympic TV ads

Toyota Motor says it will not air TV commercials that the company made for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Missing Ugandan athlete said he wants to work in Japan

Missing Ugandan athlete said he wants to work in Japan

An Ugandan Olympic athlete had left a note saying that he wants to work in Japan before he went missing from the trainin...

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40 people attend welcome party for IOC President Bach

40 people attend welcome party for IOC President Bach

Around 40 people attend a welcome party for IOC President Bach and others amid a state of emergency.

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Bach seeks spectators if infection slows during Olympics

Bach seeks spectators if infection slows during Olympics

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has asked Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide to consider allow...

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Flower lane ready to welcome athletes to Yokohama

Flower lane ready to welcome athletes to Yokohama

Staffers lined up pots of morning glory grown by local children to create a flower lane to welcome Olympians and Paralym...

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More Olympic-related people testing positive for COVID-19

More Olympic-related people testing positive for COVID-19

Tokyo Games organizers say one Olympic athlete who came to Japan from abroad tests positive for COVID-19 on July 14.

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Japan's emperor may declare Tokyo Olympics open at National Stadium

Japan's emperor may declare Tokyo Olympics open at National Stadium

Arrangements are being made for Japan's Emperor Naruhito to physically attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics...

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South African rugby team unable to go to training camp site due to COVID patient on plane

South African rugby team unable to go to training camp site due to COVID patient on plane

Members of South Africa's rugby sevens team are unable to travel to Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, for pre-Olympic train...

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IOC chief Bach lauds Tokyo Games preparations

IOC chief Bach lauds Tokyo Games preparations

IOC President Thomas Bach praises Japan's preparations for the Tokyo Games in his meeting with organizing committee chie...

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