World First resident of Olympic Village tests positive for COVID Tokyo Olympics organisers sought to reassure competitors that the event would be safe after the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in the Games Village on Saturday. 17/07/2021
Japan Olympics chief makes gaffe in first appearance since arrival in Tokyo Thomas Bach quickly corrected himself after referring to the “Chinese people” rather than “Japanese people.” 13/07/2021
world news European Parliament votes to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics The European Parliament voted to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over continuing allegations of human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and pro-democracy activists. 09/07/2021
Green News ‘Olympic Forest’ will add 355,000 trees to Africa’s Great Green Wall The International Olympic Committee is planting trees in Mali and Senegal to help future games become 'climate positive'. 17/06/2021
Japan US warns against travel to Japan, even for vaccinated people With the Olympics just two months away, Tokyo was quick to deny that there is any need to avoid travelling to Japan. 25/05/2021
Japan Organiser says Tokyo Olympics could be held without any spectators Less than three months before they begin, the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee says the games could be held behind closed doors. 30/04/2021
Japan Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympic Games, says IOC Officials justified the widely-anticipated move saying the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic. 20/03/2021
no comment Small protest in Tokyo amid hope delayed Olympics will go ahead The Tokyo Olympics were scheduled for last summer but put back a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. 17/11/2020
Green News 11-year-old swims 2600m in open water to raise money for WWF Ruby Yelling is the daughter of Liz Yelling, double Olympian and Commonwealth medalist. 22/09/2020
Norway Norwegian star skier Petter Northug admits cocaine and speeding charge The two-time Olympic champion is charged with possession and driving under the influence of drugs after saying he made a 'big mistake' 17/08/2020
