Source: skysports.com, June 21, 2021 No overseas spectators can enter Japan but domestic fans will attend venues at 50 per cent of capacity. Fans must also wear a mask at all times, not shout or speak in a loud voice, and return home immediately after the event. There will be spectators at this summer’s Tokyo… Continue reading Up to 10,000 Japanese Fans Permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic
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Saskatchewan Diver Aims for Spot on Olympic Squad
Source: Thomas Piller, globalnews.ca, May 17, 2021 “I’d been training pretty consistently for six weeks …” A Saskatoon diver is getting ready to compete in the Olympic trials next month after reaching the podium in Japan. Rylan Wiens scored 488.55 in the final to secure a bronze medal in the men’s 10-metre platform event on… Continue reading Saskatchewan Diver Aims for Spot on Olympic Squad
Canadians Divided Over Sending Athletes to Tokyo Olympics
Source: Teresa Wright The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, May 16, 2021 Canadians are not convinced it’s safe for athletes. A new poll by Leger and the Association of Canadian Studies suggests the country is divided over plans to send athletes from Canada to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo as Japan grapples with climbing COVID-19 cases.… Continue reading Canadians Divided Over Sending Athletes to Tokyo Olympics
Due To COVID, No Fans Permitted at 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
Source: Pat McKay, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, March 20, 2021 The “2020” games are due to begin on July 23rd. Japanese authorities told the Olympic and Paralympic committees it was “highly unlikely” that entry to the country could be guaranteed. Organisers said the move now gives “clarity” to ticket holders and helps ensure “a safe and secure Games… Continue reading Due To COVID, No Fans Permitted at 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
2022 Sask. Winter Games Will Be in Regina
Source: Jonathan Guignard, globalnews.ca, July 15, 2020 The event will take place from Feb. 20 to 26, 2022, and feature nearly 1,600 young athletes from across the province competing in 16 sports Regina will be host to the 2022 Saskatchewan Winter Games, the Saskatchewan Games Council announced on Monday. It’s the first time in their… Continue reading 2022 Sask. Winter Games Will Be in Regina
Postponing Tokyo Olympics Will Cost the IOC $800m
Source: Associated Press, sportsnet.ca, May 14, 2020 Six months after the Tokyo Olympics are due to close, the 2022 Winter Games are scheduled to open in China. GENEVA — The IOC set aside $800 million on Thursday for loans and payments arising from the pandemic that forced the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be postponed. It is… Continue reading Postponing Tokyo Olympics Will Cost the IOC $800m
It could be a year before sports return to some normalacy
Source: Allen Kim, cnn.com, April 30, 2020 The Korean Baseball Organization will start it’s season on May 5th, playing without spectators. (CNN) A return for sports would be a return to some semblance of normalcy. But don’t hold your breath. With thousands of new cases being reported across the country every day, experts say we may… Continue reading It could be a year before sports return to some normalacy
Tokyo Olympics not possible unless new structures are implemented
Source: Stephen Wade, The Associated Press, globalnews.ca, April 20, 2020 There is no “Plan B” other than working towards opening the Olympics on July 23, 2021. A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is “very pessimistic” the postponed Tokyo Olympics can open in 15 months. “To be honest with you, I don’t think the… Continue reading Tokyo Olympics not possible unless new structures are implemented
No guarantee 2021 Olympic games will go ahead after the COVID-19 pandemic ends
Source: Stephen Wade, The Associated Press,globalnews.ca. April 10, 2020 After the 2020 Olympics were postponed, a new opening set for July 23, 2021, followed by the Paralympics on Aug. 24. As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next… Continue reading No guarantee 2021 Olympic games will go ahead after the COVID-19 pandemic ends
Canadian athletes weigh in on 2020 Olympic Games postponement
Source: Meghan Collie, globalnews.ca, April 4, 2020 The delay may even give some athletes an advantage because they have time to continue training. Sara Groenewegen, a pitcher for Team Canada women’s softball team, was supposed to have a very busy spring preparing for the 2020 Olympics — then the novel coronavirus outbreak hit. The 24-year-old… Continue reading Canadian athletes weigh in on 2020 Olympic Games postponement