Olympics
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PublishedMay 20, 2021
Olympians who are nursing moms might have to choose – Games or their babies
U.S. marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk is a nursing mother qualified for the Olympics and as of now can't bring her daughter. Serena Williams and others are also in a quandary.
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PublishedMay 14, 2021
Olympic notebook: Petition with 350,000 signatures wants Tokyo Games canceled
The petition was submitted to the IOC and others with Tokyo under a state of emergency and cases rising in Japan, where less than 2% of the population has been fully vaccinated.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
IOC President Thomas Bach postpones trip to Japan amid spike in coronavirus case
Bach will instead visit "as soon as possible," after Japan extends until May 31 a state of emergency that was to have expired Tuesday.
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PublishedMay 9, 2021
Family ties pull Olympic gold medalist back to Maine
Anna Goodale, a mother of two young boys, left a demanding coaching job at Ohio State for an opportunity to run the community-based rowing club in her hometown of Camden.
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PublishedMay 6, 2021
Olympic notebook: Online petition to cancel Games gets tens of thousands of signatures
The petition comes with Tokyo, Osaka and several other areas under a state of emergency with coronavirus infections rising – particularly new variants.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
New rules for Tokyo Olympics call for more tests, raise more questions
The second version of the “Playbooks” for athletes are released by the IOC and local organizers, highlighted by more testing for all involved as the pandemic surges in Japan.
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PublishedApril 16, 2021
Head of Tokyo Olympics again stresses that games will not be canceled
The organizing committee and key politicians seem to be sending mixed messages with the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to start in just over three months.
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PublishedApril 15, 2021
Top officials in Tokyo say Olympic cancellation, no fans still an option
“If it seems impossible to go on with the games, they must be definitely canceled,” said Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
With Tokyo Olympics 100 days away, so many issues remain unresolved
Despite surging cases of COVID-19, myriad scandals and overwhelming public opposition in Japan to holding the Games, organizers and the IOC are pushing on.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Olympic boycott? Leaders struggle to deal with China’s history of human rights abuses
China's selection as host has been under fire, and a State Department spokesman suggested the U.S. might consult with other countries about forming a coalition to skip the Games
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