The 2020 Summer Games, postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, would start July 23, 2021, under a plan organizers are considering.
Seven people tested positive for the coronavirus after taking part in the European qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Games.
Your questions answered on what happened and what’s next with the Summer Olympics now not happening this year in Tokyo.
Your questions answered on what happened and what’s next with the Summer Olympics now not happening this year in Tokyo.
The decision to delay the world’s largest sporting event will pose an unprecedented series of economic, political and logistical hurdles.
An entirely new challenge greets the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo: Pulling off the Games in 2021 instead of in 2020, as originally planned.
The life of an Olympic athlete can be challenging and austere, and the training schedule can be relentless. Most athletes wanted a postponement, though even that has its challenges.
The life of an Olympic athlete can be challenging and austere, and the training schedule can be relentless. Most athletes wanted a postponement, though even that has its challenges.
The decision came after swelling resistance from nations and athletes to holding the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision came after swelling resistance from nations and athletes to holding the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
As the longtime head of FIBA, the international game’s governing body, he successfully lobbied to let pros play in the Olympics.
As organizers of the Tokyo Games consider the complexities of shifting such a big event, athletes and others grow more upset with their uncertainty.
The United States added its voice to growing calls for the Tokyo Games to be rescheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Spain’s health system is under strain as medical workers fall ill. A $1.8 trillion relief package is stalled in Congress. “We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself,” President Trump said.
The White House warned of an alarming spread in New York City, but the president said “our country wasn’t built to be shut down.”
The I.O.C. said it would spend the next month examining whether to postpone the Tokyo Games. Nearly 80 percent of track and field athletes say to do it now.
The nation’s Olympic committees called for the Games to be postponed a year for safety precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
For anyone losing training time, “you can’t even imagine competing in August at the Olympics,” Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy said.
Faced with growing frustration from athletes and some national committees, the International Olympic Committee said it would decide within four weeks on the Tokyo Games.
Athletes and sports organizations are pushing back against the I.O.C.’s insistence that the Games go on this summer despite the coronavirus pandemic.
In a lengthy interview, Thomas Bach, the president of the I.O.C., said that “cancellation is not on the agenda,” but that it was too early to make a decision about postponing the Summer Games in Tokyo.
Several people who were on a conference call with Olympic organizers said later that there was confusion and dismay over whether and how the Games would proceed during a pandemic.
As the spread of the coronavirus threatens the Games, a whole ecosystem surrounding the world’s largest sporting event is stuck in a holding pattern.
Amid a pandemic, it would be wildly irresponsible for the Games to go on.
Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, said the Games can happen this summer, even as so many other events on the sports calendar have been postponed.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought most of the world’s sports to a standstill, but the Tokyo Games remain scheduled to begin in late July. Is that even possible?
She is best remembered for winning the gold medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, just an hour after her husband, Emil Zatopek, won the men’s 5,000-meter run.
A member of the Tokyo organizing committee suggested delaying the Games. Organizers said he spoke out of turn.
Here’s a look at some major events around the world that have been canceled, postponed or moved because of concerns about the new coronavirus.
Here’s a look at some major events around the world that have been canceled, postponed or moved because of concerns about the new coronavirus.
Here’s a look at some major events around the world that have been canceled, postponed or moved because of concerns about the new coronavirus.
Though the Summer Games in Tokyo are expected to go on as scheduled, “it is a dynamically changing situation,” said Jonathan Finnoff, the new chief medical officer for Team U.S.A.
Szekely, a Hungarian, became an Olympic champion after she was nearly killed during the Nazi occupation of Hungary.
Szekely, a Hungarian, became an Olympic champion after she was nearly killed during the Nazi occupation of Hungary.
Instead of the coast of France, surfers in 2024 will travel to Teahupo’o, home to some of the world’s most dangerous waves.
Adam Ondra is the best climber in the world. But to win Olympic gold he needed to learn a new way to climb. Fast.
During a conference call with the World Health Organization last week, sports federations discussed holding the Tokyo Games without fans.
The three-time champion will return to racing in Sweden next week, after spending time away from her sport to grieve the death of her father, Jeff.
NBCUniversal has sold $1.25 billion in ads for the Summer Games. What happens if they don’t go on as planned?
Despite multiple investigations and a settlement offer worth millions of dollars, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and many other abuse victims feel justice is a long way away.
An official describes the measures the government has taken, including a cruise ship quarantine, amid worries about the coming Olympics.
Des Linden, in the women’s division, and Leonard Korir, in the men’s, were favorites to make the U.S. team. They finished fourth, which can be the worst pain of all.
Seidel, 25, has two jobs, shares an apartment with her sister and runs turkey trots in costume. No, she can’t believe this is happening, either.
The best of the best in the U.S. are fighting for six slots on the Olympic team over 26.2 miles in the biggest trials field ever.
Abdirahman, Riley, Seidel and Kipyego also booked tickets to Tokyo 2020. Linden fourth.
Organizers expected about 400 people to race in Atlanta on Saturday. There will be nearly 700, accompanied by some 4,000 water bottles.
What’s behind a sea change in women’s elite and sub-elite running.
Old fight clubs have been replaced by boutique gyms, and all the money has gone to Las Vegas. Can a heavyweight make a living in this town?
The decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport will keep him out of the Tokyo Olympics this year and most likely end his career.