Olympic chief Bach consults with IOC members over COVID-19 fallout
May 28, 2020 | 15:59
LAUSANNE: Olympic chief Thomas Bach on Wednesday (May 27) held a series of talks with International Olympic Committee members on the potential consequences of the coronavirus pandemic that has seen the Tokyo Games pushed back a year to 2021, sources said.
Athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020 will keep 2021 spots
March 27, 2020 | 10:09
Athletes who had already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before they were postponed will keep their places when the showpiece takes place in 2021, sources told AFP on Thursday (Mar 26).
Cancellation or postponement of Olympics over coronavirus 'not mentioned' at IOC meet: Bach
March 05, 2020 | 16:18
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach insisted that the nightmare scenario of either cancelling or postponing the Tokyo Olympics was not discussed at a key meeting on Wednesday (Mar 4) despite the global spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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