Love within the team will be key to success in the Olympics - Tuwai
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Captain, Jerry Tuwai says love within the team will be the key to success in the Olympics. Speaking after their victory over the
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Getting the team ready for the Olympics in the midst of COVID is the hardest thing I have had to do – Baber
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team Coach Gareth Baber says getting his team ready for the Olympics in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is the hardest thing he h
Solidarity is critical to surviving the COVID-19 pandemic – Dr. Mitchell
The President of the Oceania National Olympic Committees Dr. Robin Mitchell says in their 40 years of operations, ONOC draws from the time-tested Olympic values of excell
Koroibete and Naisarani head to JapanÂ
Wallabies star Marika Koroibete will be playing in Japan next year following his Wallabies commitments.    Koroibete was named Players' Player followi
Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Olympic venues
Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues. BBC News reports overseas spectators are already banned but organisers said domestic fans co
Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan tests positive for COVID in Japan
A member of Uganda's Olympic squad has become the first to test positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Japan for the competition that is due to start on the 23rd of July.
Radradra will only be released for Olympic Games
FRU CEO John O’Connor confirms Semi Radradra will only be released for the Olympic Games. He says they have made arrangements for Radradra’s release.
US shot put star Ryan Crouser smashes 31-year world record
US Olympic champion Ryan Crouser’s has shattered the shot put world record that has stood for 31 years. FoxSports reports the 28-year-old defending champion eas
Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games
World number three Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this month's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympic Games. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who won the Wimbledon titles in
State of emergency to be lifted in Japan's capital
The state of emergency in Tokyo is to be lifted, five weeks before the start of the Olympic Games. Emergency Covid-19 restrictions have been in place in Japan's capita
Koroi & Rokolisoa fighting for an Olympic Games spot in the All Blacks 7s squad
Vilimoni Koroi and Akuila Rokolisoa have been named in the All Blacks 7s 18 men squad for the Oceania 7s next week where they will meet Australia and Fiji in preparation
Brisbane proposed as 2032 Olympics host
The Australian city of Brisbane has moved a step closer to being named the host city for the 2032 Olympic Games. BBC News reports Brisbane was named the preferred bidd
Tokyo 2020: Athletes and International media at the Olympics to be monitored by GPS
Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Chief Toshiro Muto says athletes who will be participating in this year's Olympic Games will be subject to GPS monitoring. BBC reports
Radradra, Tuimaba and Botitu still in contention for Olympics
Fiji 7s Coach Gareth Baber is still hopeful to have superstar Semi Radradra, Aminiasi Tuimaba and Vilimoni Botitu join the team for the Olympics. While speaking from q
Baber likely to name team for Olympics after Oceania 7s
Fiji 7s coach Gareth Baber is expected to name his team for the Olympics after the Oceania 7s in Australia later this month. Baber has selected Olympians Jerry Tuwai a
Australia's softball team the first athletes to arrive in Japan
Australia's women's softball team became the first international athletes to arrive in Japan for the Olympics when they flew into Tokyo. The team will attend a trainin
US citizens warned not to travel to Japan as Tokyo Olympics near
The Tokyo Olympics, postponed in 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, are facing increasing hurdles in putting on a 2021 show. The latest troubling sig
Olympics will go ahead even under a state of emergency- IOC
The International Olympic Committee has made it clear that the Olympics will go ahead even if Tokyo remains under a state of emergency. Tokyo is one of nine prefecture
Tokyo Olympics to be shown live on Sky Pacific
Sky Pacific will be dedicating one channel to the 24/7 live coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Digicel Fiji CEO, Farid Mohammed says they will be bringing their
Top Japanese CEO says hosting the Olympics amounts to a 'suicide mission'
The CEO of Japan's top e-commerce company says that it would be a "suicide mission" for the country to host the Olympic Games this summer. The comments by Rakuten CEO
IOC confident of successful Tokyo Games despite public opposition
The International Olympic Committee says it supported Japanese measures to counter COVID-19 and was confident the Tokyo Olympics would be a "historic" event, despite wide