Tokyo 2020: Olympics and Paralympics may have 'limited spectators'
Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshiro Muto says the Olympics and Paralympics could be held in front of "a limited number of spectators" due to Covid-19. Muto told BBC Spo
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Fiji will feature in seven different sports at the Tokyo Olympics
Fiji is expected to feature in seven different sports at the Tokyo Olympics with two teams confirmed to participate which are the Men's and Women's 7's teams. This wa
Olympics will be 'simplified' in 2021
Tokyo 2020 will be a "simplified" Olympics. The Games, scheduled to start in July, were postponed for a year in March because of fears over the Covid-19 pandemic. T
Olympics will be 'simplified' in 2021
Tokyo 2020 will be a "simplified" Olympics. The Games, scheduled to start in July, were postponed for a year in March because of fears over the Covid-19 pandemic. T
Tokyo 2020 Athletes’ Scholarship programme has been extended until August 2021
The President of the Oceania National Olympic Committee, Dr. Robin Mitchell says the Tokyo 2020 Athletes’ Scholarship programme has been extended until August 2021
Japan's PM says it's impossible to hold Olympics unless the pandemic is contained
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says that the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained, as the city’s governor
The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be 'scrapped' if they cannot take place in 2021
The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be "scrapped" if they cannot take place in 2021. This is according to Games chief Yoshiro Mori. Tokyo 2020 is now scheduled to run
Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021 'very unrealistic unless vaccine is found'
It is "very unrealistic" the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will take place next year unless a coronavirus vaccine has been found by then, says a leading global health sc
Proposed new date for Tokyo Olympics may be in doubt with the escalating nature of COVID-19 in Japan
The Tokyo Olympics may not be able to go ahead in 2021 as planned due to the escalating nature of coronavirus in Japan. This is according to Organising Committee chief
EFL confirms significant damages to power lines
Energy Fiji Limited says with the current situation, they do not see a reason to de-energise the power system for the whole of Viti Levu. It says if circumstances requ
Tokyo Olympic Games to start on 23rd of July, 2021
The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on 23rd of July, 2021 and run till the 8th of August after being postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. BBC News
Postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is a positive towards Fiji's gold medal title defence - Baber
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s coach Gareth Baber says the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is a positive thing for them as they are making plans for t
Fiji 7s team may have until 2021 to prepare to win gold in the Olympics
The Fiji Men’s National 7s team may have until July next year to prepare to try and win gold in the Olympic Games. Tokyo Olympics organisers are eyeing next Jul
I can win gold at the Tokyo Olympics - Former Olympic and world 100m champion Gatlin
Former Olympic and world 100m champion Justin Gatlin says he can win gold at the Tokyo Olympics despite him likely being 39 when the postponed Games take place. The Ol
As a team we respect the decision to postpone the Olympics - Baber
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Coach Gareth Baber says as a team they respect the decision to postpone the Olympics because it’s not just about themselves,
Rescheduling Tokyo 2020 is like 'a huge jigsaw puzzle' - International Olympic Committee's President
The International Olympic Committee's President says rescheduling Tokyo 2020 is like "a huge jigsaw puzzle" and the new date "will not be restricted to the summer months"
World Rugby welcomes IOC decision to postpone Tokyo 2020 Olympics
World Rugby have come out in support of the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until 2021 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to delay t
COVID-19: Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed until next year because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The event which was scheduled to begin on t
FRU supports the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The Fiji Rugby Union says postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is the only decision that the International Olympic Committee should take now, as thousands of athletes'
IOC member says 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed because of COVID-19 pandemic
International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed by one year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Pound says on th
Canada refuses to go to Tokyo Olympics unless Games postponed
Canada won't have a team at the Tokyo Olympics unless the Games are postponed by a year -- a bold move that would at least give Canadian athletes some sense of direction