TOKYO, July 25 — Intense heat and humidity could force competition schedule changes at the Tokyo Olympics and the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday it would back any such plans if needed.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, July 24 — Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari is hopeful for the Malaysian contingent to take home the country’s first gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “I wish all members of the Malaysian contingent good luck, especially to the athletes...

TOKYO, July 19 — Two-thirds of people in Japan do not believe the country can host a safe and secure Olympics amid a fresh wave of coronavirus infections, according to a survey published by the Asahi newspaper just four days before the opening ceremony in Tokyo.

LONDON, July 19 — Six British track and field athletes and two staff members have been forced to isolate after being identified as close contacts to an individual who tested positive for Covid-19 on their flight to Japan, the BOA confirmed on Sunday.

TOKYO, July 18 — First positive Covid-19 case has been identified in the athletes' village of Tokyo 2020, organisers confirmed here on Saturday.

TOKYO, June 27 — Japan plans to ask Olympic athletes from India and five other countries hit hard by the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus to have daily virus tests for seven days before leaving for the Games, a Japanese newspaper said on Sunday.

TOKYO, July 10 — With just over a year to go until the Tokyo Olympics, medical experts say the event could pose a grave health risk to the Japanese public, predicting that few people will have coronavirus antibodies and that vaccines will not be widely available.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The national athletics squad is still waiting for the green light from the National Sports Council (MSN) before they could resume training in preparation for several qualifying tournaments for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next year.

TOKYO, June 11 — Organisers of the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 said Wednesday they have agreed with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to hold a "simplified" games next summer to ensure safety from the coronavirus and reduce the financial impact of the one-year delay.

TOKYO, June 5 — Japan is considering simplifying the format of next year's Tokyo Olympics as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, government sources said Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — All 38 athletes, coaches and officials attending the Road to Tokyo (RTT) centralised training camp at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara have tested negative for Covid-19, confirmed National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail today.

PUTRAJAYA, May 19 — The government has given special relaxations for 265 individuals including 57 athletes involved in the Road to Tokyo 2020 programme to begin preparations and training on June 1, said Senior Minister (security cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

SHAH ALAM, May 12 — National gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi says she is hopeful to return back to the training ground — the Gymnasium Three – at the National Sports Council in Bukit Jalil soon, the Star Online reported today.

TOKYO, March 29 — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese organisers are in final stages of talks to set the opening date for the Tokyo Games in July next year, Japanese media said.

TOKYO/ATHENS, March 24 — The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday into 2021, the first such delay in the Games' 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the last international sporting showpiece still standing this year.

ATHENS, March 23 — The International Olympic Committee is stepping up its "scenario planning" for the Tokyo 2020 Games — including a possible postponement — as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, it said after an emergency meeting on Sunday.

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA (Japan), March 20 — A plane carrying the Olympic torch from Greece arrived on Friday on Japan's northwestern coast ravaged by a 2011 tsunami, but the welcome ceremony will have no spectators, amid worries the Games could be cancelled over the coronavirus pandemic.

TOKYO, March 19 — Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori attended a meeting on March 10 that included the deputy head of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) who tested positive for the new coronavirus this week, officials said.