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Representative urges 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics boycott in letter to Biden

Tuesday, February 23 by ABC News

By LUKE BARR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- The ranking member on the Homeland Security Committee on Monday urged President Joe Biden to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.In a letter sent to Biden and obtained by ABC News, Republican New... Read More.

Tokyo Olympics appoints woman president following previous leader’s sexist comments

Thursday, February 18 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR and ANTHONY TROTTER, ABC News (TOKYO) -- The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee announced Thursday that Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed president, a week after the previous leader was forced to resign over sexist comments he made suggesting women talk too... Read More.

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccinations as Tokyo Olympics draw closer

Wednesday, February 17 by ABC News

BY: ANTHONY TROTTER AND MORGAN WINSOR, ABC NEWS (TOKYO) — Japan launched its mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Wednesday, months after other major economies did so and amid concerns over whether the drive would inoculate enough people in time for the already-delayed Tokyo... Read More.

Tokyo Olympics president Yoshiro Mori resigns after sexist comments

Friday, February 12 by ABC News

By ROSA SANCHEZ, ANTHONY TROTTER and MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (TOKYO) -- Yoshiro Mori, the embattled president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, resigned Friday following backlash over sexist comments he made suggesting women talk too much in meetings."As of today,... Read More.

Olympic torch unveiled one year before Beijing Winter Olympics as concerns linger over summer Tokyo Games

Thursday, February 4 by ABC News

By JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(BEIJING) -- The torch for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing has been unveiled -- one year before the opening ceremony and as Tokyo continues to prepare to host summer... Read More.

Tokyo Olympics chief apologizes for sexist comments that women talk too much in meetings

Thursday, February 4 by ABC News

By ANTHONY TROTTER and MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (TOKYO) -- Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing comittee, apologized Thursday for comments he made suggesting women talk too much in meetings.Mori, an 83-year-old former prime minister of Japan, made the... Read More.

Tokyo Olympics organizers unveil pandemic playbook with rules to avoid COVID-19 spread

Wednesday, February 3 by ABC News

By ANTHONY TROTTER and MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (TOKYO) -- Olympics organizers unveiled on Wednesday the first of a series of "playbooks," step-by-step guides for key stakeholders to a safe and successful Games in Tokyo this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic."We... Read More.

Tokyo Olympics will take place ‘no matter how the COVID situation will be’

Tuesday, February 2 by ABC News

By ABC News (TOKYO) -- The Tokyo Olympics will take place this year "no matter how the COVID situation will be," organizers said Tuesday. "We will make sure the Games will be held no matter how the COVID situation will be," Yoshiro Mori, president... Read More.

COVID-19 vaccinations won’t be a prerequisite at Tokyo Olympics, organizers say

Thursday, January 28 by ABC News

By ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Being vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be a requirement to compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Thursday.The 2020 Summer Olympics were supposed to kick off in the Japanese capital last year on July... Read More.

‘There is no plan B’ for Tokyo Olympics, IOC chief says

Friday, January 22 by ABC News

By ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Despite rising COVID-19 infections in Japan, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Thursday that there is "no reason whatsoever" to believe the Olympic Games in Tokyo will not open on July 23 as planned."This... Read More.

Paul Stanley says KISS New Year’s Eve livestream event is like “the Olympics with guitars”

Tuesday, December 29 by ABC News

KISS is preparing to ring in 2021 with a massive livestream from Dubai, featuring an attempt to break the record for the biggest-ever pyro display -- $1.5 million worth, to be exact. Paul Stanley tells... Read More.

Stories tagged with: olympics

Representative urges 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics boycott in letter to Biden

Tokyo Olympics appoints woman president following previous leader’s sexist comments

Japan begins COVID-19 vaccinations as Tokyo Olympics draw closer

Tokyo Olympics president Yoshiro Mori resigns after sexist comments

Olympic torch unveiled one year before Beijing Winter Olympics as concerns linger over summer Tokyo Games

Tokyo Olympics chief apologizes for sexist comments that women talk too much in meetings

Tokyo Olympics organizers unveil pandemic playbook with rules to avoid COVID-19 spread

Tokyo Olympics will take place ‘no matter how the COVID situation will be’

COVID-19 vaccinations won’t be a prerequisite at Tokyo Olympics, organizers say

‘There is no plan B’ for Tokyo Olympics, IOC chief says

Paul Stanley says KISS New Year’s Eve livestream event is like “the Olympics with guitars”

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