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Aoki 'pressed for lower fees' after Tokyo Games postponed to 2021

Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive board member of the Tokyo Games organizing committee, may have pressed the committee to reduce Aoki Holdings Inc.'s additional sponsorship fee after the Games were postponed in 2020, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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Kawasaki break-dancers gear up for sport's Olympic debut in Paris

KAWASAKI -- The Tokyo Games wowed the world last year, even without spectators, and organizers pulled off the spectacle amid the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone is now looking ahead to the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo Games exec 'asked IOC to expedite OK of Aoki products'

Haruyuki Takahashi, the former Tokyo Games organizing committee executive arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, allegedly asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to expedite its approval of Olympic-related products developed by Aoki Holdings Inc., according to sources.

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Aoki chief gave 'list of requests' to Games executive Takahashi

A senior executive of Aoki Holdings Inc. compiled a list of requests that was handed in 2018 to a then executive member of the Tokyo Games organizing committee, seeking to enable the major business wear retailer to sell official Games merchandise among other requests, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Afghan Olympians resettle in Australia to start afresh

Olympic sprinter Kimia Yousofi has arrived in Australia to start afresh just over a year after carrying the Afghan flag into the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games and then having to watch from afar as the Taliban regained control of her country

The Independent UK

Dame Laura Kenny defies doubts to claim Commonwealth gold in scratch race

The five-time Olympic champion has endured a traumatic period since the Tokyo Games last summer, suffering a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy.

The Independent UK

Tokyo Olympic Board Member Under Investigation

Prosecutors searched the home of former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi on Tuesday in connection with payments made to him by an Olympic sponsor of the Tokyo Games, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. Kyodo said Takahashi is thought to have received around 45 million yen…

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Report: Tokyo Olympic board member under investigation

Prosecutors have searched the home of former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi in connection with payments made to him by an Olympic sponsor of the Tokyo Games

The Independent UK

Miller-Uibo of Bahamas Wins Women's World 400m Title

Two-time Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas finally bagged world gold in the women’s 400m in Eugene on Friday, signing off on the one-lap event to re-focus on her favored 200m. Miller-Uibo, who was deprived of gold in Doha in 2019 by Salwa Eid Nasr of Bahrain -- since…

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Jackson celebrates 200 metres win at worlds after Tokyo heartache

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson is now a world champion after a mistake led to an early exit at the Tokyo Games

The Hindu

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

The COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics opened a year ago on July 23, 2021

The Independent UK

Tokyo Games official probed over contract

Haruyuki Takahashi, an executive board member of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, may have received a total of over 45 million yen from one of the Games sponsors, Aoki Holdings Inc., through a consultancy contract between it and his consultancy firm, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kinsler to Manage Team Israel at 2023 World Baseball Classic

The four-time MLB All-Star played for Israel in the Tokyo Games.

Sports Illustrated

Richard Kilty rips into teammate Reece Prescod over CJ Ujah Olympic drugs ban

Richard Kilty has castigated his fellow sprinter Reece Prescod for talking ‘fucking bullshit’ after he suggested that CJ Ujah should not be ostracised for a drug ban that cost Team GB a 4x100m silver medal from the Tokyo Games

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AFP

Jacobs makes 100m return in strong Nairobi lineup

Nairobi (AFP) - Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said a high-quality 100 metres field at Saturday's Kip Keino Classic meet in Nairobi persuaded him to make his first appearance at the distance since his shock win at the Tokyo Games last year.

AFP

Jacobs makes 100m return in stellar Nairobi sprint field

Nairobi (AFP) - Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs runs his first 100 metres since his shock win at the Tokyo Games last year in Saturday's Kip Keino Classic meet in the Kenyan capital.

The Guardian - UK

Eya Guezguez, Tunisian Olympic sailor, dies aged 17 in training accident

The IOC has announced that Eya Guezguez, who competed at the 2020 Tokyo Games, died in a training accident

The Hindu

Paris Olympics | Boxing events for male reduced, changes also in weightlifting and shooting

While the preceding Tokyo Games had eight events for men and five for women, in Paris there will be seven events for the male pugilists and six for the female

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The Guardian - AU

‘A noble choice’: Cedric Dubler’s Olympic act recognised with sportsmanship award

It was one of the most memorable moments of the Tokyo Games and Cedric Dubler’s act of sportsmanship on the athletics track has now been officially recognised with an award

The Hindu

Won't play unless I'm 100% fit and had adequate training: Praneeth

He was hopeful of a good show at his maiden Olympics, but everything went downhill for him starting from the Tokyo Games, where he failed to win a match

The Independent UK

Richard Kilty insists he will never forgive CJ Ujah after losing Olympic medal

Great Britain will be stripped of the 4x100m relay silver won at the Tokyo Games after Ujah tested positive for a banned substance

The Guardian - UK

Team GB lose 4x100m Olympic silver after Ujah doping confirmed

Britain’s 4x100m relay team has been stripped of its 2020 Olympic silver medal after CJ Ujah’s failed doping test at the Tokyo Games was confirmed

AFP

US sprinter Richardson slams Valieva ruling

Los Angeles (AFP) - US sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson on Monday slammed the decision to allow Kamila Valieva to continue to compete at the Winter Olympics despite a positive drugs test, contrasting the case with her own doping suspension from the Tokyo Games last year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shiffrin’s Washout Olympics Reminiscent of Biles and Osaka’s Tokyo Flop

Mikaela Shiffrin was expected to cement her position at the top of her sport at the Beijing Games, but after not being able to finish any of her races so far, her story echoes that of fellow elite athletes Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka at the Tokyo Games. But while…

Sports Illustrated

Olympic Gold Medalist Jade Carey Scores First-Ever Collegiate Perfect 10 on Uneven Bars

The gymnast, who won gold on floor exercise at the Tokyo Games, recorded the first 10 of her NCAA career—this time on the uneven bars.

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