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The COVID-19 pandemic caused the most significant disruption [1] to the worldwide sporting calendar since World War II. Across the world and to varying degrees, sports events were cancelled or postponed. [2] [3] [4] The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were rescheduled to 2021. [1] At the time, spectators had no games to watch and players no games ...
Contains articles relating to sports events which were suspended/delayed but later played to a conclusion due to the COVID-19 pandemic – also applies to current affected events which awaited a decision on an outcome at the time of categorisation.
A number of sportspeople eligible for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo stated that they would not attend because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. In the case of tennis, media speculated that some absentees were unenthusiastic about competing in any case and used COVID-19 as a convenient excuse. [1] [2]
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency last week for Tokyo and surrounding areas. Amid the surging virus, he again promised the postponed Tokyo Olympics would be “safe and ...
The IOC has maintained, for months, that the 2020 Olympics will not be affected by the coronavirus. That changed on Sunday. Coronavirus: Postponing 2020 Olympics an option, says IOC president
The Tokyo Games were delayed a year due to COVID while the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics were held with strict precautions, making Paris the first post-pandemic Olympics. There are no strict ...
Temperature check and COVID-19 countermeasures at the tennis venue. The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic was a concern for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took place at the end of July 2021. Due to the Olympics, the Japanese government took extra precautions to help control the country's ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks.
Unlike the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, there are no strict protocols or restrictions around COVID-19 in Paris. However, COVID-19 is still ...