An Australian Olympic team member has been provisionally suspended by Equestrian Australia after testing positive during an anti-doping test. Australian jumping athlete Jamie Kermond returned a positive A-sample for a metabolite of cocaine following a test conducted by Sport Integrity Australia on June 26. News.com.au reported that Kermond was only informed that he failed his…
With No Summit, South Korean President to Skip Olympics
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean President Moon Jae-in has decided not to visit Japan for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, citing a failure to set up a summit with Japan’s prime minister that would produce meaningful results in improving relations. Moon’s office said Monday that officials from Seoul and Tokyo held talks over longstanding disputes about wartime…
Ayim, Hirayama Named Canada’s Flag Bearers for Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
TOKYO—Women’s basketball player Miranda Ayim and men’s rugby sevens player Nathan Hirayama have been named Canada’s flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. They are the first members of a team sport to be chosen to lead Canada’s athletes into a Summer Olympic Games. “I feel so honoured to represent Team Canada and…
First Resident of Olympic Village Tests Positive for COVID
A person staying at the waterfront Olympic Village has tested positive for the CCP virus, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday. It marks the first case at the 44-hectare site on Tokyo Bay, where a majority of the 11,000 competitors will be staying for the 2020 Games which run July 23 through Aug. 8. Officials…
First Resident of Olympic Village in Tokyo Tests Positive for COVID
A person staying at the waterfront Olympic Village has tested positive for the CCP virus, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday. It marks the first case at the 44-hectare (108-acre) site on Tokyo Bay, where a majority of the 11,000 competitors will be staying for the 2020 Games which run July 23 through Aug. 8….
FINA Suspends 2 Russian Swimmers for Tokyo Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Two Russian swimmers set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics were provisionally suspended on Wednesday for anti-doping violations by world governing body FINA. Alexandr Kudashev and Veronika Popova Andrusenko were suspended based on evidence supplied by the World Anti-Doping Agency, according to FINA. It said the evidence came from WADA’s examination of materials recovered…
4 US, UK Olympic Contractors Arrested for Alleged Drug Use
TOKYO—Four U.S. and British men working for a power company contracted for the Tokyo Olympics were arrested on suspicion of using cocaine, officials said Tuesday. Tokyo metropolitan police said the four men were arrested July 3–5 on suspicion of using cocaine in Tokyo or nearby areas in violation of drug laws. Tokyo-based Aggreko Events Services…
Novak Djokovic ’50–50′ on Whether to Play at Tokyo Olympics
WIMBLEDON, England—Even with a chance to complete a so-called “Golden Slam,” Novak Djokovic isn’t sure he’ll be playing at the Tokyo Olympics. The lack of fans and the tight coronavirus restrictions in Tokyo means Djokovic remains on the fence about traveling to Japan. “I’ll have to think about it,” Djokovic said after winning Wimbledon on…
Olympics Bans Spectators After Tokyo Declares COVID-19 Emergency
TOKYO—The Tokyo Olympics will take place without spectators, organizers said on Thursday, as a resurgent pandemic forced Japan to declare a coronavirus state of emergency for the capital that will run throughout the event. Although widely expected, the move marked a sharp turnabout from just weeks earlier, when organizers said they aimed to hold the…
Norway’s Warholm Breaks 400 Meters Hurdles World Record
July 2, 2021
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Norway’s Karsten Warholm broke Kevin Young’s 29-year-old 400m hurdles world record when he completed the race in 46.70 seconds in front of his home fans at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday. Warholm beat 1992 Olympic champion Young’s mark of 46.78secs, which was set four years before the Norwegian was born and was…
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