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Latest On Tokyo Olympics And Checkered History Of The Games

The Summer Olympics are underway in Tokyo despite a pandemic, unprecedented health protocols, and widespread opposition from the Japanese public. We discuss the latest news from Tokyo and take a look back at the checkered history of the Games.

It's less than five months until the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics are due to begin. The Summer Games were postponed because of the coronavirus. And, for now, the Games are still on.

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The Tokyo Olympics Are On — For Now — As Athletes Train Through The Uncertainty

Tom Goldman

The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics were delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, there's as much uncertainty as there was a year ago. The athletes are doing their best to focus on their training.

President of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee Seiko Hashimoto (right) talks to Tokyo 2020 Vice Director General Yukihiko Nunomura before a press briefing on the operation and media coverage of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay in Tokyo on Thursday.

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'No Cheering': Tokyo Olympic Organizers Release Guidelines For Torch Relay

Brakkton Booker

The Tokyo Organizing Committee are urging spectators to only clap, not cheer, when the Olympic torchbearers make their way through Japan starting March 25.

Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, listens to a question from a journalist during a news conference in Tokyo last week.

Chief Of Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Resigns Over Sexist Remarks

Anthony Kuhn

Yoshiro Mori, the 83-year-old president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, bows to pressure following his sexist remarks and resigns.

Former Ohio State runner Julia Rizk hopes to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

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Tokyo Olympics Hopeful Changes Tactics After Coronavirus Delays Games

Debbie Holmes

The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic left many athletes disappointed. One Central Ohio native,…