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Jun
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Organisers show off Olympic village a month before Games begin

Organisers show off Olympic village a month before Games begin

SPORT
ANTONI SLODKOWSKI ORGANISERS of the Tokyo Olympics opened the athletes' village to the media on Sunday, showing off apartments and a timber-laced shopping plaza where 11,000 athletes would stay and mingle during the sporting extravaganza. The once-delayed Games are due to start on July 23 amid concern that the influx of thousands of people from around the world would contribute to the spread of COVID-19. Japan has avoided the kind of explosive outbreaks that crippled many other countries. But its vaccination programme has been slow and the medical system pushed to the brink in parts of the country. The government's…
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May
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Shooting for glory – a refugee’s Olympic goal

Shooting for glory – a refugee’s Olympic goal

NEWS
CECILE MANTOVANI WHEN Eritrean refugee Luna Solomon lifts her rifle at a Lausanne shooting range, she is aiming at a specific target: a spot at the Tokyo Olympics in July. Back in her home country, which has one of the worst human rights records in the world and has endured lengthy wars, the presence of a rifle would have meant life-threatening danger. "In my country, if you're shooting, it's to kill someone," Solomon told Reuters during a break in training for her event, the 10m air rifle. "We don't use rifles for sport." Luna Solomon of Eritrea and Refugee Olympic…
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May
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Olympics-Gatlin wins at Tokyo Olympic Stadium test event

Olympics-Gatlin wins at Tokyo Olympic Stadium test event

SPORT
CHRIS GALLAGHER HUNDREDS of athletes, including U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium yesterday, as organisers fine-tuned operations and COVID-19 countermeasures with under three months to go before the Tokyo Games. No spectators were present in the stadium, where the Games' opening and closing ceremonies will be held, as Tokyo remains under a state of emergency to tame a rise in coronavirus infections. Sunday's event involved 420 athletes, including nine who came from abroad to participate, with 2004 Olympic gold medallist Gatlin winning the 100 metres. Despite the state of emergency, organisers have operated…
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Apr
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Olympics: ‘Tokyo will rekindle hope like 1920 Games after war, Spanish flu’

Olympics: ‘Tokyo will rekindle hope like 1920 Games after war, Spanish flu’

WORLD
THE Tokyo Olympics will give hope to humanity in its battle against COVID-19 just as the 1920 Antwerp Games brought people together in the aftermath of World War One and the Spanish flu pandemic, Tokyo's governor Yuriko Koike has said. Tokyo is hosting the July 23-August 8 Games after they were pushed back a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has killed more than 3.1 million people worldwide. "We are approaching the newest edition of the games at a time when humanity suffered heavy human losses, with some people completely losing hope," Koike told beIN Sports. "A century ago,…
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Mar
20
2021
By The African Mirror
‘No silver bullet’: torch relay struggles highlight hurdles for pandemic Olympics

‘No silver bullet’: torch relay struggles highlight hurdles for pandemic Olympics

WORLD
ELAINE LIES and KIYOSHI TAKENAKA GOLD medal Paralympian Rina Akiyama pulled out of the Olympic torch relay at the eleventh hour this month, worried about drawing crowds that might spread the coronavirus, the latest in a series of cancellations that have plagued the event. The withdrawal by Akiyama and more than a dozen celebrities from the relay, which starts Thursday, underscores the challenges facing organisers of one of the world's most complex events, hosted by a nation where vaccinations have barely begun, in the midst of a yet-untamed pandemic. "I'm a former athlete and know how important the Olympics and…
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Jan
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Olympics-80% want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed – Japanese survey

Olympics-80% want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed – Japanese survey

WORLD
ABOUT 80% of people in Japan say this year's Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed as worries mount about a record surge in coronavirus cases across the country, according to a Kyodo News poll. The survey found 35.3% want the Games to be cancelled and 44.8% favoured another delay. The world's biggest multi-sports event, postponed last year due to the pandemic, is scheduled to be held from July 23 - August 8 in the Japanese capital. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Photo: Flickr Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for the greater Tokyo region on Thursday and…
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