Tokyo 2020 MUST be postponed warns senior Japanese Olympic Committee member Kaori Yamaguchi said Games must be delayed because athletes cannot prepare She is the first JOC board member to openly call for Games to be postponed Many major sporting events have been delayed because of the virus outbreak Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and … Read more
Athletes have accused Olympic organisers of ‘putting us in danger’ by insisting that the Games will go ahead despite the coronavirus outbreak. Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi said athletes felt forced to continue training despite the health risks because Olympic chiefs say the Games will still begin on July 24. World heptathlon champion … Read more
‘If you need or can’t buy one… then make it!’ Olympic swimmer Lisa Curry KNITS her own face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:53 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 05:50 GMT, 18 March 2020 Olympic swimmer Lisa Curry has encouraged her followers to make their own … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Japan’s Olympic torch relay may be scaled back because of the coronavirus outbreak, organisers admitted today amid growing doubts about the Games. The symbolic torch is due to arrive in Japan next month before it is taken on a 121-day journey through some of the country’s most famous landmarks. Chief executive Toshiro Muto says the … Read more
Swimmers preparing to compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics have spoken of their fears that the games could be cancelled amid coronavirus fears. Hungarian Katinka Hosszu, 30, who has previously won three medals, said the event not going ahead ‘is a nightmare’ for athletes. However organisers of the games, which are set to start on … Read more
A bridal gown designer has been crowned the first ever Ms Great Britain, after the contest introduced a new category for women over 28. April Banbury, 30, from Hemel Hempsted, Hertfordshire, was declared the winner of the new beauty contest, beating hundreds of other contestants to take home the crown in a glittering ceremony in … Read more