Tag: 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Organizers say that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead as scheduled, despite reporting that a cancellation is likely. (Image: Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

IOC, Organizers Push Back on Reports of Tokyo Olympics Cancellation

The Times of London reported on Thursday that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – already postponed to July 2021 – will be canceled, but organizers still say they plan on holding the Games this year. The local organizing committee and the International Olympic Committee have both pushed back on the report, […]

US Men’s Handball Out of World Championships Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

US Men’s Handball Out of World Championships Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

The two-decade wait for the United States men’s handball team to surface in international competition was extended indefinitely Wednesday. Due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the team had to withdraw from the 2021 World Men’s Handball Championship the night before the competition got underway. It has been since 2001 that the […]