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A man is seen through the Olympic rings in front of the New National Stadium in Tokyo on March 24, 2020.

Cost to Delay Tokyo Olympics Is Estimated at $2 Billion

The official cost of putting on the Tokyo Olympics is $12.6 billion

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, right, greets International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach during their meeting in Tokyo on November 16, 2020.

COVID-19 Vaccinations May Be Required for Athletes and Fans to Attend Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Says

The Olympics are to open on July 23, 2021

An athlete carries the olympic torch during one of the last relays ahead of the olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece on March 19, 2020.

'We Want to Compete, But Not at the Cost of a Life.' Angry Olympians Call for the Tokyo Games to Be Delayed Over COVID-19

They are still set to begin in about four months, on July 24

Pedestrians wearing face masks walk past a monitor showing a live broadcast of a press conference by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Covid-19 on March 14, 2020 in Osaka, Japan. Excluding the Diamond Princess cruise ship cases, the number of coronavirus infections in Japan reached 714 on Saturday as United States President Donald Trump suggested the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed to next year.

Japanese Prime Minister Gives First Hints Tokyo Olympics Could Be Postponed

“I want to hold the Olympics and Paralympics perfectly, as proof that the h...

“I want to hold the Olympics and Paralympics perfectly, as proof that the human race will conquer the new coronavirus," Abe told reporters

Silver Medallist, Germany's Anke Karstens; Gold Medallist, Austria's Julia Dujmovits; and Bronze Medallist, Germany's Amelie Kober celebrate at the Women's Snowboard Parallel Slalom Flower Ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 22, 2014.

There’s a Special Meaning Behind the Flowers Medallists Will Get at the 2020 Olympics

There's a story behind the blooms

13 October 2019, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Gymnastics: World Championships, apparatus finals, women: Simone Biles from the USA reacts after her exercise on the ground. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa

Simone Biles Crushing This Gravity-Defying Vault Move Is Enough to Make the Masses Flip

Six months ahead of the 2020 Olympics, Simone Biles is focusing on some new...

Six months ahead of the 2020 Olympics, Simone Biles is focusing on some new vault moves. The world gymnastics champ posted a video of her latest feat on Monday evening to Twitter, a clip showcasing...

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medalists in the 200-meter run at the 1968 Olympic Games, engage in a victory stand protest against unfair treatment of black people in the United States.

Athletes Will Be Banned From Protesting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But the Games Have a Long History of Political Demonstrations

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced new guidelines on Thurs...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced new guidelines on Thursday that ban athletes from making political, religious and ethnic demonstrations at the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympics “are not and must...

Cost to Delay Tokyo Olympics Is Estimated at $2 Billion

COVID-19 Vaccinations May Be Required for Athletes and Fans to Attend Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Says

'We Want to Compete, But Not at the Cost of a Life.' Angry Olympians Call for the Tokyo Games to Be Delayed Over COVID-19

Japanese Prime Minister Gives First Hints Tokyo Olympics Could Be Postponed

There’s a Special Meaning Behind the Flowers Medallists Will Get at the 2020 Olympics

Simone Biles Crushing This Gravity-Defying Vault Move Is Enough to Make the Masses Flip

Athletes Will Be Banned From Protesting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But the Games Have a Long History of Political Demonstrations

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