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Reluctance to host competitors threatens teams’ chances to prepare for the games
The political determination to go on with the games is at odds with public enthusiasm
This week in the business of sport: billionaire club owners face emboldened football fans, Apollo’s $5bn bet on Yahoo sports betting, and more.
Multinationals under pressure to take a stand on Xinjiang ahead of winter games
Restrictions to be put in place in big cities 3 months before the Olympics are due to begin
Calls to snub the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are a disturbing echo of Carter’s 1980 decision
There are more targeted ways of expressing concern over Xinjiang
Biden administration floats idea with allies in response to China’s persecution of Uyghurs
Decision sinks hopes of rekindling relations with Seoul and restarting nuclear talks
Games organisers have to deliver safe event without sucking all the fun out of it
Covid-19 situation remains ‘very challenging’, says organising committee
Organisers were criticised but say tennis tournament could be a template for Tokyo Olympics
Seiko Hashimoto replaces Yoshiro Mori who stepped down after saying women talked too much
Belated inoculation drive means not many will be immunised when games start in July
Departure over sexist remarks unusual in country where politicians often survive gaffes
Yoshiro Mori’s position became untenable after corporate sponsors issued public criticism
Governor refuses meeting with Yoshiro Mori as sponsors step up criticism of former prime minister
Yoshiro Mori’s lack of remorse in the face of public outrage typifies Japan’s out-of-touch elite
Yoshiro Mori’s comments prompt fury and are latest scandal to hit games delayed by Covid-19
Attendees face constant Covid tests and 14 days of restricted movement
Government pushes back on reports games set to be cancelled because of Covid-19
Tokyo Games an opportunity to lure subscribers to Discovery Plus as TV group competes with Disney and Netflix
Covid-19 has turned the confounding paradox of a physicists’ cat into a Japanese conversational gambit
This week in the business of sport: Sabrina Ionescu on basketball’s gender pay gap, Olympic groups’ financial hedge against Games cancellation, and more.
Organisers agree budget that makes it significantly more likely the games will go ahead next year
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