Tag: Tokyo 2020 Olympics
IOC backs selection of transgender athlete for Olympics
TOKYO – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday backed New Zealand’s selection of transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the Tokyo Olympics despite criticism,...
Namibian teens ruled out of Olympic Games for high testosterone
Namibian track and field stars Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi – both aged 18 – turned in four of the top five women’s 400m...
Clarke bolts to 200 win in the dark
There were several outstanding individual performances, but no athletes reached the qualifying standards for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics during the National Track And Field...
Clock denies Asher-Smith new British record
Dina Asher-Smith booked her 100m spot at the Tokyo Olympics but was denied a new British record when her run, initially timed at 10.71...
Last chance for Bajans to qualify
Three Barbadian swimmers will aim to make a big splash in the pool this weekend, in a last ditch effort to qualify for the...
Tokyo to lift State of Emergency
The state of emergency in Tokyo is to be lifted, five weeks before the start of the Olympic Games.
Emergency Covid-19 restrictions have been in...