Tue, 21-Oct-2025

One Person Tested Positive For Coronavirus During Olympic Test Events

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On Wednesday, the Tokyo 2020 president said that during Olympic test events in late April, one person was tested positive for coronavirus, however, there was no further outbreak.

As per the Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto, one of the coaches flying into Japan to participate in an Olympic test event was tested positive for coronavirus at the airport and was immediately quarantined.

But Hashimoto reemphasized that the organizers would ensure safety measures to hold the Olympics in July.

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Tokyo Olympics And Paralympics: Japan Bans Overseas Spectators

Tokyo Olympics And Paralympics: Japan Bans Overseas Spectators

Japan has banned foreign spectators from attending this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics due to the global pandemic of the coronavirus. A statement issued by the Olympic organizers on Saturday said that the Japanese authorities have reached this conclusion in order to clarify the ticket holders living abroad. The statement said that the International Olympic … Read more

Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem becomes first Pakistani to qualify directly for Olympics 2021

Good news for Pakistan! Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has become the first-ever Pakistani to qualify directly for Tokyo Olympics 2021. Tokyo Olympics were to be held in July 2020, but due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Olympics has been now postponed to 2021. The requirement for direct qualification for the Tokyo Olympics was 85 meters … Read more