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Top doctor sounds alarm over heatstroke at Tokyo 2020
Kimiyuki Nagashima, executive board member of the Japan Medical Association, also cautioned against the risk of communicable diseases.
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Facing Olympic hotel shortage, Tokyo looks offshore
Despite a construction boom, Tokyo could be short as many as 14,000 rooms given an expected surge of Olympics-related tourism,…
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Mist and morning glories: Tokyo 2020 bids to beat the heat
Doctors have warned the Games could see deadly medical emergencies because of the sweltering Tokyo summer heat.
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Russia Boxing Federation demands AIBA overhaul for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The call came a week after the International Olympic Committee recommended AIBA be barred from organising the Olympic Boxing tournament…
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Tokyo unveils ‘cherry blossom’ Olympic torch
The shiny rose-gold torch, which is 71 centimetres long and weighs 1.2 kilograms, uses aluminium construction waste from temporary housing…
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Stunned Japan swimmers back stricken Olympic pin-up Ikee
Japan’s 18-year-old swimming sensation and Tokyo2020 medal hopeful Rikako Ikee was diagnosed with leukaemia.
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Tokyo 2020 plans weather monitoring after heatstroke fears
The next Olympics will also overlap with Japan's typhoon season, and the potential for extreme conditions has become a major…
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Japan’s Olympic kit to feature recycled clothes
Asics also plans to use recycled PET bottles and other materials to produce the kit, he added.
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Japanese Olympic chief indicted in France for corruption
The indictment by the French investigative magistrate does not automatically trigger a trial, but it means there is strong or…
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Tokyo 2020 unveils new budget, spending unchanged at $12bn
The government has pledged to stick to its goal of hosting a "compact" Olympics.
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