Tokyo2020
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IOC halts planning for boxing at 2020 Olympics, opens AIBA probe
The IOC stressed that it still wanted boxing to go ahead at Tokyo 2020 but said its inquiry into the…
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Cuba worried the IOC will ring boxing’s final bell
The island nation is a super-power in boxing, having won almost half of its 78 summer Olympic gold medals in…
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AIBA ‘exceeded’ governance requirements and finances are under control, says Rakhimov
The IOC said last month it would remove boxing from the Tokyo Olympics if "governance problems" were not resolved.
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AIBA submits report to IOC with Tokyo fate at stake
Boxing risks ejection from the Games after controversial Uzbek businessman Gafur Rakhimov was elected AIBA president this month.
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Refugee team to compete at Tokyo 2020 Olympics – IOC
The decision was approved at the 133rd IOC meeting in Buenos Aires.
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Bradley Wiggins abandons 2020 Olympic rowing bid
The five-time Olympic champion cyclist had thought about rowing competitively and competing in the sport at Tokyo Games.
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IOC backs daylight savings to ease Tokyo 2020 heat fears
Concerns are mounting over athlete safety after at least 120 people perished as a result of the blistering heat this…
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Freestyle great Ledecky powers towards Tokyo 2020
Ledecky was 15 when she led wire-to-wire in winning the 800m free in London in a race that saw world…
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Director plans Tokyo 2020 ceremonies ‘rich in Japanese spirit’
The appointment of Mansai Nomura, who performs in Japan's centuries-old classical theatre and is well known domestically, may suggest the…
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Hot fuss: two years out, fears linger over Tokyo’s toasty Olympics
Officials insist they are firmly on track for the Games, which will open on July 24, 2020, following a calamitous…
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