2021 Tokyo Olympics
‘The Games will go ahead’: Coates shuts down talk of Tokyo cancellation
IOC vice-president John Coates said there was no ‘hypotheticals’ being entertained as he backed a vaccine program plus health protocols to see Tokyo succeed.
- by Phil Lutton
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National cricketers in line for vaccinations as Hussey tests negative
On the back of Australia’s Olympians beginning their vaccination program ion Monday, National Cabinet ruled other sportsmen and women can now join the queue.
- by Malcolm Conn
Opinion
Olympics
Devil is in the lack of detail for Olympic hopefuls over risk of infection in Tokyo
There is a risk the Tokyo Olympics could become the uber-spreader event of the COVID-19 age. Doomsdayist? Perhaps, but nobody has a crystal ball.
- by Darren Kane
Life after Usain Bolt: who can be the fastest of them all?
The great Jamaican dominated the 100 metres at the past three Olympics. Who will replace him on the dais as the quickest man in the world at this year’s Games?
- by Michael Gleeson
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Liz Cambage
‘Wake up’: Cambage slams lack of diversity in Australia, threatens Olympic boycott
Basketball star Liz Cambage has doubled down in her criticism of the Australian Olympic Committee for not using a racially diverse selection of athletes in promotions.
- by Vince Rugari
Coates insists Olympic athletes should not fear being stranded in Tokyo
With Australians struggling to get home from India, AOC president John Coates has assured athletes they will get safe passage back from the Games.
- by Phil Lutton
The 22-year-old Queenslander out to join Ali, Frazier and Foreman
Heavyweight boxing prodigy Justis Huni will be better known for fighting Paul Gallen in coming months, but joining the pantheon of Olympic champions has always been his goal.
- by Phil Lutton
McMahon wants Wallabies return but Rennie happy with local backrowers
McMahon was one of the hottest talents in Australian rugby when he left for Japan in 2017, and he has a desire to play for the Wallabies again.
- by Sam Phillips
No wiggle room on vaccine as swimming bosses stick to qualifying marks
Swimming Australia’s hopes of a flexible vaccine rollout look to be forlorn but it won’t relax qualifying marks amid the risk of vaccine side effects.
- by Phil Lutton
How can the Olympics protect 78,000 volunteers from the coronavirus?
For protection, Games volunteers are being offered little more than a couple of cloth masks, a bottle of sanitiser and mantras about social distancing.
- by Motoko Rich
