Tag: Tokyo 2020
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Public Security Intelligence Agency warns of cyber-attack threat before Tokyo 2020
Japan’s Public Security Intelligence Agency has warned in its annual end-of-year report that cyber-attacks targeting next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo are among the biggest threats the country faces. In the report released regarding the security situation in Japan and overseas, the Agency claimed that cyber-attacks may interfere with Olympic operations as prior…
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Ryan Lochte gets candid about considering death after Olympics scandal
Ryan Lochte may be focused on his comeback story, but the emotional scars stemming from the 2016 Olympics remain. Appearing on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,†airing Tuesday at 11 p.m., the 35-year-old Olympian reflected on the fallout from the scandal in Rio, in which he and three teammates were accused of embellishing a tale…
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Water bacteria cancels Tokyo 2020 paratriathlon test swim
The swimming section of a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 was canceled Saturday due to high levels of bacteria in the water, the latest in a series of difficulties over water quality and temperature. The International Triathlon Union (ITU) shelved the swimming leg after tests showed levels of e-coli more than double the acceptable…
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Swim marathon: Tokyo 2020, FINA watching water quality, temperature
Athletes voiced concerns over water quality and temperature at a marathon swimming test event for Tokyo 2020 Sunday, as officials vowed to monitor the situation closely in the run-up to the games. “That was the warmest race I’ve ever done,” said three-time Olympic medallist Oussama Mellouli from Tunisia after completing the 5km men’s competition. “It felt good…
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Olympics construction worker dies as Tokyo swelters, heatstroke suspected
A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site died on Thursday after being found unconscious while working outside, organisers said on Friday, with media saying heatstroke was suspected as the Japanese capital swelters through a deadly heatwave. Read Reuters
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How a proud mum’s Facebook post got her kids into the Olympics
Cape Verde has never won an Olympic medal, and despite the country sending only four swimmers to the 2020 Olympics, Latroya, Troy and Jayla Pina have all been chosen. See BBC