2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's WNBA Finals between the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics, in Washington. The WNBA draft will be a virtual event this year. The league announced Thursday, March 26, 2020, that its draft will still be held April 17 as originally scheduled, but without players, fans or media in attendance due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The WNBA draft is a time to celebrate the exceptional athletes whose hard work and dreams are realized with their selections in the draft,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
WNBA draft will be virtual event this season due to pandemic

By Doug Feinberg Mar. 26, 2020 03:04 PM EDT

A man looks at a Tokyo 2020 countdown clock displaying the current date and time outside Tokyo Station, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Tokyo. Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedging, the IOC took the unprecedented step of postponing the world's biggest sporting event, a global extravaganza that's been cemented into the calendar for more than a century. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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By The Associated Press Mar. 25, 2020 07:44 PM EDT

Canadian Olympic Committee says it won't send team to Olympics unless games are postponed by 1 year

Mar. 23, 2020 01:46 AM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Olympic Committee says it won't send team to Olympics unless games are postponed by 1 year. ...

The Olympic rings are reflected in the glass wall of a wedding chapel in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020. The Tokyo Olympics are going to happen — but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Survey: 7 in 10 US Olympic hopefuls favor postponement

By Eddie Pells Mar. 23, 2020 11:52 PM EDT

A man stands in front of a countdown display for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged that a postponement of the crown jewel of the sporting world could be unavoidable. Canada and Australia then added to the immense pressure that has been steadily mounting on organizers by suggesting that they wouldn't send athletes to Tokyo this summer. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
USA Gymnastics among growing chorus asking for Olympic delay

By Will Graves Mar. 23, 2020 11:04 PM EDT

Two women take a selfie with the Olympic rings in the background in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Doping testers around the sporting world are trying to avoid infecting themselves or athletes during the global virus outbreak, and that's not easy when collecting samples means getting very close to sports stars. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
US Olympic CEO tells AP why she's not demanding games' delay

By Eddie Pells Mar. 23, 2020 12:02 AM EDT

Japanese Prime Minister Abe says IOC president has agreed “100%” to proposal of postponing Olympics for about 1 year

Mar. 24, 2020 12:27 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Abe says IOC president has agreed “100%” to proposal of postponing Olympics for about 1 year. ...

IOC considering postponing Tokyo Olympics

Mar. 22, 2020 06:25 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — IOC considering postponing Tokyo Olympics. ...

Two women take a selfie with the Olympic rings in the background in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Doping testers around the sporting world are trying to avoid infecting themselves or athletes during the global virus outbreak, and that's not easy when collecting samples means getting very close to sports stars. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Worldwide athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics

By Eddie Pells Mar. 23, 2020 01:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, file photo, Canada's Andre De Grasse celebrates after winning the silver medal in the men's 200-meters at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Stunned at first, sprinter Andre De Grasse said he understands Team Canada's decision to not send a team to the Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic unless they were delayed a year. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
De Grasse still hoping to be part of Olympic sprint show

By Pat Graham Mar. 24, 2020 06:30 AM EDT

Katerina Stefanidi, Greek Olympic Champion in pole vault, runs with the Olympic torch during the Olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, in Athens, Thursday, March 19, 2020. The ceremony was held behind closed doors and with the presence of few members of the media because of fears over the new coronavirus. (Aris Messinis/Pool via AP)
A look back at Olympics that never were: 1916, '40 and '44

Paul Newberry Mar. 21, 2020 07:03 PM EDT

- FILE - In this Wednesday, March 4, 2020, file image, F1 driver Max Verstappen of The Netherlands drives his car through one of the two banked corners during a test and official presentation of the renovated F1 track in the beachside resort of Zandvoort, western Netherlands. The iconic Monaco Grand Prix was added Thursday to a growing list of Formula One races to be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The first seven races of the Formula One season have now been postponed, with Netherlands and Spain joining Monaco as the latest to be called off. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
The Latest: USA Gymnastics to ask for Olympic postponement

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2020 05:25 PM EDT

Japan’s Abe says postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if it cannot be held in a complete way

Mar. 23, 2020 01:26 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Abe says postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if it cannot be held in a complete way. ...

FILE- In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 file photo, Galatasaray's manager Fatih Terim, gives instructions to his players during the Champions League Group D soccer match between Galatasaray and Porto in Istanbul. Terim, 66, announced on Twitter on Monday, March 23, 2020 that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Earlier, Galatasaray's deputy president Abdurrahman Albayrak also tested positive for the virus. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
FC Porto vs Galatasaray 12/11/2018

Mar. 26, 2020 04:01 AM EDT

A woman walks past the New National Stadium, a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020. The IOC will take up to four weeks to consider postponing the Tokyo Olympics amid mounting criticism of its handling of the coronavirus crisis that now includes a call for delay from the leader of track and field, the biggest sport at the games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Tokyo Olympics seem sure to happen -- but in 2021, not 2020

By Stephen Wade And Mari Yamaguchi Mar. 23, 2020 01:44 AM EDT

Olimpico Universitario Stadium stands in Mexico City, Sunday, March 22, 2020. Many countries in Latin America have taken aggressive measures to deal with the new coronavirus such as closing their borders, dock and airports to foreigners. Mexico, by contrast, has so far taken a "business as usual" attitude. The vast majority of people recover from the COVID-19 disease. The matches of the Mexican soccer league have been suspended. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Leon vs America Mexico 3/21/2020

Mar. 26, 2020 04:01 AM EDT

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach from Germany speaks during a press conference after the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the Olympic House, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
IOC looking at postponing Tokyo Olympics; Canada pulls out

Mar. 22, 2020 06:41 PM EDT

The seats are empty at the Amway Center in Orlando, home of the NBA's Orlando Magic, on Thursday, March 12, 2020. The NBA has suspended the season due to the coronavirus. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
The Latest: Australian Olympians advised to prepare for 2021

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2020 06:41 PM EDT

A group of students from Uruguay pose for a souvenir picture on the Olympic Rings set outside the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Saturday, March 21, 2020. The Olympic flame from Greece arrived in Japan Friday, even as the opening of the the Tokyo Games in four months is in doubt with more voices suggesting the games should to be postponed or canceled because of the worldwide virus pandemic. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The Latest: Australian rules football suspends league

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2020 06:15 AM EDT

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, center, followed by three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura and Saori Yoshida, right, carries the Olympic flame during the Flame Arrival Ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, Friday, March 20, 2020. The Olympic flame from Greece arrived in Japan even as the opening of the the Tokyo Games in four months is in doubt with more voices suggesting the games should to be postponed or canceled because of the worldwide virus pandemic. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Virus grows, as do questions: Will the Tokyo Olympics open?

By Stephen Wade Mar. 21, 2020 02:53 PM EDT