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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)
Worldwide athletes group calls for postponement of Olympics

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

Former Olympic swimming champion van der Burgh has virus

By Gerald Imray Mar. 23, 2020 10:50 AM EDT
Former Olympic swimming champion Cameron van der Burgh said he has contracted the coronavirus and added his voice to concerns for athletes' well-being if the...

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)
Olympic pushback: US track joins swimming, urges Tokyo delay

By Eddie Pells Mar. 21, 2020 02:37 PM EDT

Olympic flame from Greece arrives in Japan for handover to Tokyo Games

Mar. 20, 2020 02:29 AM EDT
MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — Olympic flame from Greece arrives in Japan for handover to Tokyo Games. ...

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)
Olympic leaders back IOC's Tokyo stance after rare criticism

By Graham Dunbar Mar. 18, 2020 05:08 PM EDT

In this Nov. 21, 2019, photo, Tokyo Aquatics Center, a venue for swimming and diving at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, is seen in Tokyo. (Yukie Nishizawa/Kyodo News via AP)
Column: Get ready for the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

By Paul Newberry Mar. 17, 2020 09:31 PM EDT

Snow falls on the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo, Saturday, March 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
With trials looming, IOC could adjust Olympic qualifying

By Eddie Pells Mar. 17, 2020 08:08 PM EDT