Tokyo

Hifumi Abe gives Japan second gold medal in Tokyo 2020

Published on: July 25, 2021
10:13

Tokyo, Jul 25 (Prensa Latina) A Waza-Ari was enough for Hifumi Abe to defeat Georgian Vazha Margvelashvili on Sunday to win the gold medal in the 66 kgs judo division of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Iranian shooter grabs gold at Tokyo 2020 setting Olympic record

Published on: July 24, 2021
09:21

Tokyo, Jul 24 (Prensa Latina) Javad Foroughi, 41, has become the oldest Iranian athlete to win an Olympic medal, grabbing gold in men´s 10-meter air pistol at Tokyo 2020.

Tokyo under state of emergency as it moves towards Olympics

Published on: July 12, 2021
10:08

Tokyo, (Prensa Latina) Tokyo, the capital of Japan, on Monday entered its fourth state of emergency and will extend it until August 22 to prevent the spread of Covid-19 while hosting the Olympics and Paralympics.

Olympic torch relay on Tokyo’s streets

Published on: July 9, 2021
12:00

Tokyo, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic torch relay on Friday arrived in this capital without roadside spectators due to the state of emergency that will be implemented as of next week.

Cuba announces delegation of 69 athletes to Tokyo 2020

Published on: July 7, 2021
12:48

Havana, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Wednesday announced a 69-strong delegation for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, at which it aspires to be among the top 20 countries in the table of medals by nations.

Swimming celebrates and Cuba surpasses 70 qualified athletes to Tokyo

Published on: July 2, 2021
14:01

Havana, (Prensa Latina) Cuba is celebrating the quota granted by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) to Elisbet Gamez and Luis Vega to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Cuba with 60 athletes qualified for Tokyo 2020

Published on: June 12, 2021
12:36

Havana, (Prensa Latina) Cuba cheered the qualification of four weightlifters for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with which the Caribbean delegation now has 60 athletes qualified for the great event to be held this summer.

Chile adds new participants to the Olympic Games in Tokyo

Published on: June 6, 2021
09:48

Santiago de Chile, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Chile added new quotas in its representation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo by including athletes in the specialties of surfing and beach volleyball, sports authorities on Sunday informed.

IOC sets up vaccination centers in Qatar, Rwanda

Published on: June 3, 2021
07:16

Lausanne, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday announced the establishment of two other Covid-19 vaccination centers in Qatar and Rwanda for athletes who will participate at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Asian nations ratify vaccination of athletes participating in Tokyo

Published on: May 28, 2021
13:40

Lausanne, (Prensa Latina) The National Olympic Committees (NOC) of Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Friday ratified that their athletes had been vaccinated against Covid-19 prior to their participation in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, scheduled for next summer.

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