Follow Whatsapp Channel
Tuesday, Jul 8, 2025
The three medals will be presented on a tray to the athletes on the podium and they then have to hang them around their own neck in front of the empty stands. There will also be no handshakes or hugs.
The decision, widely seen as being on the cards following statements by organisers and government medical advisers, highlights Japan's push to hold the multi-billion-dollar sports extravaganza.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on the Japanese public to watch the Olympics on TV to avoid spreading the coronavirus.
The comments by Japanese Olympics Committee board member Kaori Yamaguchi, a judo medallist, added to rancour around Japan.
Olympic and Paralympic tickets purchased by overseas residents will be refunded.
Mori's resignation might be the only option for the Tokyo 2020 organising committee to ease the mounting pressure following the comments.
IOC President Thomas Bach had said that the Games might be cancelled if the coronavirus cannot be controlled next year.
Balbir Sr's three Olympic gold medals came in London (1948), Helsinki (1952) as vice-captain, and Melbourne (1956) as captain. He was also the manager of India's only World Cup-winning side in 1975.
AIBA said it had terminated the contract, signed in 2017, after India failed to meet host city payment obligations. India will have to pay a cancellation penalty of $500,000, it added.
With the COVID-19 pandemic's worldwide infection rate climbing and experts suggesting a vaccine is still a long way off, questions are being asked about whether a further delay might be needed to hold the Games.
Results 31-40 of 64
You can always sign back in at any time.
You have reached the maximum number of saved items. Please remove some items.