The Irish Times

Ian O’Riordan: Sport is war minus the shooting for Russia

Derval O’Rourke won a rare non-Russian medal in discredited 2006 World Indoors

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 10:18

Sport & Rights Alliance accuses IOC of acting irresponsibly in Peng Shuai case

The Olympic body is accused of prioritising 2022 Beijing games ahead of athlete safety

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 18:54

Senior Olympic official labels criticism of IOC call with Peng Shuai as ‘silly’

Dick Pound says no one else has been able to get in touch with Shuai since assault claims

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 15:32

Tokyo cornered into going ahead with Games – Olympic official

‘We are damned if we do and damned if we don’t’ says former judo world champion

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 20:20

Japan extends emergency Covid rules less than two months before Olympics

Expert warns that Games could even create its own variant strain of coronavirus

Fri May 28 2021 - 14:47

Brian O'Connor: Argument for playing on still stands – even if optics are poor

It is fair to ask whether or not elite sport should continue as the pandemic rages

Sat Jan 16 2021 - 06:00

Poll finds 80% of Japanese people want Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped

Delayed Games meant to start on July 23rd but city is currently in a state of emergency

Mon Jan 11 2021 - 18:42

IOC’s Dick Pound ‘can’t be certain’ Tokyo Olympics will go ahead

‘I can’t be certain because the elephant in the room would be the surges in the virus’

Fri Jan 08 2021 - 10:27

Tokyo Olympics to be postponed until 2021 due to outbreak

Shinzo Abe made the request during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 12:28

Australia coach calls for age flexibility if Olympics postponed

Coach wants players who helped their country qualify to remain eligible in 2021

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 09:04

Tokyo 2020 looks destined to become Tokyo 2021

Going ahead with the Olympics this summer now seems unthinkable

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 03:33

Coronavirus playing havoc with athletes’ Tokyo preparations

Olympics News: Games set to go ahead in June, although some qualifying events hit

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 19:05

Japan insist Tokyo 2020 Olympics preparations progressing as scheduled

IOC’s Dick Pound had said coronavirus could lead to this summer’s Games being cancelled

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 11:47

Russian athletes escape blanket ban from IOC

International Olympic Committee leaves exclusion decision to sports federations

Mon Jul 25 2016 - 01:00