Belarus tried to force the sprinter, Kristina Timanovskaya, to return home after she criticized her coaches for registering her for the wrong event.
Tag: Japan
As Covid Cases Hit Record High in Tokyo, Can the Olympic Bubble Hold?
With the Games approaching their midway point, promises of a “safe and secure” event are being put to the test.
The Olympic Mascots Aren’t Winning Any Medals
In Japan, mascots typically play a major role in branding campaigns. But Miraitowa and Someity have been a subdued presence at the very event they were made for.
Japan’s Diverse Olympic Stars Reflect a Country That’s Changing (Slowly)
Multiracial athletes like Naomi Osaka and Rui Hachimura are helping to redefine what it means to be Japanese. But they are often still seen as outsiders.
Tokyo Olympics Open to a Sea of Empty Seats
While an opening ceremony is usually a chance for the host nation to showcase the best of itself, these Games are being staged with the less lofty ambition of enduring the pandemic.
Your Friday Briefing
A fraught Olympics begins.
The Olympics in 1964 Hailed a New Japan. There’s Less to Cheer This Time.
The country has changed vastly from that hopeful moment nearly six decades ago, and the Olympics this time around have come to represent something different and not entirely positive.
Olympics Covid Cases Raise Tricky Questions About Testing
Frequent screening of healthy, vaccinated people will pick up even the mildest infections. How much testing is too much?
Your Wednesday Briefing
India’s Covid deaths could be in the millions.
‘Anti-Sex’ Beds in the Olympic Village? A Social Media Theory is Soon Debunked
The coronavirus has forced a number of social distancing measures at the Summer Games, but the recyclable cardboard beds provided by organizers are not one of them.