Games organisers agree to hold events without fans; Greece to unveil plans to mandate vaccination for specific professional groups next week ... ( read original story ...)
No Spectators for Olympic Events in Sapporo
Tokyo 2020 organizers do not want any spectators along the course for the Olympic marathon and race walk events being held in Sapporo. The decision to ask the public to refrain from coming out and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Bars Spectators as Japan Declares Covid-19 State of Emergency
Organizers dropped a plan for local fans to attend events after Japan declared a new state of emergency that will continue through the end of the Games due to a rise in Covid-19 infections. ( read original story ...)
Reversing course, Japan will ban all spectators from Olympic venues in and around Tokyo
Japan had said it would allow limited numbers of domestic fans to attend but changed its mind after coronavirus infections rose. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka thanks Michelle Obama, Meghan Markle for mental health support
Osaka specifically thanked Michelle Obama and Meghan Markle for their support. Tennis star Naomi Osaka is speaking out in-depth for the first time about her withdrawal from this year's French Open due ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka penned an essay about mental health in which she asked the press to give her ‘privacy and empathy’
The Japanese tennis superstar broke her silence after the French Open controversy by opening up about her mental health: "it's O.K. to not be O.K." ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Reveals Meghan Markle Reached Out to Her amid Her Mental Health Break from Tennis
Naomi Osaka has a friend and supporter in Duchess Meghan. In a new personal essay written for TIME, the tennis star further explained her decision to take a break from the court to focus on and ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka breaks her silence in new essay, saying her intention ‘was never to inspire revolt’
In a Time magazine essay, Naomi Osaka said, "It's O.K. not to be O.K," and discussed the support she received from Novak Djokovic and Meghan Markle, among others, after she withdrew from the French ... ( read original story ...)
How Meghan Markle Helped Naomi Osaka After French Open Tennis Dispute
Naomi Osaka thanked Meghan Markle for support in her French Open tennis battle—which touches on a subject where the duchess may have specialist experience. ( read original story ...)
How the ban on spectators at Tokyo Olympics could impact athlete performance
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga confirmed Thursday that Olympics events in Tokyo will have no spectators at any of the Games' venues. The prime minister went on television and announced to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bans fans at Tokyo-area Olympics venues due to virus
Fans will be banned from Tokyo-area stadiums and arenas when the Olympics begin in two weeks, the city’s governor said Thursday after meeting with organizers of the pandemic-postponed games. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Latest Updates: Fans Banned in Tokyo, Could Be Present for Events in Other Parts of Japan
The announcement of no spectators attending events in Tokyo was widely expected after Japan placed the region under a state of emergency that is scheduled to last through the Summer Games. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Reflects On Her Mental Health Break: ‘You Can Never Please Everyone’
In a powerful essay for Time, the tennis superstar discussed lessons she learned after being open about exercising self-care. ( read original story ...)
Japan bans spectators at Olympics events in and around Tokyo
The Tokyo Olympics will be held largely without spectators after the Japanese government declared a Covid-19 state of emergency in the capital to run throughout the Games. Yoshihide Suga, prime ... ( read original story ...)
Fans barred from Tokyo Olympics as Japan imposes COVID-19 state of emergency
Fans will not be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics in just a few weeks, as Japan's capital city is about to enter its fourth state of emergency since the beginning of the pandemic. CBS News foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics venues in Tokyo won’t allow fans as city goes back under COVID state of emergency
Infections are rising in the Japanese capital, and with vaccination efforts lagging, officials have put Tokyo under its 4th official state of emergency. ( read original story ...)