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WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics, citing contaminated samples
The World Anti-Doping Agency said after reviewing various media reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart medication before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. WADA addressed questions at a news conference on Monday and acknowledged there would be skepticism about details of the case after the release on Sunday of a documentary by German broadcaster ARD. In an earlier statement following initial newspaper reports led by the New York Times,
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23 Chinese swimmers failed drug tests before Tokyo Olympics and still competed
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has confirmed that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned drug before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but accepted the country’s findings that this was due to substance contamination.
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What happened at the last Olympics? A look back at Tokyo 2020
While the eyes of the world will soon be upon Paris, we take a look back at the last summer Olympics, which took place in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, and marked the second time the city had acted as host after Asia’s first Olympics in 1964.
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Coach who tried to force Belarus sprinter home from Tokyo Olympics is banned for 5 years
An Olympic track coach who tried to force Krystsina Tsimanouskaya home from the Tokyo Games to Belarus where she feared for her safety was banned from the sport for five years on Tuesday. Yury Moisevich's actions in Tokyo were adjudged to be “a clear affront to the athlete’s dignity and an abuse of ... power,” track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said. The 63-year-old coach is banned from working in track and field until February 2029.
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Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo's $1.4 billion National Stadium was without fans for the 2020 Olympics, delayed for a year and held in 2021 because of the pandemic. The stadium, which has been open to fans since the Olympics, will get a second chance to show itself off to track and field followers when Japan's capital is host of the 2025 track and field world championships. “We are all looking forward to being here in Tokyo in a year's time to celebrate a world championships in a stadium — on this occasion — with spect
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Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts
Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in district court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to taking bribes tied to the Games. A former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dentsu, Takahashi is charged with accepting around 198 million yen ($1.4 million) in bribes in exchange for awarding Olympic contracts for the Tokyo Games in 2021. Takahashi appeared in court just nine days after a separate bid-rigging trial was adjourned
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Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges. Seven individuals are also facing charges from Tokyo district prosecutors in the cases, including Koji Henmi, who oversaw the sports division at Dentsu at the time. Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies, and Tokyo Olympic organizing committee o
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Publishing executive found guilty in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal, but avoids jail time
An executive at Japanese publishing house Kadokawa was found guilty Tuesday of bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member. Toshiyuki Yoshihara, charged with paying 69 million yen ($463,000) to Haruyuki Takahashi, was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for four years. Tokyo District Court Presiding Judge Yoshihisa Nakao said Yoshihara wanted Kadokawa to have an edge in becoming a sponsor, which he believed would enhance its brand power.
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A Belarusian sprinter who was forced out of the Tokyo Olympics has been cleared to race for Poland
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, the Belarusian sprinter whose team tried to force her out of the Tokyo Olympics, has been declared eligible to represent Poland ahead of the upcoming world championships. Tsimanouskaya's profile on the website of World Athletics, track and field's governing body, was updated Monday with a note that she became eligible to compete for Poland the day before. World Athletics generally requires athletes who want to switch allegiance to sit out a three-year waiting period.
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Japan court finds consultant guilty of taking bribes in sprawling Tokyo Olympics trial
One of several Japanese officials charged in a widespread bribery scandal involving Tokyo Olympic organizers was found guilty Tuesday but avoided jail time. The verdict in Tokyo District Court for Joji Matsui, the former head of Amuse consulting company, was the first for someone on the receiving end of the bribes from companies seeking sponsorships and licensing for the 2020 Games. Matsui was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for four years.
