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Tokyo Olympic Games start

Global artists bring world together in “Imagine” moment during Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Global artists Angélique Kidjo, Alejandro Sanz, John Legend, Keith Urban and the Suginami Children’s Choir brought all five continents together in today’s Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Hundreds …

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SAFETY FIRST: Tokyo 2020 will have no spectators

Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and the Government of Japan (GoJ) have met today, and agreed to COVID-19 restrictions that will see no spectators at the main venues. …

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Japan declares 4th state of emergency for Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | The Japanese government decided Thursday to put capital Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency over COVID-19, covering the duration of the Olympics, in an effort to curb a recent surge in infections. The emergency state will be effective from Monday to Aug. 22, which may …

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OLYMPICS: Kiprotich picked for Uganda marathon team

📌  🇺🇬 Uganda marathon team *⃣ Fred Musobo *⃣ Stephen Kiprotich *⃣ Felix Chemonges Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT, URN & XINHUA | Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has selected Stephen Kiprotich as one of three marathoners to represent the country in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that start July 23, 2021. With up …

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Uganda among medal favorites in unpredictable Tokyo Olympics

📌 Tokyo Olympics medal projections (Gold, Silver, Bronze)                                 G      S       B *⃣ Kenya                 6       5       4 *⃣ Ethiopia             1       3       3 *⃣ Ivory Coast        0       2       1 *⃣ Egypt                 0       1       2 *⃣ …

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