Tokyo Olympics boxing qualification events cancelled, postponed
Other Sports | February 16, 2021 17:06 ISTBoxers worldwide were to compete for 53 places in the Tokyo lineup at a tournament in Paris in June.
Boxers worldwide were to compete for 53 places in the Tokyo lineup at a tournament in Paris in June.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in its new statement on Tuesday that Mori's remarks are "absolutely inappropriate and in contradiction to the IOC's commitments and the reforms of its Olympic Agenda 2020".
The move follows his sexist comments about women more than a week ago, and an ensuing and rare public debate in Japan about gender equality.
The International Gymnastics Federation said it was canceling its all-around World Cup series of events because of the pandemic.
According to the IOA secretary general, discussions with the health ministry are going on, but it's uncertain when the process of vaccination for athletes will commence.
His comment came when he was asked about the presence of few women on the board of the Japanese Olympic Committee.
Yoshiro Mori was reported by a daily newspaper saying women talk too much in meetings. His comments have created a storm in Japan, where women are grossly under-represented in politics and in board rooms.
Ground rules for thousands of Olympic and Paralympic officials to ensure safe travel, daily life and competitions at the Tokyo Games during the coronavirus pandemic were published Wednesday.
Earlier it was reported that Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga may announce a month-long extension of a virus state of emergency till March 7 in Tokyo and other parts of the country.
Uncertainty looms over the Olympics, which had already been postponed once due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 this year.
Satwik and Chirag are currently ninth in the Race to Tokyo with 16 pairs eligible.
New cases in Tokyo have dipped but experts say they have not slowed enough, indicating that the emergency measures could be extended for several more weeks.
Opinion polls in Japan show the public is against holding the Olympics with about 80% saying they should be postponed or canceled.
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down in Tokyo three weeks after the Japanese capital entered a state of emergency on January 8.
The progress of vaccine distribution will play a decisive role on whether the Tokyo Olympic Games can be held or not, Microsoft Co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has said.
This is the rule book that the IOC and Tokyo organizers are set to roll out next week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and tens of thousands of others will try to safely enter Japan when the Olympics open in just under six months.
CAS last month ruled that Russia's name, flag and anthem would be barred from the next two Olympics after backing the World Anti-Doping Agency's finding that doping data was manipulated.
Japanese authorities and the IOC moved quickly Friday to dismiss a report that quoted an anonymous government official claiming it has been concluded the games will be canceled.
Japan has secured vaccines for all its citizens, and then some, after striking deals with three foreign pharmaceutical makers
Merely a day after IOC President Thomas Bach insisted that the Olympics will take place as scheduled, a report has suggested that Japan Government wants the event to be cancelled.
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