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Tokyo Olympic organisers and the International Olympic Committee are set to unveil new plans this week about how they will stage the Games amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The roll-out of the second edition of the so-called "Playbooks" — an IOC guidebook ...
DATE: Apr 27, 2021
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General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Vanessa James is determined to fulfil her dream of winning an Olympic medal after making a sensational return to figure skating.
The Bermudian looked to have stepped away from the sport for good after her retirement last year amid sexual-abuse allega...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
A senior Japanese ruling party official has admitted cancelling the Olympic Games this year remains an option.
With less than 100 days until the Games commence in Tokyo on July 23 , Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, ...
DATE: Apr 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
The International Island Games Association’s executive committee is urging its member islands, Bermuda included, to bounce back stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic which forced the 2021 NatWest Island Games in Guernsey to be put back to 2023.
The ex...
DATE: Apr 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
As the countdown to the rescheduled Olympics hits the 100-day mark, the risks of staging the Games amid a pandemic remain very much prevalent in Japan.
The continued effects of Covid-19 on the Games were highlighted once again yesterday as the torch ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
David Selley has raised grave concerns about the future of powerboat racing in Bermuda amid continued uncertainty surrounding the island’s sporting calendar.
After an interruption to activity since early December because of a surge in Covid-19 cases,...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
The Bermuda Olympic Association has announced that Dage Minors has been appointed as its Commonwealth Games Federation eqUIP Intern.
During this 12-month, part-time assignment, Minors will assist the BOA with special projects, general administration...
DATE: Apr 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Further doubts have been cast over the Olympic Games in Tokyo owing to a new wave of Covid-19 cases and spread of virus mutations across the host nation.
With the Games just months away, scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8, Japanese prim...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
The National Sports Centre is set to reopen on Monday, after being closed this week out of caution following a positive Covid-19 test on a part-time employee.
Now the facility, which caters to several sports during the week, will return to operation...
DATE: Apr 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
Softball Bermuda regrets to announce the cancellation of its 2021 season.
Monday’s announcement by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport to move all sport back to Stage 1 of the Return to Play Guidance is a crucial reason for this decision.
The e...
DATE: Apr 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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