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Two South African athletes become the first to test positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village

Football players Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi, are among 10 new Games-related cases.

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Jul 18th 2021, 12:44 PM

Simone Biles qualifies for Olympics after easy victory in St Louis

The 24-year-old Biles will be the oldest American women’s gymnast at the Games since 2004.

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Jun 28th 2021, 10:35 AM

Pfizer/BioNTech to directly provide vaccines for all Olympic athletes and support staff

The arrangement will be supplementary to any existing delivery agreements between Pfizer and the Irish government.

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May 6th 2021, 12:07 PM

No change for Irish camp as hundreds of Japanese cities rethink plans to host Olympic teams

Cities and towns in Japan are reconsidering whether to accommodate teams over Covid-19 measures.

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Apr 27th 2021, 7:01 PM

Only one quarter of Japanese want Olympics next year: poll

Most of those backing a delay or cancellation said they simply didn’t believe the pandemic could be contained in time for the Games.

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Jul 20th 2020, 8:29 AM

Some athletes at disadvantage for Tokyo Games, Coe fears

The World Athletics boss thinks competitors whose countries come out of the coronavirus pandemic sooner can do more training ahead of the Olympics.

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Mar 19th 2020, 8:25 AM

'I never thought we could be winning European medals consistently - it’s crazy'

Chloe Magee speaks to The42 off the back of her European Games success alongside brother Sam.

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Jul 16th 2019, 7:30 AM

Here's where Ireland's champion rowers will bid for Tokyo 2020 Olympic glory

The Sea Forest Waterway was unveiled on Sunday as Japan’s venue for the Olympic rowing’s eight-day programme.

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Jun 16th 2019, 11:22 AM