Before Beijing 2022 top Olympians focused on medals not pandemic, politics By Jack Tarrant
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Two of the world’s top winter athletes, Italian skier Sofia Goggia and Australian snowboarder Scotty James, said they were focusing on winning medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, not the new coronavirus pandemic or potential calls for a boycott, as Beijing on Thursday marked one year until the Games start.
As well as attempting to hold an Olympics during what is likely to still be a global pandemic next February, Beijing and the International Olympic Committee are under pressure from critics of China’s human rights record.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee told a meeting on Wednesday that female directors talked too much, which was annoying , according to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.
Yoshiro Mori, a former prime minister, made the comments, some of which were greeted with laughter, at a meeting with members of the Japanese Olympic Committee, the Asahi reported.
Tokyo 2020 could not be immediately reached for comment. If we increase the number of female board members, we have to make sure their speaking time is restricted somewhat, they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying, Mori said, according to the report from the Asahi, one of Japan s leading daily papers. We have about seven women at the organising committee but everyone understands their place.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics said on Wednesday athletes and officials should not use public transport without permission, and asked them to wear a face mask at all times during the event except when eating or sleeping.
The organizers unveiled a playbook detailing COVID-19 measures that will be taken during the Summer Games this year.
They also asked fans not to sing or chant to support athletes, according to their playbook.
(Reporting by Jack Tarrant and Sakura Murakami; writing by Ju-min Park; Editing by Toby Chopra)