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COVID-19 Curbs For Fans At Tokyo Olympics: Don’t Shout, Don’t Cheer

OB Bureau Jan 22, 2021

New Delhi: Don't cheer, talk loudly, eat, drink, or wave flags. This is the likely experience awaiting fans at the Tokyo Olympics if they can get in at all. Fans may consider themselves…

Bhubaneswar

How World Cup City Bhubaneswar Lost Its Way In COVID-19 Management

Piyush Rout Jul 24, 2020

The whole world would have been celebrating the opening of the 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium. Instead, we are in the grip of COVID-19 pandemic -- witnessing the spike and…

Coronavirus

Corona Pandemic: 2020 Olympic Games Postponed For A Year

OB Bureau Mar 24, 2020

Tokyo: In an unprecedented move, the International Olympic Committee and Japanese government have agreed to postpone the 2020 Olympic Games, earlier scheduled to begin in Tokyo on July 24,…