Sichuan, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s national archery team held a closed-door trial competition with two provincial teams from Tianjin and Sichuan in their training base and Wei Shaoxuan had a record-breaking result in the men’s…
New Delhi, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The world of sports has come to a grinding halt due to the restrictions that have been put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Everything from…
Tokyo, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A member of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has called for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be postponed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Retired judo athlete Kaori Yamaguchi, who…
Beijing, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) World swimming governing body FINA has announced that the diving and artistic swimming Olympic qualification events will be postponed to June due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday,…
Tokyo, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Olympic flame arrived in Japan on Friday amid coronavirus fears with only four months to go until the opening of the Tokyo Games. The Tokyo 2020 Go, a chartered aircraft…
Athens, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Greece handed the Olympic Flame to the organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Thursday at an event in Athens scaled down to the basics due to the…
Beijing, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) World swimming governing body FINA announced on Thursday that the diving and artistic swimming Olympic qualification events will be postponed to June due to concerns over COVID-19, with the place and…
London, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe has said that it is possible to postpone the 2020 Olympics if necessary. The Games is slated for a July 24 start but the rising concern…
New Delhi, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday that athletes and other stakeholders should refrain from commenting on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics amid the rising concern over the coronavirus pandemics. The…
New Delhi, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Ministry on Thursday advised National Sports Federations (NSFs) to suspend all sports events, including competitions or selections trials, until April 15 in view of the coronavirus pandemic that…
New Delhi, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four-time Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent believes International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach is “tone deaf” in his response to the coronavirus pandemic. He further said that the Tokyo…
Beijing, March 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has stressed it’s too early to decide the fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. He said that in a…
London, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) No solution is ideal in preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, say organisers after being accused of putting athletes “in danger.” As per a BBC report, Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi said the…
Washington, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) NBA star Kevin Durant is among the four basketball players from Brooklyn Nets who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Only one NET player has shown symptoms while the other three…
Tokyo, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The gymnastics test event for the Tokyo Olympic Games has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA) announced on Wednesday. JGA said that the FIG…
Geneva, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has claimed there is no need for “any drastic decisions at this stage” regarding this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, despite growing concern over the impact…
Tokyo, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kozo Tashima, president of the Japan Football Association (JFA) and also a Japanese Olympic Committee vice president, tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. A JFA source revealed to Japan’s Kyodo news…
New Delhi, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Tuesday decided to postpone all national camps, except for those where athletes are being trained as part of Tokyo Olympics preparation amid the…
Florida, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) WWE’s biggest event — Wrestlemania — will be held behind closed doors due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. WWE has announced that the upcoming Wrestlemania 36 will now be taking place…
London, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Boxing Road to Tokyo European qualifier in London has been suspended by the IOC Boxing Task Force (BTF) in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed more…