OLYMPICS : TOKYO 2020 BRACES VS. CORONAVIRUS WITH ONLY 150 DAYS LEFT IN COUNTDOWN !
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics faces a tense moment in history that may put the thousand-year-old sport tradition to test amid fears of the Corona Virus spreading to more countries around the world, some quarters calling for the quadrennial event to be cancelled entirely. In the last 124 years, the modern Olympics had only been cancelled 3 times, first in 1916 during World War I; and in 1940 and 1944 during World War II. The ancient Olympic tradition dates back to 8th Century BC.
We have just 150 Days To Go to the Olympic Games #Tokyo2020!@Olympics #Tokyo2020 🔜 pic.twitter.com/1AO5F3ZnNp— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) February 24, 2020
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Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday it was still too early to talk about cancelling the #Tokyo2020 Olympics, which start on 24 July, due to the #coronavirus and its spread in Japan https://t.co/p78QpNZSYr— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) February 25, 2020
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Coronavirus fears in Japan postpone late leader's burial: Could 2020 Tokyo Olympics be canceled? https://t.co/jIwwLSARoJ
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 25, 2020
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Tokyo 2020: China raise concerns over women’s Olympic football qualifier in coronavirus-affected South Korea https://t.co/NA9Xs4B1ql— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) February 24, 2020
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— 外務省MofaJapan×SPORTS (@MofaJp_Sports) February 25, 2020
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Good afternoon from Tokyo where the number of corona cases is rising - now 159 - separate to Diamond Princess 600+ cases. Government due to announce plans to contain virus later. Just five months until Tokyo Olympics. Health ministry say too early to consider cancellation pic.twitter.com/Q8bEuKgDAd
— jenny hill (@jennyhillBBC) February 25, 2020
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Team USA is telling its athletes to continue training for the 2020 Olympic games as it continues to monitor the #coronavirus outbreak spreading through Asia
— QuickTake by Bloomberg (@QuickTake) February 25, 2020
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With #Tokyo2020 5 months away, concerns spread about impact of coronavirus https://t.co/PWmakPIqF9— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 22, 2020
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@ShaunBaileyUK , @SadiqKhan and @tracey_crouch say it's "perfectly possible" for London to host the Olympics if coronavirus impacts #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/EOUtRo13eK pic.twitter.com/3twGc4el9K— City A.M. (@CityAM) February 22, 2020
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Japanese Emperor Naruhito who turned 60, says he is looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics in summer but that he is concerned about the spread of the new #coronavirus, which has killed three in Japan and is slowly spreading across the country.https://t.co/UV8EdJoKx7— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) February 22, 2020
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Let's go to the ☠️ ONE PIECE ☠️ theme park at Tokyo Tower!! pic.twitter.com/dfNazDnGsq
— Crunchyroll (@Crunchyroll) February 25, 2020
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UNINVITED: #BTS told members of the media to stay away from a press conference to promote their new album amid surging coronavirus infections outside of China #방탄소년단 pic.twitter.com/eW9rYgNE4U
— QuickTake by Bloomberg (@QuickTake) February 25, 2020
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Tokyo Pop-Up this weekend 2.29-3.2 #GuessxGenerations
— GUESS (@GUESS) February 25, 2020
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Girl is seen giving out facemasks for free at the busy street of Tokyo, holding a sign saying "Wuhan reciprocates your kindness", as experts agreed that Japan was in the early stage of #COVID19 outbreak. Japan has reported 159 domestic infected cases by Monday. pic.twitter.com/0eQqiW0AVw
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 24, 2020
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Athlete Profile: Professional Golfer & 20x20 Ambassador, Leona Maguire. Maguire recently finished joint 4th at her 2nd LGPA start this season. She holds the all-time record of 135 weeks at 1️⃣in the Amateur World rankings & is training towards Tokyo Olympics! ⛳ 🏌️♀️ #CantSeeCantBe pic.twitter.com/vGYJ3pvlug
— 20x20 (@20x20_ie) February 24, 2020
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—In Iran, a spike in coronavirus infections has prompted fears of an outbreak throughout the Middle East
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 25, 2020
—In Italy, officials are struggling to prevent the epidemic from paralyzing Milan
—In New York, London, and Tokyo, financial markets are reeling
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Man infected with new coronavirus worked at railway station southwest of Tokyo https://t.co/4ipaS08d30
— The Mainichi (Japan) (@themainichi) February 25, 2020
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My latest @japantimes. It was hard to conduct street interviews on a bitter cold day in Tokyo’s Sugamo - seniors’ Harajuku - which has been slow due to the coronavirus. After 30 refusals, shop-owners took pity on me and let me interview them. Some even offered hot tea 😭🍵 https://t.co/hSnmYdpTlQ
— Chisato Tanaka (@jt_chisaT) February 25, 2020
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#BREAKING: A fourth person has died after being taken to hospital from a quarantined #coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off #Japan, local media reported on Tuesday. https://t.co/jqKfHteXRP pic.twitter.com/zaULUH4dYC
— Arab News Japan (@ArabNewsjp) February 25, 2020
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