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July 14, 2021
Olympic athletes will hang medals on their own necks
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will hang medals around their own necks in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Wednesday. Axios
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July 13, 2021
What will happen to athletes who test positive for COVID-19 at the Olympics?
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), along with the respective International Federations, has developed the Tokyo 2020 Sport-Specific Regulations (SSR) to determine how any confirmed COVID-19 cases will be handled at the Games. Can you guess what they will do? Canadian Running Mag
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July 13, 2021
As Virus Cases Speed Up, Seoul Tells Gym Users to Slow Down
Treadmills can go no faster than a brisk walk, and songs must fall below 120 beats per minute, under new regulations that confused some exercisers in South Korea. “It seems weird to me,” one said. NYT
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July 8, 2021
Olympics host city Tokyo bans spectators amid COVID-19 emergency
The Olympics will take place without spectators in host city Tokyo, organisers said on Thursday, as a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the Games. Organizers were still uncertain how much revenue would be lost due to the absence of spectators,...
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July 7, 2021
Japan to Declare State of Emergency 16 Days Ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Officials from the Japanese government, the International Olympic Committee, and Tokyo organizers will meet Thursday or Friday to discuss how to proceed with spectators at the Games. Women's Running
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July 6, 2021
Tokyo 2020 ask fans to stay away from marathons and race walking in Sapporo
Organizers claimed that the move was necessary in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infections. Sapporo is the capital of Japan's northernmost island Hokkaido, which remains under state of emergency measures because of coronavirus. Inside the Games
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July 6, 2021
Boilermaker Road Race to require vaccination proof
The 15K presented by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will have a capacity of 12,000 and the Utica National 5K will have a capacity of 4,000. All registered runners must be vaccinated by September 22nd, 2021 in order to participate. Road Race Management
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July 1, 2021
Rwandan marathon runner thrown off Tokyo 2020 team for breaking COVID-19 rules
Rwandan marathon runner Félicien Muhitira has been thrown off the country's team for the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo after breaching COVID-19 rules at a training camp. The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) said Muhitira had left the camp in at a hotel in Nyamata without the permission...
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July 1, 2021
Tour de France drops lawsuit after crash, probe still ongoing
The Tour de France has withdrawn a lawsuit against a spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the race in northwest French region of Brittany but French police continue to investigate the incident. Local prosecutor Camille Miansoni told a news conference on Thursday that the probe was...
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June 30, 2021
Spectator who caused Tour de France crash arrested
The spectator who caused a massive pile-up during the first stage of the Tour de France has been arrested after presenting herself at a police station. The spectator, a 30-year-old French woman, is in custody at a police station in Landerneau, Brittany, the northwest French region where the Tour de France...
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June 29, 2021
He Felt Like Running: 100 Days, 100 Ironman-Length Triathlons
James Lawrence completed 100 Ironman-distance races in 100 days. He brought a whole community — and a nonprofit that has come under scrutiny — along with him. NYT
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June 29, 2021
UCI president blames Tour de France crashes ‘above all’ on riders and tension in peloton
UCI president David Lappartient has denied that the design of the course on stage 3 of the Tour de France had anything to do with the numerous crashes that shook up the peloton and left a large number of riders injured. Cycling News
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June 27, 2021
Tokyo 2020 eye tighter rules on arrivals after Ugandan COVID-19 positives
A nine-member group from Uganda arrived on June 18, with a team coach testing positive on arrival at Narita International Airport, despite reportedly being fully vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine and testing negative before he landed. The individual was later found to have tested positive for the Delta variant of COVID-19,...
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June 26, 2021
Tour de France organisers aim to sue spectator who caused mass stage 1 crash
The Tour de France spectator who caused a massive crash on stage 1 could be facing legal action from the race organisers. Race deputy director Pierre-Yves Thouault said they are suing this woman so that the tiny minority of people who do this don't spoil the show for everyone. Cycling...
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June 26, 2021
Emily Sisson, after missing marathon team, 483 days later wins Olympic Trials 10,000m
Emily Sisson won the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials 10,000m on Saturday, 483 days after starting the marathon trials as favorite and dropping out by mile 22. NBC Sports
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June 26, 2021
Police looking for spectator who sparked chaotic Tour de France crash
French police are looking for a spectator who sent dozens of elite cyclists crashing in a massive pileup on the first day of the Tour de France during the weekend. On Saturday, German cyclist Tony Martin was sent tumbling at high speed when he rode straight into a cardboard sign being held...
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June 23, 2021
For fun: An Olympic Runner and Pro Cyclist Squared Off in a Fitness Challenge
A new video on The Running Channel amps up the rivalry between runners and cyclists as it sets out to determine once and for all who are the most formidable athletes. In the video, middle-distance runner Andy Baddeley, who represented Britain at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, challenge road racing...
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June 22, 2021
NBC Sports will still broadcast the Tour de France this year. Here’s the full TV schedule
Here's how to watch the Tour de France broadcast in the United States and Canada. VeloNews
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June 22, 2021
Transgender Athlete Chelsea Wolfe Says Goal Is To ‘Burn a US Flag’ at Olympic Podium
Chelsea Wolfe, a transgender BMX Freestyle rider, said in a since-deleted Facebook post that her goal was to "burn a US flag" at the Olympic podium, Fox News reported on Monday. Newsweek
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June 21, 2021
Tokyo 2020 confirm up to 10,000 domestic fans to be allowed to attend events
Up to 10,000 domestic fans will be able to attend events at the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo after organisers confirmed spectator caps for the event amid COVID-19 concerns. International spectators have already been barred from attending the Games, set to open on July 23. Inside the Games
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June 20, 2021
1,400 runners show up for Anchorage Mayor’s Marathon, along with a black bear that refused to share the trail
Runners were stopped twice and for up to for 30 minutes because a bear would not move. Eventually the course had to be rerouted. Anchorage Daily News
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June 19, 2021
Driver Rams Cyclists In Arizona Race, Critically Injuring 6
A driver in a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists during a community road race in Arizona on Saturday, critically injuring several riders before police chased the driver and shot him outside a nearby hardware store. npr
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June 17, 2021
Transgender athlete named as alternate to U.S. Olympic women’s BMX team
No openly male-to-female transgender athlete has ever competed on the women’s side in the Olympics, but Chelsea Wolfe is coming close. Wolfe was named last week as a reserve for the U.S. women’s BMX Freestyle Olympic team by USA Cycling, acting as an alternate for the two female freestylers selected...
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June 17, 2021
Tour de France to hold women’s cycling race in July 2022
A women's version of the Tour de France will be held in 2022 with a start on Paris' iconic Champs-Elysees boulevard after the conclusion of the men's race, organizers announced Thursday. The "Tour de France Femmes" aims to become a permanent fixture on the women's world tour cycling calendar after...
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June 17, 2021
Kristen Faulkner files legal challenge to USA Cycling’s Olympic women’s road selection
U.S. rider Kristen Faulkner has filed a legal complaint with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to challenge USA Cycling’s selection of the women’s road team for the upcoming 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. VeloNews
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