The Tokyo 2020 Games are due to take place, all being well, from 23 July 2021. With the first Support Team members now in place at the dedicated British sailing base in Hayama, the first sailing team members will start to arrive from Monday 5 July onwards
First British Sailing Team members arrive in Tokyo
The first members of the British Sailing Team have arrived in Tokyo at Haneda airport, and are expected to stay in their host town Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Annalise Murphy headed to third Olympics
Team Ireland has officially selected a team of three sailors to compete in the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.
Japan requires extra pre-departure tests from British Olympic athletes
Japan is to require Olympic athletes and others coming from eleven countries, including Britain, to be Pre-tested daily for the coronavirus for between three and seven days prior to departure
Olympic Competitors must bring own Booze and Condoms
The organizing committee of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics said that it will not distribute condoms to participants during their stay in the village but on their departure, a break from recent Olympic tradition
Tokyo Games Playbooks – Third & Final versions published
The IOC, the IPC and the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 have published the third and final editions of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks
Team GB upgrades Covid PCR testing for Tokyo Games
The British Olympic Association has signed a PCR testing service plan with Randox Health for Team GB’s Covid-19 testing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in 2021
Japan put UK on Covid-19 travel Red List
The UK has been placed on Japan’s travel Red-List of countries facing extra entry restrictions, due to the spread of the Delta Covid-19 variant in the UK.
Japan consider adding Britain to banned travel list
Japan is reported to be adding ten new countries to their Red List of countries that it considers potential COVID-19 variant spreaders . . . Among them Britain
Team GB Statement to Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today – Tuesday 8 June – issued a satatement to the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic Games outlining additional testing measures for Team GB
Australia first foreign team to arrive for Tokyo Olympic Games
Australia’s softball team is the first foreign team to arrive in Japan for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games
Tokyo Athletes must sign waiver for risk related to COVID-19
Tokyo Games athletes will be required to sign a waiver assuming all risk related to COVID-19 throughout the upcoming Summer Olympics.