Japan

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Diving and volleyball Olympic test events with international athletes took place in Japan over the weekend, as preparations for the Tokyo Games edge forwards under a cloud of uncertainty
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games president Seiko Hashimoto has said that organisers are preparing for the scenario that no spectators will be present at the Olympic and Paralympic Games later this year
Table Tennis
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World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the of the International Table Tennis Federation, has signed a broadcast rights deal with Japanese terrestrial and satellite broadcaster TV Tokyo until end-2024
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Athletes participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be tested daily for Covid-19 as part of a series of new measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus at the Games
Sports Betting

The Japanese government is considering the legalisation of gambling on football and baseball that could open the door to an estimated $65bn (€53.8bn) sports betting market, it has been reported.
Motorsport
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Formula 1 is set to continue racing at Suzuka Circuit until at least the 2024 season, after a three-year contract extension was struck for the Japanese Grand Prix
Multi-sport
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Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief Seiko Hashimoto said cancelling the upcoming Games is not being considered, as Japanese cities entered new, two-week 'states of emergency' to control Covid-19…
Motorsport
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Extreme E, the new electric off-road series, has agreed a rights deal in Japan with pay-TV broadcaster J Sports to show the championship across its linear channels
Swimming
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Fina, the international aquatics federation, has announced that an Olympic artistic swimming qualifying event that was set to take place in Tokyo will now be held in Barcelona in June
Football
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The Dentsu agency has extended its long-running commercial rights relationship in Japan with the Asian Football Confederation to cover the 2021-24 cycle
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said he is confident a large number of athletes and delegates at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have received their Covid-19 vaccine in time for…
Motorsport
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MotoGP team Suzuki has renewed its commitment to the MotoGP World Championship until 2026. Last year's champions signed a five-year deal with MotoGP with series commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports
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A decision on whether domestic spectators will be allowed to attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympics may not be made until June, having originally been set for this month
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US President Joe Biden has expressed his support for Japan’s effort to hold a “safe and secure” Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, amid growing pandemic concerns in the country. I
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Calling off the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is still an option if they are “no longer possible”, a senior politician from Japan’s ruling party has said. T
Basketball
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Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has signed an exclusive international streaming and data rights deal with Japanese basketball’s B.League.
Events

The tide of negative Japanese public opinion over the staging of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games during the Covid-19 pandemic will turn, International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates has said
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The International Paralympic Committee has followed the International Olympic Committee in announcing substantial cuts to the number of people it will accredit as guests for Tokyo’s postponed summer Ol…