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US sprinter Justin Gatlin has been among more than 400 athletes taking part in a test event at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, as organisers fine-tune operations and COVID-19 countermeasures

10 May 2021

US sprinter Justin Gatlin has been among more than 400 athletes taking part in a test event at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, as organisers fine-tune operations and COVID-19 countermeasures

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International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates says the Tokyo Games will go ahead because organisers have designed a custom-made Olympic bubble to protect athletes and the Japanese people
	8 May: International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates says the Tokyo Games will go ahead because organisers have designed a custom-made Olympic bubble to protect athletes and the Japanese people... more

Weightlifting New Zealand are certain Laurel Hubbard meets the International Olympic Committee's criteria for selection
	6 May: Weightlifting New Zealand are certain Laurel Hubbard meets the International Olympic Committee's criteria for selection... more

British Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty says athletes have a right to express their opinions and take a stance without being punished, in response to a ban on protests during the Tokyo Games
	28 Apr: British Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty says athletes have a right to express their opinions and take a stance without being punished, in response to a ban on protests during the Tokyo Games... more

The New Zealand's men's canoe sprint team selected for Tokyo have plenty of history
	21 Apr: The New Zealand's men's canoe sprint team selected for Tokyo have plenty of history... more

Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge has sent a warning to his rivals ahead of this year's Tokyo Games
	19 Apr: Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge has sent a warning to his rivals ahead of this year's Tokyo Games... more

High jumper Hamish Kerr's just grateful to be doing what he loves
	18 Apr: High jumper Hamish Kerr's just grateful to be doing what he loves... more

World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman will still miss the Tokyo Olympics despite having a two year ban reduced
	17 Apr: World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman will still miss the Tokyo Olympics despite having a two year ban reduced... more

As she embarks on another Olympic cycle, Dame Valerie Adams views her journey to a fifth Games after having two children as a triumph
	16 Apr: As she embarks on another Olympic cycle, Dame Valerie Adams views her journey to a fifth Games after having two children as a triumph... more

Sprint sensation Eddie Osei-Nketia could be heading north, in the search of something different
	10 Apr: Sprint sensation Eddie Osei-Nketia could be heading north, in the search of something different... more

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Most Popular Recent Athletics News

16 Apr: As she embarks on another Olympic cycle, Dame Valerie Adams views her journey to a fifth Games after having two children as a triumph ++++++++++

17 Apr: World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman will still miss the Tokyo Olympics despite having a two year ban reduced ++++++++

21 Apr: The New Zealand's men's canoe sprint team selected for Tokyo have plenty of history ++++++++

18 Apr: High jumper Hamish Kerr's just grateful to be doing what he loves ++++++++

10 May: US sprinter Justin Gatlin has been among more than 400 athletes taking part in a test event at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, as organisers fine-tune operations and COVID-19 countermeasures ++++++++

19 Apr: Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge has sent a warning to his rivals ahead of this year's Tokyo Games +++++++

28 Apr: British Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty says athletes have a right to express their opinions and take a stance without being punished, in response to a ban on protests during the Tokyo Games +++++++

Athletics NewsLinks

13 May: Us athletics team cancels pre-olympic training camp in japan over coronavirus concerns (BBCWorld)

30 Apr: Blenheim lad dominates halberg games with four golds, two silvers (Stuff.co.nz)

23 Apr: Olympic games: javelin thrower tori peeters' tokyo quest hits snag (Stuff.co.nz)

17 Apr: Tokyo olympics: eliza mccartney among kiwi athletes still with late shot at games (Stuff.co.nz)

16 Apr: Tokyo olympics: dame valerie adams fires the shots as 15-strong nz athletics squad unveiled (Stuff.co.nz)

16 Apr: Adams and willis heading to fifth olympics (RadioNZ)

16 Apr: Tokyo olympics: 15 athletes named in conditional new zealand athletics team for 2021 games (NZ Herald)

16 Apr: 15-strong athletics team selected for tokyo (RadioNZ)

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