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The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games look set to take place without any foreign fans when (or if, given that confirmation is pending) they get underway on July 23.

According to the Japanese newspaper Mainichi today, the decision has been made: foreign fans will be excluded, according to “unnamed sources involved in the discussions”. A final decision would be made “within the month”, marrying the timetable of the expected announcement from Organisers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

At the age of 78, the European Olympic Committees (EOC) President Janez Kocijančič has passed away.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) did not reveal a connection between the use of therapeutic exceptions for the use of prohibited drugs (TUE) by athletes and the winning of Olympic medals.

Six-time world champion Julia Efimova spoke about self-isolation in the United States informs sports.ru portal.

According to sports.ru portal, Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said the Tokyo Games would be canceled if they did not take place in 2021.

FINA Communications Department is informing about changing the dates of the next World Championship

The Olympic Council of Asia channel is informing that they conducted an online meeting of the OCA Advisory Committee on Monday and updated the members on the progress of multi-sport games in Asia.

Today in Turkey is  National Sovereignty and Children’s Day!

As because of the movement of the Olympic Games dates, there were some questions, which were occurred due to it.
We are sharing the most common ones, while others You can read on the website of IOC.

The 2008 Olympic champion in swimming Federica Pellegrini put up for auction 59 lots. At the Beijing Olympics and at the 2009 World Cup. All proceeds will be sent to the clinic of Bergamo.

Today, IOC's together with Tokyo Organising Committee made a joint statement (the result of teleconference), which was published on IOC's website.

According to the Olympic Council of Asia, in a letter to the OCA Director-General, Husain Al-Musallam, Sanya Vice Mayor Zhou Jun says the resort city in tropical Hainan province has not registered any new COVID-19 cases for over two months.

Olympic Council of Asia reminds us, that on this day The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today celebrates Play Safe on Play True Day 2020 with athletes, National and Regional Anti-Doping Organizations, Sports Federations, Major Event Organizers and other anti-doping stakeholders from the global Clean Sport community.

According to FINA's statement, in connection with the postponement of the Olympic Games to next year, the following competitions have been canceled or postponed to new dates.