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Commuters stop outside Tokyo Station to check out a clock counting down to the Summer Olympics, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The display was changed to show the current date, 25-3, following a decision to postpone the event because of the coronavirus.<br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes

Amid cancellation talk, Tokyo Olympics 'focused on hosting'

Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 months ago at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and now the event appears threatened again.

Members of Matthew C. Perry High School's esports club meet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in this undated photo provided by Department of Defense Education Activity-Pacific.<br>DODEA Members of Matthew C. Perry High School's esports club meet at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in this undated photo provided by Department of Defense Education Activity-Pacific.<br>DODEA
Varsity videogaming? DODEA’s pilot esports program may expand to all Pacific high schools
Spain's Rafael Nadal, center, arrives at Adelaide Airport ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship, Adelaide, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. <br>Morgan Sette, AAP Image/AP Spain's Rafael Nadal, center, arrives at Adelaide Airport ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship, Adelaide, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. <br>Morgan Sette, AAP Image/AP
72 tennis players in lockdown after virus cases on flights to Australia

Summers scores 21 to lift Navy past American 71-59

Tyler Nelson had 12 points for Navy (9-1, 6-0 Patriot League).

Grayson scores 21 to lift Army past Boston U. 76-65

Josh Caldwell had 17 points for Army (8-3, 4-2 Patriot League), which earned its fourth straight road victory.

Swimmer Klete Keller after a 4x200-meter freestyle relay heat during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 12, 2008. <br>Thomas Kienzle/AP
Swimmer Klete Keller after a 4x200-meter freestyle relay heat during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 12, 2008. <br>Thomas Kienzle/AP

Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller charged with taking part in US Capitol riot

An FBI complaint, citing screenshots from the video, asked that a warrant be issued charging five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller with knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority and attempting to impede an official government function.

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The New National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2020.<br>Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
The New National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2020.<br>Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

PERSPECTIVE

As rumors swirl, these five factors will decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics

As the global resurgence in covid-19 cases reignites debate over whether to hold the Olympics this summer, focus has turned to how the fate of the Tokyo games will be decided, and what they will look like if they go ahead.

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Cutout photos of people, including first responders and healthcare workers, sit in seats in Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Dec. 28, 2020. The NFL says 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month's Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida. <br>Charles Krupa/AP
Cutout photos of people, including first responders and healthcare workers, sit in seats in Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Dec. 28, 2020. The NFL says 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month's Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida. <br>Charles Krupa/AP

NFL giving free Super Bowl tickets to 7,500 health workers

The NFL announced Friday that 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month's Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida.

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pacific sports

Kubasaki and Kadena boys runners come off the start line during the Far East cross country meet qualifier on Nov. 21. Kadena junior Joe Renquist, third from right, won that meet and posted the fastest boys Division I time of 17 minutes, 31.5 seconds.<br>Alyssa Alvarado/For Stars and Stripes
Kubasaki and Kadena boys runners come off the start line during the Far East cross country meet qualifier on Nov. 21. Kadena junior Joe Renquist, third from right, won that meet and posted the fastest boys Division I time of 17 minutes, 31.5 seconds.<br>Alyssa Alvarado/For Stars and Stripes

Gaines, Cheramie lead the way for virtual cross country titles

Under the Far East virtual format enacted for this year, each school ran on regulation 400-meter tracks, seven boys and seven girls each, five runners scoring and the others pushing for a total of 12½ laps.

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europe sports

Stuttgart's Karen Kosinski slams the ball past the Ramstein defense of Lauren Szczygeil, left, and Sequoia Juhaz in the Division I final at the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships in Kaiserslautern, Nov. 2, 2019. The two teams won't square off until at least January this season as coronavirus concerns have pushed back the start of play.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Stuttgart's Karen Kosinski slams the ball past the Ramstein defense of Lauren Szczygeil, left, and Sequoia Juhaz in the Division I final at the DODEA-Europe volleyball championships in Kaiserslautern, Nov. 2, 2019. The two teams won't square off until at least January this season as coronavirus concerns have pushed back the start of play.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

DODEA-Europe pushes back start of winter sports season

Host nation regulations and U.S. military restrictions to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus will make the winter season far from ordinary, just as it did in the fall and spring – where entire sports or seasons were reduced or eliminated.