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2020 Tokyo Olympics, Features, News - March 23, 2020

Australian athletes advised to prepare for 2021 Tokyo Olympics

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The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has advised Australian athletes to prepare for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be postponed until “the northern summer of 2021”. In a statement published Monday, the AOC said that the continuing threat from COVID-19 means that athlete health is now the main priority and that “an Australian Team could not …

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Australia reveals track team for Tokyo Olympics

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The Australian Cycling Team has officially unveiled the 15-rider squad that it intends to send to the Tokyo Olympics. Leigh Howard, Kelland O’Brien, Lucas Plapp, Alex Porter and Sam Welsford will ride the men’s endurance events, while Ashlee Ankudinkoff, Georgia Baker, Amy Cure, Maeve Plouffe and Annette Emondson will make up the women’s endurance team. …

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7 storylines that will shape the 2020 racing season

With a new decade upon us, it’s high time to start feeling the hype for the year ahead. Building on a 2019 that had its fair share of great moments for racing fans, 2020 offers plenty of its own reasons to be excited about what’s to come. There will be intra-team leadership battles to enjoy, …

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What happens when politicians meddle with sport? A Russian’s perspective

The first time I saw a white flag with Olympic rings representing a country, I was sitting on my sister’s couch watching the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games opening ceremony. She lived in the same apartment building and had a color TV. We didn’t. Ours was a tiny black and white unit with unpredictable reception. I …

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A deep dive into Team GBs radical new track bike: All in for 2%

British Cycling debuted a groundbreaking track bike a couple of weeks ago in its bid for Olympic glory in Tokyo, Japan. Without a doubt, the bike is visually striking, and a clear departure from conventional design, with its unusually widely-spaced fork blades and seatstays. This was all done in the name of aerodynamic efficiency, we …

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Australian athletes advised to prepare for 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Australia reveals track team for Tokyo Olympics

7 storylines that will shape the 2020 racing season

What happens when politicians meddle with sport? A Russian’s perspective

A deep dive into Team GBs radical new track bike: All in for 2%

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