2000 Sydney Olympics

Japan Marks Three Years To Tokyo 2020 As Issues Linger

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Japan Monday marked three years before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with celebrations and fanfare — even as organisers struggle to contain soaring costs and restore credibility. Japanese celebrities and athletes dressed in bright kimonos gathered for the launch of a remake of a popular 1964 Tokyo Olympics song, as organisers promised to turn the 2020 … Read more

Champion Australian Shooter Stripped of His Gun

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The career of Australia’s most decorated shooter Michael Diamond appears to have come to an end after a court found him guilty of firearms and drink-driving offences, and banned him from holding a gun licence for a decade. Diamond, a double Olympic gold medallist, was charged in May last year after an alleged domestic incident … Read more