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A senior Olympics official warned that holding the postponed Tokyo Games next year faces “real problems”, with even a vaccine unlikely to stave off the threat of the coronavirus.

Uncertainty grips next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics: Will there be fans or empty stadiums in 14 months? And how will thousands of athletes, staff, and technical officials travel, be housed, and stay safe amid COVID-19?

World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman expects professional boxing to return without spectators and with judges officiating by video from home.

Olympic weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz noticed that live-streamed concerts were collecting money for coronavirus relief and was struck by inspiration: why not raise funds with an online workout?

Vietnam will not be expected to equal its hosting of the 2021 Southeast Asian Games with the scale of the Philippine staging last year. Vietnam emerging as overall champion should also not be expected.

Filipino boxing champion Nesthy Petecio eagerly anticipates the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Baguio to be lifted so he can return to his training regimen. 

There is no “Plan B” for the Olympics if they need to be postponed again because of the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo organizers said.

Asia’s top football tournaments will go ahead this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, although games may have to be played behind closed doors.

Philippine triathlon poster girls Kim Mangrobang and Kim Kilgroe are aware they could lose their chance to represent the country in the Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 global lockdown that prevent them from participating in qualifying tournaments.

Volleyball stars across the country hosted online raffles for their personal jerseys and other memorabilia to raise funds to buy medical supplies for COVID-19 frontliners.