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Schauffele, golf’s beacon of unrewarded consistency, won the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Sunday for his first career major victory. He did it in one of the more memorable ways possible, sinking a six-foot birdie putt on 18 with the entirety of the crowd watching. AdvertisementIt was the lowest score in major championship history. 10, his only dropped score of the day, could have been it for his major championship chances. He played on two Ryder Cup teams and only Lee Westwood, Colin Montgomerie and Steve Stricker had spent more weeks in the world top 10 without a major win.
Persons: Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, , It’s, ” Schauffele, Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, he’d, Viktor Hovland, DeChambeau, Bryson, , , eason, olin, ontgomerie, ake Organizations: PGA, Valhalla Golf, CBS, ust Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky
Tiger Woods, world No. Yang?’Despite his giant-slaying efforts, Yang was still relatively unknown when he pitched up to PGA Tour qualifying school the following season. Yang clinched his first PGA Tour title on his fourth start of the season at the Honda Classic to join K.J. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images“I wasn’t that nervous because it’s a game of golf,” Yang told reporters. The 24-year-old American stamped a last-minute ticket to Valhalla with his first PGA Tour victory at the inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday.
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Believe it or not, these are both sound bites from a golf tournament. A storm-delayed first round meant some players had to finish their first 18 holes Friday morning, exacerbating a grueling day. “Even the golf course was saying, ‘Get the hell out of here,’” Homa, chasing his first major, said. South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel clinched a two-shot victory at Augusta National in 2011, but crashed out after shooting 74 and 81. I have a chance to win the golf tournament,” Woods replied when asked by reporters what the milestone means to him.
Persons: Mike Tyson, whisking, toiled, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson –, Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, ” Rahm, , Sand, Ashley Landis, Max Homa, Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler, Homa, , , DeChambeau, LIV, , I’ve, Scheffler, Jason, Scheffler’s, Brian Harman, Wyndham Clark –, Justin Thomas, Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Charl Schwartzel, ” Schwartzel, ” Spieth, Warren Little, Shane Lowry, Akshay Bhatia, “ It’s, ” Ireland’s Lowry, Akshay, ” Bhatia, It’s, Garcia, Tyson, African Erik van Rooyen, Woods, Gary Player, Fred Couples, ” Woods Organizations: CNN, National, Sky Sports, Augusta National Locations: American, Augusta, , British, African
Under Rule 3.3b (3) of the USGA Rules of Golf, the world No. “Rules are rules,” he added in his post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Spieth’s fellow pro Michael S. Kim labeled the rule “stupid,” even with “many safeguards,” while PGA Tour caddie Kip Henley lamented “another benchmark in the dumbest rule in all of sports.”“Seriously, why even have scorecards on the PGA Tour?” Henley asked in another post. USGA rules do not disqualify players for returning a score higher than their actual score, only those returned that are lower. The PGA Tour, in accordance with USGA guidelines, follows a multi-step process to check the scorecards of fields peaking at 156-strong.
Persons: Jordan Spieth, Spieth, , Hideki Matsuyama, Michael S, Kim, Kip Henley, , ” Henley, , Eddie Pepperell, Dylan Wu, Wu, Jared C, Tilton, Roberto De Vicenzo, Tommy Aaron, Vicenzo, Bob Goalby, Wyndham Clark, Carlota Ciganda, Rory McIlroy’s, we’re, , ” McIlroy, Ryan Kang, Xander Schauffele, ” “ Jordan, , ” Schauffele, It’s, Scottie Scheffler, – caddie, ” Scheffler, Ronald Martinez, Luke Kerr, Dineen, Kerr, Joel Beall, ain’t, “ Spieth, “ It’s, ” Beall Organizations: CNN, Riviera Country Club, USGA, Twitter, , Tour, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Evian, CNN Sport, ” CNN, PGA, NBC Sports, , PGA Tour Locations: American, California, , Hoylake, England
“I’m trying to think if that was the most impressive round I’ve ever seen in person,” the 30-year-old American told the PGA Tour. Harry How/Getty ImagesTriumph secured Matsuyama a $4 million cut of the $20 million prize purse and raised him 35 places to world No. 20, but the victor was more preoccupied with the significance of his ninth win on Tour – his first since Hawaii’s Sony Open in 2022. “After my eighth win, I’d been struggling with my back injury,” Matsuyama told reporters Sunday. “There were a lot of times where I felt I was never going to win again.
Persons: Hideki Matsuyama’s, , Patrick Cantlay, Phil Rodgers, Will Zalatoris, Luke, JT Poston, Matsuyama, “ I’m, “ It’s, ” Poston, Harry, , South Korea’s KJ Choi, , I’d, ” Matsuyama, I’m, Maruyama, Shigeki, you’ve, KJ Choi, Tiger Woods, Rob McNamara, ” Woods Organizations: CNN, Riviera, PGA, Matsuyama, Sony, Tiger Locations: birdies, South, Matsuyama
He said his strong finish Thursday doesn't give him much momentum because the final two rounds are on the South Course. Aaron Rei (70), Emiliano Grillo (69) and Joseph Bramlett (66) were all at 8 under after playing the South Course. First-round leader Kevin Yu fell off the pace after a 74 on the South Course. 6 Patrick Cantlay also had a rough day on the South Course with a 73. 7 in the world, shot a 70 on the North Course and was at 4 under.
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The eight lowest scores came on the North Course, which generally plays a few strokes easier than the South Course on the municipal layouts on a bluff high above the Pacific Ocean. The final two rounds will be played on the South Course. 5 Xander Schauffele and defending champion and seventh-ranked Max Homa, both of whom played the South Course. Yu, a 25-year-old who played at Arizona State, is seeking his first PGA Tour win. You can’t complain when you shoot a 67 on the South Course.”
Persons: Kevin Yu, Patrick Cantlay, Ryo Hisatsune, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Homa, Nicolai Hojgaard, Yu, Kevin Dunlap, I’ve, ” Yu, ” Cantlay, Cantlay, hasn’t, , , “ There’s, Japan who's, Hideki Matsuyama, Shane Lowry, Thomas Detry, Aaron Rai, Alejandro Tosti, Hojgaard Organizations: DIEGO, Farmers Insurance, San Diego State, Farmers, NFL, Arizona State, PGA, American Express, UCLA, U.S, Torrey Pines Locations: Taiwan, Torrey Pines, Denmark, Dubai, Orange County, Japan
Adachi said Japan has yet to see a positive wage-inflation cycle, in which wages and inflation rise together, kick off. The BOJ can start debating an exit strategy only when the chance of such a cycle emerging heightens, he added. But Adachi said the BOJ did not necessarily need to wait until inflation-adjusted wage growth turns positive for it to normalise monetary policy. Hawkish member Naoki Tamura in August signalled a chance of ending negative rates early next year, saying Japan's inflation was already "clearly in sight" of the BOJ's target. With inflation exceeding its 2% target for more than a year, many market players expect the BOJ to end negative rates and YCC next year, with some betting on a move as early as January.
Persons: Issei Kato, Seiji Adachi, Adachi, we're, Naoki Tamura, YCC, Leika Kihara, Takahiko Wada, Chang, Ran Kim, Jamie Freed Organizations: Bank of Japan, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, TOKYO, MATSUYAMA, Matsuyama
Woods joins PGA Tour's policy board as player director
  + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"Tiger's voice and leadership throughout his career have contributed immeasurably to the success of the PGA Tour, and to apply both to our governance and go-forward plan at this crucial time is even more welcomed and impactful," said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan. "I am honoured to represent the players of the PGA Tour," Woods, who is recovering from ankle surgery in April, said in a news release. The announcement comes nearly two months after the golf world was left stunned by the announcement of a framework agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which controls LIV Golf. According to the PGA Tour, the players and Monahan will work together to amend the Policy Board's governing documents to make it clear that no major decision can be made without the involvement and approval of the player directors. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Woods, Mike Blake, Patrick Cantlay, Charley Hoffman, Peter Malnati, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Jay Monahan, LIV, Monahan, Colin Neville, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Frank Pingue, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Golf, Reuters, PGA, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, PGA Tour, PIF, Thomson Locations: Augusta , Georgia, U.S, Toronto
McIlroy sees 'big steps of progress' before US Open bid
  + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
June 14 (Reuters) - World number three Rory McIlroy said he has made "big steps of progress" in his game before he begins the U.S. Open with renewed focus and tries to end a nine-year barren run in majors. "I'm certainly feeling a lot better coming into this major championship than I was going to Oak Hill. McIlroy won the U.S. Open in 2011 at Congressional Country Club, storming to victory while setting the mark for lowest 72-hole score in the tournament's history at 16-under-par 268. "I've had my ups and downs in this tournament but I've started to figure out how to handle U.S. Open conditions and tests," McIlroy said. "I think there's certainly a lot more patience in my game than there used to be."
Persons: Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, LIV Golf, I'm, LIV's Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, I've, Hritika Sharma, Tom Hogue Organizations: PGA Tour, Canadian, PGA, U.S, Congressional Country Club, U.S ., Thomson Locations: U.S, Saudi, Toronto, Oak Hill, Hyderabad
The tournament will be the first major to be played since the bombshell announcement of a partnership between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV circuit. Koepka became the first active member of LIV Golf to win a major when he triumphed by two shots at the PGA Championship three weeks ago. Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick will go head-to-head with reigning British Open winner Cameron Smith - another LIV recruit - and American Sam Bennett. World number one Scottie Scheffler headlines the morning action when he starts his bid alongside two-times major champion Collin Morikawa and home favourite Max Homa. Masters champion Jon Rahm, the 2021 U.S. Open champion, will also be out early and has been grouped with Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele, ranked fifth and sixth in the world, respectively.
Persons: Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Jonathan Ernst, LIV Golf, McIlroy, Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, LIV, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Smith, Sam Bennett, Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele, Hritika Sharma, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Golf, PGA, 123rd U.S ., Los Angeles Country Club, Thomson Locations: Augusta , Georgia, U.S, Northern, Saudi, Hyderabad
The sporting world was left stunned when the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit ended their bitter two-year dispute and announced an agreement to merge and form one unified commercial entity. The most aggrieved players are likely to be those, like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Hideki Matsuyama, who turned down eye-watering sums from LIV Golf to remain loyal to the PGA Tour only to see the tours merge. "I do feel bad for the PGA Tour players because they were told one thing and something else happened, and our side, we were told one thing and it's come to fruition," DeChambeau told CNN. "It does stink a little bit from my perspective that the PGA Tour players are not necessarily winning. I think this is one of the saddest days in the history of professional golf," Chamblee said on the Golf Channel.
Persons: Bryson DeChambeau, LIV Golf, LIV, Jay Monahan, Woods, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, DeChambeau, it's, Yasir Al, Yasir, That's, Brandel, Chamblee, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: U.S, PGA, Canadian, CNN, LIV, Public Investment Fund, Saudi, PIF, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Toronto
PGA Tour, European Tour and LIV announce merger
  + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Additionally, the three organizations said in a joint news release that they will work cooperatively to allow a process for any LIV Golf players to reapply for PGA Tour and DP World Tour membership following the 2023 season. "After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love," PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a joint news release. "We are proud to partner with the PGA Tour to leverage PIF's unparalleled success and track record of unlocking value and bringing innovation and global best practices to business and sectors worldwide." The PGA Tour had sought to fend off competition from LIV by barring PGA Tour players from participating in LIV tournaments. Some PGA Tour players took to Twitter to express their surprise having not been informed of the agreement before its announcement.
Persons: Hideki Matsuyama, Mike Segar, LIV, Jay Monahan, Yasir Al, Tour's Monahan, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Cameron Smith, Mickelson, Collin Morikawa, Mackenzie Hughes, we’d, Donald Trump, LIV Golf's, Liv Golf, Frank Pingue, Alex Richardson, Christian Organizations: Golf, Tour, LIV, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Public Investment Fund, PGA, Al, Rumayyan, Justice Department, Fame, Twitter, Liv, Thomson Locations: Augusta , Georgia, U.S, Saudi, Collin Morikawa ., Toronto
TORONTO, June 6 (Reuters) - PGA Tour players were blindsided by news of a merger with the rebel Saudi-backed LIV Golf on Tuesday that left them, fans and politicians demanding answers. A bitter feud that had divided the sport for almost two years ended without warning when the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf announced a shock agreement to merge and form one unified commercial entity. "I’m guessing the liv teams were struggling to get sponsors and pga tour couldn’t turn down the money. Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris and Hideki Matsuyama were all reported to have been offered over $100 million to jump to LIV Golf until Monahan pleaded with them to stick with the PGA Tour. Golf fans took to social media, many blasting the PGA Tour for its hypocrisy.
Persons: LIV Golf, liv, Jay Monahan, Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Hideki Matsuyama, Monahan, Adam Hadwin, Charlotte ,, Peter Casey, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, LIV, Chris Murphy, Saudi LIV, Terry Strada, Steve Keating, Toby Davis Organizations: TORONTO, PGA, Twitter, Win, PGA Tour, USA, of Fame, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Democratic, Golf, Tour, United, LIV, Saudi shills, Thomson Locations: Saudi, Canada, Charlotte, Charlotte , North Carolina, USA, American, Connecticut, United States, Saudi Arabia, U.S, Toronto
Rob Schumacher/USA Today Network Tiger Woods walks the 18th green during the second round on Saturday, April 8. David J. Phillip/AP Fred Couples waves to patrons after finishing his second round on Saturday. Patrick Smith/Getty Images Patrick Cantlay plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole on Saturday. Rob Schumacher/USA Today Network Adam Scott plays a bunker shot on the second hole Thursday. Rob Schumacher/USA Today Network Hideki Matsuyama, who won the tournament two years ago, looks over a putt on the second hole.
World number one Scheffler, bidding to become the fourth player to repeat as Masters champion, will go out in the third-last group at 1:36 p.m. Australian Smith, one of 18 players from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit in the field at Augusta National, will set off at 10:54 a.m. ET in the company of 2021 Masters winner Matsuyama on Japan and South Korea's Im Sung-jae. Among other notable LIV Golf players at the year's first major, three-times Masters champion Phil Mickelson will play alongside fellow American Tom Hoge and South Korea's Kim Si-woo. Dustin Johnson, who won the 2020 Masters before making the move to LIV Golf last year, will tee off with Canada's Corey Conners and England's Justin Rose.
Battling Internationals split foursomes with U.S.
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Sep 24, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Team USA golfer Collin Morikawa hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during the foursomes match play of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club. The U.S. have dominated the biennial competition with an 11-1-1 record and started the day with an 8-2 lead and in position to register a Presidents Cup first - clinching the Cup on Saturday. With two sessions scheduled for a marathon day (foursomes and fourballs) the Americans had targeted the 15 1/2 total points needed to claim the title for a 12th time and extend their unbeaten run on home soil. The Internationals got another point when the South Korean pair of K.H. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Steve Keating in Charlotte.
Sep 23, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Team USA golfer Xander Schauffele hits his bunker shot on the eighth hole during the four-ball match play of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept 23 (Reuters) - International captain Trevor Immelman vowed his men would fight to the final bell in the Presidents Cup but they were outclassed on Friday by the United States who dominated the fourballs by taking four of five points. Also earning a point for the U.S. were the stellar partnership of world numbers four and five Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, who hammered the Internationals most experience pair of Scott and Hideki Matsuyama 6&5 in foursomes. Kevin Kisner and Cameron Young also secured a half point for the U.S. as their match with Chile's Mito Pereira and South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout finished deadlocked. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Steve Keating in Charlotte; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
U.S. poised for Presidents Cup foursomes blowout
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Sep 22, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Team USA golfer Justin Thomas (left) and Team USA golfer Jordan Spieth (right) walk to the first tee during the foursomes match play of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY SportsRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterCHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States Presidents Cup blowout many feared was taking shape at steamy Quail Hollow Club on Thursday as the Americans led the Internationals in all five matches of the opening foursomes. The Internationals, with a record eight Presidents Cup debutants in their 12-man team, started as massive underdogs against a U.S. squad featuring nine of the top 15 in the world rankings led by number one Scottie Scheffler. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWith temperatures nudging towards 100 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) the event got off to a steamy and raucous start with chants of "USA, USA" from the pro-American crowd. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Steve Keating in Charlotte, Editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Im Sung-jae, Kim Si-woo, Tom Kim and K.H. "Four guys is fantastic, in 2003 it was just me in South Africa, very difficult," Choi told reporters on Wednesday. Im and Tom Kim were among the six automatic qualifiers while Lee and Kim Si-woo were two of Immelman's captain's picks. Adding Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, a record five Asian players are represented on the International squad. "When you look at our team, what we're trying to tap into is the international team represents billions of people all over the world.
The PGA Tour organises the Presidents Cup while LIV Golf, bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, has been busy poaching players, luring away some of golf's biggest names with staggering sums of money. South African Louis Oosthuizen, Chile's Joaquin Niemann and Mexico's Abraham Ancer are also unavailable to International captain Trevor Immelman, who has called up a record eight Presidents Cup debutants. Australian Adam Scott, playing his 10th Presidents Cup and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama his fifth are the only members of the squad to have played in more than one event. Every other Presidents Cup has gone to the United States with the exception of 2003 in South Africa that ended in a draw. "We look forward to the Presidents Cup every time.
Japan's best castles to visit at least once
  + stars: | 2022-01-20 | by ( David Mcelhenney | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +13 min
CNN —During Japan’s Sengoku “Warring States” era (1467-1615), castles were constructed, bolstered and fortified all across the Japanese archipelago, resulting in approximately 5,000 individual keeps. Here are some of Japan’s best castles that you can still visit. Edo CastleEdo Castle, bearing the former name of Tokyo, has one of the longest lineages of all Japan’s castles. Edo Castle was huge in its prime, surrounded by a 15-kilometer outer moat crossed by over 30 gates and bridges. Bicchu Matsuyama CastleThe 13th-century Bicchu Matsuyama Castle, perched above quiet Takahashi City in Okayama prefecture, is thought to be Japan’s original yamajiro (mountain castle).
Organizatorii Jocurilor Olimpice de la Tokyo au semnalat joi primul caz de infectare cu coronavirus în cadrul ştafetei flăcării olimpice care are loc în Japonia, în timp ce pandemia continuă să perturbe pregătirile în vederea acestui eveniment sportiv planetar, informează AFP.Responsabilii comitetului Tokyo-2020 au precizat că un bărbat în vârstă de 30 de ani, are a participat la ştafeta de pe insula Shikoku (vestul ţării), a fost testat pozitiv la Covid-19, fără a specifica însă rolul sau identitatea acestuia, scrie agerpres.ro Aceştia s-au angajat să colaboreze cu autorităţile medicale pentru "a lua măsurile de precauţie necesare în vederea organizării unei ştafete sigure a flăcării", după ce Jocurile Olimpice din capitala Japoniei au fost amânate cu un an din cauza pandemiei, urmând să debuteze acum pe 23 iulie.Acesta este primul caz raportat în legătură cu ştafeta flăcării olimpice, la care a fost interzis accesul publicului în unele zone, de teama răspândirii virusului.Oraşul Kyoto este ultimul care şi-a exprimat reticenţa puternică, mass-media locală anunţând că oficialii din acest oraş vor cere ca ştafeta să nu aibă loc pe drumurile publice.Potrivit ziarului Asahi, Kyoto ar putea propune organizarea ştafetei în interiorul Castelului Nijo, un sit inclus Patrimoniului Mondial UNESCO.Săptămâna trecută, flacăra a fost purtată pe un traseu închis, într-un parc din apropiere de Osaka, la care publicul nu a avut acces.Okinawa, din sudul Japoniei, Matsuyama, oraş din vestul Japoniei, au anulat de asemenea ştafeta flăcării olimpice, din cauza creşterii numărului de cazuri de Covid-19.Organizatorii insista asupra faptului că ştafeta, care implică aproximativ 10.000 de alegători care traversează cele 47 de departamente japoneze, poate avea loc în condiţii de siguranţă, în conformitate cu reguli antivirus foarte stricte. Aceştia au avertizat că părţi ale ştafetei ar putea fi suspendare dacă se adună prea mulţi spectatori într-un singur loc.Ştafeta a început pe 25 martie la Fukushima (nord-estul ţării),iar spectatorii nu au fost autorizaţi să asiste la ceremonia organizată înaintea startului şi nici la prima etapă.Japonia se confrunta în prezent cu un nou val de infectări cu Covid-19, iar o nouă stare de urgenţă ar putea fi declarată vineri în unele departamente, inclusiv Tokyo şi Osaka.
Persons: agerpres.ro, Aceştia Locations: Tokyo, Japonia, Shikoku, ţării, Japoniei, Kyoto, Nijo, Osaka, Matsuyama, Fukushima
Ştafeta torţei olimpice a Jocurilor de la Tokyo va fi anulată în oraşul japonez Matsuyama din cauza situaţiei sanitare, a anunţat miercuri un responsabil local, la o săptămână după o decizie similară luată într-un alt departament, informează AFP, citează Agerpres. "Vom anula ştafeta flăcării la Matsuyama", a declarat Tokihiro Nakamura, guvernatorul departamentului Ehime, a cărui capitală este Matsuyama. Acesta a precizat că decizia a fost acceptată de Comitetul de organizare Tokyo-2020, care nu a comentat pentru moment informaţia. Trecerea flăcării a fost deja considerată indezirabilă pe străzile departamentului Osaka, din cauza numărului de cazuri de Covid-19, în creştere puternică. Odată cu apropierea Jocurilor Olimpice, organizatorii sunt nevoiţi să facă faţă unui număr tot mai mare de dificultăţi.
Persons: Nakamura, Nakamura ., Hideki Matsuyama Organizations: Evenimentul Locations: Tokyo, japonez Matsuyama, Ehime, Matsuyama, Japonia, Fukushima, ţării, japonez, Osaka
Organizarea Jocurilor Olimpice de la Tokyo în această vară va fi "cu adevărat dificilă", din cauza situaţiei sanitare legate de pandemie, a apreciat miercuri preşedintele Asociaţiei medicale din capitala Japoniei, cu exact 100 de zile înaintea ceremoniei de deschidere a competiţiei, informează AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. Responsabilul medical japonez a repetat preocupările pe pagina sa de Facebook, subliniind că a admirat personal performanţele recente ale unor sportivi japonezi. Dar, "din punctul meu de vedere, ca responsabil medical, aş spune că găzduirea Jocurilor este cu adevărat dificilă. Avertismentul a venit în momentul în care capitala Japoniei a marcat miercuri intrarea în ultimele 100 de zile înaintea startului Jocurilor, amânate cu un an din cauza pandemiei, care urmează să desfăşoare în perioada 23 iulie - 8 august. Noi restricţii sanitare sunt în vigoare la Tokyo şi în alte oraşe nipone, probe test pentru JO au fost amânate, iar adunările cu ocazia ştafetei torţei olimpice au fost reduse drastic.
Organizations: Facebook Locations: Tokyo, Japoniei, Matsuyama, Japonia
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