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‘What do we have available?’ Tokyo hopefuls adapt training in COVID-19 era
10
Apr

‘What do we have available?’ Tokyo hopefuls adapt training in COVID-19 era

(Reuters) - Amid the monotony of quarantine life that people had to put up with due to the outbreak of COVID-19, housebound residents in one corner of Los Angeles were…
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Osaka moves Olympic torch run off public roads, declares COVID-19 emergency
07
Apr

Osaka moves Olympic torch run off public roads, declares COVID-19 emergency

TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - Japan's western region of Osaka will hold the Olympic torch relay in a park without spectators instead of on public roads, as record coronavirus infections…
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Malta’s Olympic Committee expresses disappointment on how sport was ignored by Health Authorities
07
Apr

Malta’s Olympic Committee expresses disappointment on how sport was ignored by Health Authorities

The Maltese Olympic Committee (MOC) in a statement echoed the disappointment voiced by several sporting entities earlier on today, at the fact that sports has not been considered in the…
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Tokyo water polo test event postponed due to COVID-19 impact on schedules
06
Apr

Tokyo water polo test event postponed due to COVID-19 impact on schedules

Tokyo Olympic organisers grappled with the cancellation of test events for several pool sports just days after they were restarted, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt preparations for the…
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Leukaemia survivor Ikee defies odds by securing Olympics berth
04
Apr

Leukaemia survivor Ikee defies odds by securing Olympics berth

Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee defied the odds and secured an Olympics berth after the leukaemia survivor won the women's 100-metre butterfly at the national championships on Sunday, less than…
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Tokyo organisers to hold talks with FINA this week
04
Apr

Tokyo organisers to hold talks with FINA this week

Tokyo 2020 organisers plan to hold discussions with the International Swimming Federation (FINA) this week, a senior official said, after the federation said it was reviewing whether to hold the…
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Osaka wants its torch relay cancelled as COVID cases jump
02
Apr

Osaka wants its torch relay cancelled as COVID cases jump

Authorities in Japan's Osaka will discuss plans on Friday with organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Games to cancel the western region's leg of the Olympic torch relay, its governor said,…
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Swiss Olympic unhappy with continued restrictions on indoor sport
21
Mar

Swiss Olympic unhappy with continued restrictions on indoor sport

Swiss Olympic has criticised the Federal Council's decision to postpone the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions in Switzerland, calling it a "disappointing" outcome for the sports community. Switzerland will not ease…
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Tokyo 2020 organisers say to refund around 600,000 Olympic tickets
20
Mar

Tokyo 2020 organisers say to refund around 600,000 Olympic tickets

TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) - Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will refund around 600,000 tickets for the Games and another 300,000 for the Paralympics, the chief executive of the organising…
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Tokyo 2020 likely won’t allow foreign Olympic volunteers -Kyodo
20
Mar

Tokyo 2020 likely won’t allow foreign Olympic volunteers -Kyodo

TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organising Committee is leaning towards barring foreign volunteers from helping at the delayed Games this summer, amid public concerns over the…
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Japan asks for small VIP delegations to Olympics amid pandemic
14
Mar

Japan asks for small VIP delegations to Olympics amid pandemic

Kyodo / Reuters - Japan has asked nations sending their heads of state or government to this summer's Olympics and Paralympics to limit the number of each of their accompanying…
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Japan mulls 50% cap on Olympics spectators
14
Mar

Japan mulls 50% cap on Olympics spectators

TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - Japan is considering limiting spectators for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics to 50% of venue capacity due to risks posed by the spread of…
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IOC unanimously approves Olympic Agenda 2020+5 reform package
13
Mar

IOC unanimously approves Olympic Agenda 2020+5 reform package

Berlin (dpa) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday approved Olympic Agenda 2020+5, a second set of recommendations to make the Olympic Movement fit for the future. A virtual IOC Session unanimously…
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Bach re-elected as IOC president for final term until 2025
11
Mar

Bach re-elected as IOC president for final term until 2025

Berlin (dpa) - Thomas Bach was on Wednesday all but unanimously re-elected as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a final term of four years at a virtual IOC Session. The…
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Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics, Kyodo says
09
Mar

Japan to keep foreign spectators away from Tokyo Olympics, Kyodo says

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has decided to stage this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about COVID-19, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday, citing…
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Tokyo 2020 President hoping to reassure public and boost support for Games
07
Mar

Tokyo 2020 President hoping to reassure public and boost support for Games

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto has attempted to reassure the Japanese public regarding the safety of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hashimoto, who was named Tokyo 2020 President last month,…
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Japan gets unanimous G7 support for this summer Olympics
20
Feb

Japan gets unanimous G7 support for this summer Olympics

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Saturday Group of Seven leaders gave unanimous support for his bid to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, as the…
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Tokyo Olympics chief resigns, apologises again over sexist remarks
12
Feb

Tokyo Olympics chief resigns, apologises again over sexist remarks

TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and apologised again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five…
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Olympics – Toyota president disappointed by comments from Tokyo 2020 chief Mori
10
Feb

Olympics – Toyota president disappointed by comments from Tokyo 2020 chief Mori

TOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's President Akio Toyoda said on Wednesday his company was disappointed by recent comments from Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori that were…
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Tokyo Olympics face another looming headache – no medical staff
03
Feb

Tokyo Olympics face another looming headache – no medical staff

Japanese doctors and nurses fighting the novel coronavirus will not have the time to volunteer to help at the Olympics, a medical association has said, raising another headache for organisers…
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No Plan B: Japan’s sponsors shelve ads as mood sours over Olympics
30
Jan

No Plan B: Japan’s sponsors shelve ads as mood sours over Olympics

OKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Olympic sponsors are scaling back advertising campaigns and delaying marketing events for this year's Summer Games, concerned that public sentiment toward the event is…
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IOC to discuss Olympics but cancellation not on agenda
27
Jan

IOC to discuss Olympics but cancellation not on agenda

The Tokyo Olympics will top the agenda when the International Olympic Committee's executive board meets on Wednesday (January 27) - but with the board firmly backing the event, any talk…
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UPDATED – Cabinet approves decree guaranteeing CONI’s independence as Italy risked Olympic Games exclusion
26
Jan

UPDATED – Cabinet approves decree guaranteeing CONI’s independence as Italy risked Olympic Games exclusion

Updated 1145 - Cabinet approves decree safeguarding CONI's independence In his last Cabinet meeting before submitting his resignation, Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has managed to push through legal amendments giving…
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Japan’s hopes for Summer Olympics fade as country expands emergency-state
13
Jan

Japan’s hopes for Summer Olympics fade as country expands emergency-state

TOKYO, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Japanese government said on Wednesday it would expand a state of emergency it declared for the Tokyo area last week to seven more prefectures,…
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Olympic rings illuminated upon return to Tokyo Bay
01
Dec

Olympic rings illuminated upon return to Tokyo Bay

The Olympic rings monument was reinstalled in Tokyo Bay on Tuesday, after being removed in August, as organisers ramp up preparations for next year's postponed Summer Games. The rings were…
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Gymnasts in Tokyo show how Olympics can pass coronavirus challenges
09
Nov

Gymnasts in Tokyo show how Olympics can pass coronavirus challenges

Gymnasts from four nations tumbled, leapt and spun through a friendly meet in Tokyo on Sunday in a closely-watched event aimed at showing the world Japan can safely carry out…
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Tokyo Olympics Aquatics Centre unveiled with hopeful ceremony
24
Oct

Tokyo Olympics Aquatics Centre unveiled with hopeful ceremony

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike finally inaugurated on Saturday the Aquatics Centre for next year’s rescheduled Olympics, seven months after it was supposed to open. The Aquatics Centre was due to…
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US, UK condemn Olympics related malicious cyberattacks by Russia
20
Oct

US, UK condemn Olympics related malicious cyberattacks by Russia

Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence, including attempts to disrupt next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in…
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Japan, eyes Olympics through vaccination
28
Aug

Japan, eyes Olympics through vaccination

Japan is making an aggressive move to grab enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times over, a push the government hopes will instil confidence that it can host…
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Qatar to consider 2032 Olympic bid
28
Jul

Qatar to consider 2032 Olympic bid

Qatar, the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, announced that it would also like to stage the Olympics, possibly in 2032. The Gulf Arab state's Olympic committee said it submitted…
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Original drawing of the Olympic rings sketched by Baron Pierre de Coubertin is set to go up for auction
23
Jul

Original drawing of the Olympic rings sketched by Baron Pierre de Coubertin is set to go up for auction

An original drawing of the Olympic rings sketched by Baron Pierre de Coubertin is set to go up for auction in Cannes next Sunday (July 26) and is estimated to…
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Tokyo 2020 preparing to deliver Games with COVID-19
23
Jul

Tokyo 2020 preparing to deliver Games with COVID-19

Tokyo Olympics organisers are preparing to host the Games next year even if the global coronavirus pandemic hasn’t eased substantially, organising committee chief executive Toshiro Muto told Reuters on Tuesday.…
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London 2012 Olympians were used in secret project to test experimental substance
12
Jul

London 2012 Olympians were used in secret project to test experimental substance

Ninety-one elite-level sports people across eight Olympic sports were used as “guinea pigs” in a secret UK Sport project trialling ketones in the run-up to London 2012, an investigation by…
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Japan to explore ‘simplified’ Olympic Games
04
Jun

Japan to explore ‘simplified’ Olympic Games

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday it may be necessary to a stage a "simplified" Olympics next year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and that organisers…
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IOC says 2021 Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled if pandemic continues
21
May

IOC says 2021 Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled if pandemic continues

The International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on 20 May that the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games shall be cancelled if they cannot be held in 2021 due to the…
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Olympics will not be postponed again
09
May

Olympics will not be postponed again

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has no plans to defer the Tokyo Olympics again, according to John Coates, the head of the IOC's inspectorate for the Games. "We're proceeding on the…
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Coronavirus and its impact on sports
07
May

Coronavirus and its impact on sports

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Football * The German Bundesliga season will restart…
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Japan needs to keep emergency in place, 2021 Olympics ‘difficult,’ top doctor says
28
Apr

Japan needs to keep emergency in place, 2021 Olympics ‘difficult,’ top doctor says

It is too early to consider lifting Japan's state of emergency over the coronavirus, the head of the Japan Medical Association Yoshitake Yokokura said on Tuesday, adding that it will…
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Japan virus expert ‘pessimistic’ Olympics can be held in 2021
20
Apr

Japan virus expert ‘pessimistic’ Olympics can be held in 2021

A Japanese expert who has criticised the country's response to the coronavirus warned Monday that he is "pessimistic" that the postponed Olympics can be held even in 2021. "To be…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics likely postponed to July 2021
30
Mar

Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics likely postponed to July 2021

A view of the Olympic Rings monument in front of the Japan Olympic Committee headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, 24 March 2020 (reissued 30 March 2020). According to latest media reports…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be postponed for a year
24
Mar

Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be postponed for a year

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed for a year during talks with organisers. Mr Abe held talks with International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
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Canada withdraws from Tokyo Olympics, Australia set to follow
23
Mar

Canada withdraws from Tokyo Olympics, Australia set to follow

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) say they will not send athletes to compete in Tokyo if the Games — set to begin July 24 — go ahead…
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IOC ‘putting us in danger’ – Pressure mounts for 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement
21
Mar

IOC ‘putting us in danger’ – Pressure mounts for 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponement

Pressure mounted on Olympic organisers to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Games on Saturday after the powerful US track and field federation urged for this summer's event to be pushed back…
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Greece hands over Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020
19
Mar

Greece hands over Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020

Greece on Thursday handed over the Olympic flame to Tokyo 2020 organisers at a ceremony held behind closed doors amid calls for the Olympics to be postponed over the coronavirus…
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Athletes express concern at IOC’s insistence to go ahead with Olympics
18
Mar

Athletes express concern at IOC’s insistence to go ahead with Olympics

An increasing number of athletes from various sporting disciplines are speaking out against the International Olympic Committee’s intentions to run the Games as scheduled this July. Although sports personalities have…
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The Olympic flame ignited in scaled-down ceremony
12
Mar

The Olympic flame ignited in scaled-down ceremony

The Olympic flame for the Tokyo 2020 games was ignited Thursday at the ancient Olympia -- the birthplace of the ancient games -- in a scaled-down ceremony due to the…
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Tokyo Olympics may face 1-2 year delay over coronavirus
11
Mar

Tokyo Olympics may face 1-2 year delay over coronavirus

A delay of one or two years would be the "most feasible" option if the Tokyo Olympics cannot be held this summer due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus,…
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Will the Coronavirus force the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo?
22
Feb

Will the Coronavirus force the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo?

The IOC, local organizers, the Tokyo city government and everyone involved is saying “no.” That includes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. However, a respected Japanese virologist said this week the games…
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“United by Emotion” revealed as Tokyo Olympic Games’ motto
17
Feb

“United by Emotion” revealed as Tokyo Olympic Games’ motto

United by Emotion" has been revealed as the motto for this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the games organizing committee said Monday. A committee comprised of former athletes and others…
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Olympic organisers ‘seriously concerned’ by coronavirus spread
05
Feb

Olympic organisers ‘seriously concerned’ by coronavirus spread

Olympic organisers are "seriously concerned" about the spread of coronavirus and the impact it could have on the Tokyo Games this summer. Several qualification events have already been impacted due…
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Placido Domingo won’t perform at Tokyo Olympics cultural events
08
Nov

Placido Domingo won’t perform at Tokyo Olympics cultural events

The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee said Friday opera legend Placido Domingo has said he won’t perform at pre-Olympics cultural events in Japan. The committee said in a statement that Domingo…
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IOC warns Italy of “serious concerns” about new sports law, risks exclusion from Tokyo 2020 and Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics
10
Aug

IOC warns Italy of “serious concerns” about new sports law, risks exclusion from Tokyo 2020 and Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics

The decree law on sport passed in Italy’s Senate on 7 August has raised the temperature in a dispute between Italy and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, who…
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Milan-Cortina beats Stockholm-Aare to host the 2026 Winter Olympics
24
Jun

Milan-Cortina beats Stockholm-Aare to host the 2026 Winter Olympics

  Milan-Cortina won the bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics Monday beating Stockholm-Aare in a vote by the the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It will be 20 years since…
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51 women and girls to sue US Olympic Committee for failure in preventing abuse by team doctor and coaches
17
Mar

51 women and girls to sue US Olympic Committee for failure in preventing abuse by team doctor and coaches

Fifty-one women and girls are suing the U.S. Olympic Committee and the organization's officers, directors and national governing board for failing to prevent abuse by team doctor Larry Nassar and…
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One detained after Olympic medal-winning figure skater stabbed to death at age 25 (UPDATED)
20
Jul

One detained after Olympic medal-winning figure skater stabbed to death at age 25 (UPDATED)

Updated:  Kazakhstan authorities have detained one suspect in the murder of 25-year-old Olympic figure skater Denis Ten who was stabbed to death Thursday. According to a statement from Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry, two suspects from…
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