Tokyo Games moved to 2021 as “light at end of pandemic tunnel”
Tokyo, Japan/Athens, GreeceReuters The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the world’s last sporting showpiece still standing this year. Though a huge blow to Japan, which has invested $US12 billion in the run-up, the decision was a relief […]
Tokyo 2020 Games will be postponed, says IOC member Dick Pound
Toronto, Canada/Tokyo, JapanReuters The International Olympic Committee has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member Dick Pound said on Monday. Major sporting nations Australia and Canada had already withdrawn on Monday as organisers came under global pressure to postpone the event for the first time in its […]
Australia pulls out of 2020 Games, planning for 2021
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters The Australian Olympic Committee said on Monday it could not assemble a team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus outbreak and that its athletes should prepare for the Games to be postponed to 2021. AOC Chief Executive Matt Carroll said the AOC’s executive board had made its decision without waiting […]
Olympics 2020 set to break new record on gender equality
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is on track for a new record – having an almost equal number of female and male athletes for the first time, the International Committee announced on Tuesday. The percentage of female athletes competing at the Olympics in Japan in July is expected to rise […]
IOC stands firm on Tokyo Games despite coronavirus concerns
Lausanne, SwitzerlandReuters The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday gave further unequivocal backing to this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, urging athletes to prepare “full steam” despite the coronavirus threat. “We are preparing for a successful Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020,” IOC head Thomas Bach said at an executive board meeting to discuss the 24th July to 9th August […]
Tokyo Olympics to go green, help other cities strike gold
Penang, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Innovations such as roads that reflect heat and water-absorbing pavements that will help the Olympic Games in Tokyo be a carbon neutral event, could also be adopted by other cities looking to mitigate climate risks, urban experts said. Tools set for the 2020 Games include uniforms made from recycled plastic and […]
Tokyo 2020 refugee team to be bigger than in Rio – IOC’s Bach
Lausanne, SwitzerlandReuters The Tokyo 2020 Olympics refugee team will be bigger than the inaugural 10-member squad in Rio de Janeiro four years ago, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday. The IOC unveiled a list of 37 refugees who are currently receiving Olympic scholarships and who will attempt to make the final cut for Japan […]