No mandatory vaccine for Olympics, says IOC chief Thomas Bach
Athletes won't be required to take a coronavirus vaccine to compete at the Tokyo Olympics, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Tuesday, adding that mandatory shots would be "going ...
Critics question holding costly Tokyo Olympics amid COVID-19 pandemic
Although some say such feelings are unpatriotic or anti-social, a skepticism regarding the wisdom of holding the games is being seen in Japan.
Thomas Bach comes to Tokyo as cheerleader for next year's Olympics
The IOC president will aim to reassure politicians and convince a skeptical public that the delayed games will indeed go on next July.
Beijing Olympic figure and speed skating test events canceled due to virus concerns
Beijing will no longer host the figure skating Grand Prix Final scheduled for December or the speed skating world championships in February due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the International Skating Union said Friday. The ISU conceded the events, intended as tests for the 2022 ...
Hope rises for Tokyo Games after gymnastics event sticks the landing
Tuesday also brought a small ray of hope for Olympic organizers, as drugmaker Pfizer Inc. announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective per initial trial results.
IOC President Thomas Bach to visit Tokyo to review Olympic preparations
Bach said in a news conference following an IOC board meeting that the possibility of canceling the summer games will not be on the agenda during his four-day stay.
Olympic officials eye test events after successful gymnastics meet
The International Gymnastics Federation reported no infections from Sunday's four-nation competition, giving a boost to officials working on delivering the postponed Tokyo Games.
Tokyo Olympics organizers call time on lavish IOC hospitality
Sports officials used to free food, alcohol and other perks may be disappointed as Tokyo 2020 looks to reduce its costs.
Italy earmarks $1.2 billion for Milan-Cortina Olympics infrastructure
A wide swath of northern Italy will benefit from more than $1 billion in infrastructure development that the government has signed off on to improve access to the venues for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026. Milan-Cortina Foundation CEO Vincenzo Novari said the decree — ...
Russia will attempt to overturn its four-year ban from international competition this week in the latest chapter of a long-running and controversial saga over state-sanctioned doping. In December of 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency declared the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to be non-compliant after being ...
Japan Equestrian Federation hopes to use Tokyo Olympics to raise sport's profile
Hosting events during the Olympics is the perfect opportunity to advertise and promote the sport in Japan.
The Tokyo Games organizing committee has decided the marching order at next year's opening ceremony's parade of nations will be determined using Japanese-language names and Japan's "50-sound" phonetic order, sources close to the games said Thursday. The decision to thrust the Japanese language into the ...
