JOC president Tsunekazu Takeda vows to clear his name in corruption probe
Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation by French authorities, told the Japanese Olympic Committee executive board on Tuesday he will work to fight bribery allegations linked to Tokyo's successful bid ...
Ollan Cassell thinks embattled JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda should step aside in wake of French probe
With serious allegations of corruption and bribery linked to Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda, a prominent member of the global sports community issued a call for Japanese authorities to sever ties with him. Ollan Cassell believes a leadership change is needed now instead of ...
JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda investigated in France for corruption linked to 2020 Olympics
Tsunekazu Takeda, the longtime Japanese Olympic Committee president, is being investigated for suspected corruption related to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, France's financial crimes office said Friday. The National Financial Prosecutors office said Takeda, who is also the IOC marketing chair, was placed under formal investigation ...
Sweden's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics could be torpedoed by the country's lack of a government more than four months after general elections and Stockholm's refusal to back the campaign. Calgary's withdrawal from the bidding process in November, after its residents rejected plans to ...
JOC to grant age limit exemption to president Tsunekazu Takeda
The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to not apply its age limit to president Tsunekazu Takeda, 71, in order to let him stay on until the end of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Jiji Press learned Saturday. The JOC limits the maximum age of its executives to ...
With just over a year and a half to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, some significant challenges remain for organizers, but 2018 proved to be a year in which progress was made and notable milestones were achieved. The end of the year ...
Volunteer recruitment for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is well on track to meet its target of 80,000 volunteers, according to figures revealed by organizers on Thursday. Roughly 162,000 applicants, more than double the 80,000 target, had completed the initial online procedure to ...
Tokyo 2020 budget revised with eye on transportation
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will cost about ¥1.35 trillion, according to the third and most recent budget announced to the press on Friday. The local organizing committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a joint media briefing on Friday to announce the budget's details. Although ...
Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for the Winter Olympics — most likely for 2030 — in an attempt to bring the games back to the city that hosted in 2002. The U.S. Olympic Committee said Friday it was selecting Utah's capital, ...
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games on Tuesday announced the four finalists for the official nickname to be given to volunteers working at competition venues and the athletes' village. The shortlisted nominees are "Field Cast," "Games Anchor," "Games Force" and "Shining Blue," ...
Latest proposal has Tokyo 2020 marathon start set for 6 a.m.
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have decided to move up the start time of the men's and women's marathons from 7 a.m. to 6 a.m. over concerns of extreme heat, a source said Monday. A 5:30 a.m. start had also been proposed, but was ...
IOC continues to review esports
Is there a future for esports in the Olympics? It's a question some have begun to ask as competitive gaming continues to rise in popularity and the International Olympic Committee continues to search for ways to get younger audiences interested in the Olympic Games. Gaming and ...
