The marathon and race walking courses for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will start and finish at New National Stadium and take competitors on a scenic tour of iconic city landmarks, organizers said Thursday. The organizing committee said the marathon course showcases the modern and traditional attractions of the ...
Michigan State University reaches 'global settlement' with Larry Nassar's victims for $500 million
The Michigan university where serial sex abuser Larry Nassar practiced medicine announced Wednesday it has agreed to a $500 million ...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony ticket price ceiling set at ¥288,000
The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has set the maximum prices for opening ceremony admission ...
Sky's the limit for Japan's pint-sized Olympic skateboarding hopeful
Sky Brown is not your typical 9-year-old. Born to be wild, the freckly Japanese schoolgirl is already the world's youngest pro skateboarder, videos of her shredding have gone viral and, for super-duper kicks, she's just started jumping off the tops of buses. Sky has been skating ...
The Tokyo 2020 organizers Friday unveiled a "significant" cut in the budget for hosting the Olympics as the capital comes under pressure to keep a lid on spiraling costs. The overall games budget now stands at ¥1.35 trillion ($12.6 billion), the organizers said in a ...
Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, accused of sexually assaulting more than 100 young girls, including members of the US Olympic team, was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Thursday for child pornography. Nassar, 54, who is facing sentencing next month for separate sexual ...
The International Olympic Committee has approved the planned venues for skateboarding, 3x3 basketball and freestyle BMX at the 2020 Tokyo Games, Japanese officials said Wednesday. The decision comes after Tokyo opened its first new permanent venue for the 2020 Olympics last month following a series ...
IOC to give award to Japan's retired synchronized swimming coach Mikako Kaneko
Japan's Masako Kaneko, who trained Olympic synchronized swimming medalists such as 1988 Seoul Games double bronze winner Mikako Kotani, has been chosen as recipient of the International Olympic Committee's inaugural Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards, a source said Tuesday. Kaneko, 73, long headed the synchronized swimming ...
IOC seeks scaled-down athletes village, related services as part of cost-cutting
The International Olympic Committee has presented a proposal to national Olympic committees on scaling down the athletes village as part of efforts to cut the costs of hosting an Olympics, a source said Thursday. The idea is aimed at reducing the burden on host cities ...
New National Stadium to be tailored for soccer, rugby after 2020 Games: sources
The new National Stadium being built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be used exclusively for team ball sports like soccer and rugby after the games, sources told Kyodo News on Tuesday. Government officials, the sources said, are finalizing plans to build seats on top ...
2020 men's soccer final may be moved from new national Olympics stadium: source
The final of the men's soccer final at the 2020 Tokyo Games could be moved from the new national stadium, a source said Thursday. The bid plan had the soccer final during the day and athletics in the evening of Aug. 8 at the venue. ...
Hirano completes Asian championships run by outplaying Cheng in final
Miu Hirano completed a remarkable run at the Asian table tennis championships on Saturday, winning the women's singles title after defeating the world's top two players on their home turf. The 17-year-old Hirano silenced the home crowd in the final, beating world No. 5 Cheng ...
Mori eyes 2020 Games opening gala panel, torch relay through all prefectures
Yoshiro Mori, head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, said Wednesday a panel to compile the concept of the games' opening ceremony will be set up shortly. In an interview in Tokyo with Kyodo News, Mori also said the route for the ...
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Wu Minxia, China's most successful female diver, announced her retirement on Thursday due to her "physical condition." "Now, though reluctantly, it's time to leave," the 31-year-old said on her official Weibo account. "The story of Chinese diving didn't start with me and ...
Double Olympic medalist Natsumi Hoshi, who won the bronze in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Games and the Rio Olympics in August, said Tuesday she is retiring from competition. "The biggest (reason for retirement) is that I gave my all at the ...
