Olympics Jul 23, 2020
Japan's athletes hitting reset button in preparation for postponed Tokyo Olympics
by Jason Coskrey
The Japanese Olympic Committee is sticking to its goal of winning 30 gold medals at the Tokyo Games.
National Jul 22, 2020
Doubt and uncertainty remain one year before postponed Tokyo Olympic Games
by Ryusei Takahashi
As organizers commemorate a benchmark originally anticipated to be a starting line, a number of key issues remain unclear, including whether the pandemic will have subsided by this time next year.
Olympics / Summer Olympics Jul 22, 2020
Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori against idea of holding Tokyo Games without spectators
On Friday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach hinted at possible spectator reductions at the Tokyo Games following their one-year postponement
Olympics Jul 21, 2020
IOC's Dick Pound against locals-only crowds for Tokyo Olympics
by Morichika Nakamoto
The senior Olympic official believes that preventing fans from attending the games from overseas would run counter to the event's cosmopolitan spirit.
Olympics Jul 20, 2020
Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan
by Jack Tarrant
A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training.
National Jul 19, 2020
Not even a quarter of Japan is looking forward to holding Olympics
The opinion poll found that 36.4 percent think the Summer Games should be postponed again and 33.7 percent think they should be canceled.
Soccer Jul 19, 2020
Matildas head coach Ante Milicic steps down due to Olympics delay
Australia women's soccer coach Ante Milicic has stepped down from his role because of the delay of the Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Football Federation Australia said on Sunday. Milicic had been contracted to the Matildas until after the games, which were to ...
Olympics Jul 17, 2020
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to keep same venues and follow original schedule
by Jason Coskrey
Organizers have been negotiating with facility owners to ensure the use of the previously arranged venues when the games take place in July 2021.
Japanese Baseball Jul 17, 2020
Atsunori Inaba to remain in charge of Samurai Japan for 2020 Olympics
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The former outfielder, who represented Japan at the 2008 Beijing Games, remains steadfast in his goal of achieving a gold medal at the postponed competition.
Olympics Jul 16, 2020
The 2022 Dakar Youth Olympics were postponed by four years on Wednesday, in further fallout from delaying the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the decision was discussed two days ago in a telephone conversation ...
Olympics / Summer Olympics Jul 16, 2020
IOC doesn't want to stage Tokyo Olympics behind closed doors
IOC President Thomas Bach said holding the competition without fans is 'clearly something we don't want.'
Olympics Jul 14, 2020
Economist says IOC should pay half of costs for delayed Tokyo Games
A U.S. economist with a focus on the sports business says the International Olympic Committee should shoulder half of the additional cost of postponing the Tokyo Games due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Andrew Zimbalist, an economics professor at Smith College in Massachusetts, said picking ...