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 ...
Singaporean linked to Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bid gets week in jail for lying to anticorruption agency
A Singaporean man linked to Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympics was sentenced to a week in jail Tuesday for lying to officers from Singapore's anti-corruption agency who are investigating his company's shady financial transfers. Tan Tong Han, 35, owner of the now-defunct Singapore-based consultancy ...
JOC chief signed off on Black Tidings payment after bid office said it was 'necessary'
Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda said it was his call to approve the more than $2 million payment to Singaporean consulting firm Black Tidings in connection with Tokyo's winning bid to host the 2020 Games. "I approved it in the end," Takeda said Monday ...
