The International Olympic Committee says women now account for almost half of the membership of its various commissions, an all-time high in the organization's drive for gender equality. Across the 30 IOC commissions, 47.7 percent of the positions are held by women, up from 45.4 ...
IOC President Thomas Bach says Tokyo Games will have to be canceled if not held in 2021
IOC chief says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made it clear there is no 'Plan B' for 2020 Olympics.
WHO head urges global unity to help make Tokyo Olympics safe
The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday it will not be easy to make next year's Tokyo Olympics a safe global gathering after the pandemic. Speaking at a joint news conference with the IOC, the WHO's director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for ...
IOC sets aside $800 million to cover postponed Tokyo Olympics
IOC President Thomas Bach said that his organization would be open to cost-cutting measures, especially in the realm of hospitality.
Despite concerns over the potential lack of a coronavirus vaccine, the IOC official insisted that the postponed Olympics will take place without further delays.
IOC member Guy Drut says plans for 2024 Paris Olympics are 'obsolete and outdated' because of virus
Plans for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are "obsolete and outdated" in light of the coronavirus pandemic, International Olympic Committee member and former French sports minister Guy Drut said Sunday. Drut, who won gold in the 110-meter hurdles in 1976 and took silver in ...
Organizers meet to discuss new framework for 2020 Games
Local organizers and the IOC are moving ahead with their plans for the Tokyo Olympics
Olympic saga reveals Japanese sports world's lack of influence
The unprecedented decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for a year amid the spread of the coronavirus has highlighted the impotence of Japan's sports community. Although the decision was finalized at a lofty political level, it only happened after individual athletes forced the ...
Australia denies collusion was behind decision to withdraw from Tokyo Games
The Australian Olympic Committee has said its decision to pull out of the 2020 Tokyo Games was unilateral and made without the knowledge of Canada or the International Olympic Committee. The AOC said March 23 it could not assemble a team for 2020 because of ...
Disappointed Naomi Osaka voices support for postponement of Tokyo Olympics
Tennis star Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision to postpone the games until next year. Osaka, who won the U.S. Open in 2018 and the Australian Open in ...
Athletes and sports organizations around the world have largely welcomed the decision by the Japanese government and International Olympic Committee to postpone the Tokyo Games for around a year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and IOC President Thomas Bach ...
IOC President Thomas Bach opens door to staging Tokyo Games in spring
The rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics will require sacrifices and compromises by all involved, International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said on Wednesday, before predicting the completion of "a beautiful jigsaw puzzle and wonderful Olympic Games." "Our mission is to organize games and make dreams of ...
