Tokyo Games athletes' village, featuring various anti-virus measures, unveiled to media
Around 18,000 athletes and officials are set to live together in 21 residential buildings inside the 44-hectare village in the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo.
Bach's planned trip to Japan in mid-May was postponed due to the situation of the pandemic in Tokyo.
The International Olympic Committee's executive board unanimously decided to propose the Australian city of Brisbane as the host of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics on Thursday. The decision still needs to be put to a vote of members on the second day of the IOC ...
IOC expects 80% of athletes and coaches at Tokyo Games to be vaccinated
The IOC expects a decision on domestic fan attendance to be made "around the end of June."
JOC executive board member says Tokyo Olympics have already lost meaning
"The power of sports" is of little comfort to people worried about the medical situation and their future lives.
IOC President Thomas Bach says athletes can travel to Tokyo with confidence
Bach has previously said 80% of the 10,500 athletes expected in Japan would be vaccinated and on Thursday he urged Olympians to get their shots if they could.
IOC's Dick Pound says 'political posturing' behind some calls to cancel Olympics
Several polls have shown the majority of the public is opposed to holding the games this summer.
IOC President Thomas Bach to arrive for Tokyo Games on July 12
Bach had originally planned to visit the country this month, but his trip was postponed due to a resurgence of coronavirus infections across Japan.
Canada appeals to IOC over boxer who missed qualifiers while pregnant
The Canadian minister for sports has asked the International Olympic Committee to reconsider its decision to exclude boxer Mandy Bujold from the Tokyo Games, in a letter obtained by AFP on Tuesday. The IOC refused to grant the two-time Pan American and 11-time Canadian national ...
Athletes have apparently not been deterred by the conditions they will likely compete under in Tokyo.
IOC expresses confidence despite public opposition to Tokyo Games
As things stand now we are moving full ahead. We continue to plan for full games. That's the way it has to be for us," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.
Olympic gold medalist Callum Skinner says IOC can't stop athletes from protesting in Tokyo
"If an athlete wants to take the knee, they will take the knee."
