IOC's John Coates pleased with Tokyo 2020's progress in managing issues such as traffic congestion
Tokyo 2020 Coordination Commission Chairman John Coates praised the local organizing committee on Thursday, citing unparalleled interest in ticket sales and progress toward managing issues regarding transportation and adverse weather conditions at the games. Speaking at a joint news conference at the conclusion of the ...
High-ranking IOC official says more budget cuts possible for 2020 Games
Tokyo 2020 organizers can make further reductions to its budget, a top Olympic official said Tuesday, despite some sports associations voicing concerns that cost-cutting could harm the running of the Summer Games. "We appreciate your continued efforts to reduce the operational (budget) and other budgets," ...
Tokyo 2020 budget revised with eye on transportation
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will cost about ¥1.35 trillion, according to the third and most recent budget announced to the press on Friday. The local organizing committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a joint media briefing on Friday to announce the budget's details. Although ...
2020 Tokyo Games: Costs related to Japan's scorching summers being factored into the budget
Organizers and the head of the International Olympic Committee's inspection team for the Tokyo 2020 Games on Wednesday said the rising costs associated with preventing heat-related illnesses and injuries to athletes and spectators due to the country's increasingly hotter summers are being factored into ...
Japan's recent typhoon, earthquake are reality checks for Olympic planning: IOC official
An IOC inspector working on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics said Wednesday the powerful typhoon and deadly earthquake that hit Japan in the last 10 days have been a wake-up call for organizers. The most powerful typhoon in 25 years left 11 dead in the Osaka ...
IOC and Tokyo 2020 Games organizers meet to discuss preparations
Officials of the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee started a two-day meeting Tuesday to discuss preparations for the 2020 Games, covering key issues including cost-cutting. At the outset of the seventh project review between the two sides in Tokyo, IOC Vice ...
IOC exec praises public use of Tokyo Olympic venues while games are underway
The 2020 Olympics will take on a radical new look, with its urban sports venues open for public use while the games are in progress, International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates said last week in Tokyo. Earlier in June, the IOC decided to add ...
The Australian Olympic Committee said Thursday that Sarah Tait, who won a silver medal in rowing at the London Olympics, has died of cancer at the age of 33. Tait, a mother of two, won her silver medal with Kate Hornsey in the women's pairs ...
IOC praises Tokyo as 'most prepared city' during latest visit
International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates on Friday praised Tokyo as "the most prepared city we've ever seen," more than four years ahead of the 2020 Games. But Coates also scotched suggestions that the new National Stadium could be completed in time to ...
IOC brass gives thumbs up to Tokyo's 2020 efforts
Olympic chiefs have given Tokyo 2020 organizers a vote of confidence, despite a series of missteps that have mired the upcoming games in controversy. Preparations for the Tokyo Games suffered a heavy blow in July when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scrapped the design of the ...
A top International Olympic Committee official urged Japan on Tuesday to speed up the troubled construction of Tokyo's new National Stadium so that the facility is complete by January 2020, but the minister in charge of the games cautioned this may not be possible. IOC ...
IOC will authorize 2020 Olympic schedule additions next year: Coates
The decision on which and how many new sports will be added to the slate for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will be determined next year, just before the start of the Rio Games, IOC vice president John Coates said on Thursday. Program changes approved ...
