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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 ...
The Tokyo 2020 organizers Friday unveiled a "significant" cut in the budget for hosting the Olympics as the capital comes under pressure to keep a lid on spiraling costs. The overall games budget now stands at ¥1.35 trillion ($12.6 billion), the organizers said in a ...
Tokyo slashes building costs for 2020 Olympic Games by further ¥41.3 billion
Tokyo has slashed its budget for 2020 Olympic facilities by an additional ¥41.3 billion ($360 million), an official said on Tuesday, amid mounting pressure to reduce the cost of hosting the huge sports event. Olympic planning officials have made the cuts by changing construction methods ...
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 ...
The IOC on Monday voted to allow Olympic Games host cities to move competitions to other towns, cities or even countries, breaking with a long tradition of keeping the games contained in one location. The decision fuels speculation regarding the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, with ...
Critics of Tokyo 2020 venues misguided
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are still almost six years away, but in many ways the games have already begun. What do I mean? The ongoing nonsense that has been taking place with regards to the main Olympic Stadium and other venues already approved by the IOC. I ...
