National Jan 31, 2021
French judge said Japan's probe into Olympic bid bribery flawed, sources say
A French judge made the observation in Paris in December 2018 when questioning Tsunekazu Takeda, then-president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.
National Sep 21, 2020
Tokyo Olympics consulting firm paid ¥37 million to IOC member's son
The consulting firm in Singapore received a total of ¥230 million from the bid committee in 2013, in payments made before and after Tokyo was selected to host the games.
National Apr 5, 2020
A businessman who received millions of dollars for his work on Tokyo's successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics, which were postponed in March due to COVID-19, has said he played a key role in securing the support of a former Olympics powerbroker suspected ...
Olympics Jan 19, 2019
Ollan Cassell thinks embattled JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda should step aside in wake of French probe
by Ed Odeven
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 ...
Olympics Mar 4, 2017
Organizers of the 2016 Rio Olympics denied on Friday that vote buying helped to secure the games after a French newspaper reported that a Brazilian businessman made payments to the son of an International Olympic Committee member before the vote. Le Monde said a company ...
National May 25, 2016
Japanese Olympic Committee names team tasked with investigating Tokyo bid
The JOC announces the three-man team that will look into whether there was any illegality connected to Tokyo’s 2020 bid.
National May 15, 2016
Ex-IAAF chief Diack's son denies receiving Tokyo Olympics bid money
Papa Massata Diack, son of the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has denied allegations that he received money from the Tokyo Olympic bid team through a Singapore bank account in return for helping Tokyo land the 2020 Games. "I haven't ...
More Sports / Athletics Nov 13, 2015
Conte says WADA, IAAF part of problem, not solution
by Ed Odeven
Hours after the World Anti-Doping Agency released the results of its exhaustive findings in a 323-page report on Monday about the wide-reaching Russian track and field doping scandal, Victor Conte was already weighing in on the matter. And even though Dick Pound, founding president of ...
More Sports / Athletics Nov 5, 2015
Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics, has been placed under formal investigation in France on suspicion of corruption and money laundering following a complaint from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The inquiry, confirmed by the French financial prosecutor's office on Wednesday, comes at ...