IOC denies allegation Thomas Bach interfered in French investigation
The IOC denied claims on Friday that president Thomas Bach intervened to help steer an Olympic official implicated in corruption away from France, where the investigation has been led. German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung's suggestion Bach contradicted a regular promise to cooperate fully with prosecutors in ...
IOC's Thomas Bach to visit Japan for November meeting with Suga
Bach is also expected to spend time with Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori as preparations for the postponed Summer Games continue.
Tokyo Olympics could take place without vaccine, IOC chief says
Thomas Bach admitted, however, that a vaccine would help facilitate the event.
Return of sports should provide 'confidence' for Tokyo 2020, says IOC's Bach
Bach wrote sport is "widely recognized as an essential factor in fighting the pandemic" and "accepted as an integral part of the solution for the crisis recovery."
Possibility of protests during Tokyo 2020 in spotlight amid rise of activism by athletes
The IOC faces a challenge to strike a balance between embracing activism in sports and preventing the games from turning into a stage for political demonstrations.
IOC doesn't want to stage Tokyo Olympics behind closed doors
IOC President Thomas Bach said holding the competition without fans is 'clearly something we don't want.'
Tokyo 2020 organizers aim for a simpler, cheaper Summer Olympics
Organizers are looking to reduce costs associated with the one-year postponement of the games by scaling down the usually extravagant sporting event.
Olympic chief Thomas Bach consults with IOC members over COVID-19 fallout
Olympic chief Thomas Bach held a series of talks with International Olympic Committee members on the potential consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen the Tokyo Games pushed back a year to 2021, sources said Wednesday. Bach was to address the 100 IOC members ...
Tokyo Olympic organizers praise FCCJ's removal of 'offensive' logo
Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto welcomed Thursday’s decision by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan to remove a logo from its website that Olympic organizers had deemed “offensive.”
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.
IOC President Thomas Bach sends words of encouragement to swimmer Rikako Ikee
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach sent a message of encouragement via Twitter to swimmer Rikako Ikee, who is now rehabbing following treatment for leukemia. Ikee, who holds multiple national records and was named the MVP of the 2018 Asian Games, was a gold medal ...
IOC bracing for extra costs from Tokyo Olympics delay, Bach says
Bach expects his organization to pay several hundred million dollars in additional costs as a result of the Olympics' rescheduling to July and August 2021.
