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Amateur boxing faces a breakaway threat ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after its international federation elected a president accused of ties to organized crime. The federation, known as AIBA, says a "rogue group" led by unnamed "Kazakhstani individuals" has asked national boxing federations ...
Three Japanese marathoners book tickets for 2020 Olympic trials
Unheralded Kohei Futaoka, along with two other Japanese men, earned berths for the Marathon Grand Championship, Japan's new 2020 Olympic trials event, after meeting the qualifying standards at Sunday's Beppu-Oita Marathon. In the race won by Morocco's Hicham Laqouahi in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 35 ...
Marquee meet provides valuable testing ground for Japanese fencers
They do not have ample time to develop before the Tokyo Olympics. But Japanese fencers and their coaches are in no rush. At the FIE Fencing World Cup Tokyo meet, the Japanese participants did not meet their goals. None of them got past the round ...
Malaysia defiant despite being stripped of 2020 Paralympic qualifier
Malaysia's government has remained defiant despite losing the right to host the World Para Swimming Championships after it banned Israelis from competing in the event, a qualifying competition for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was unapologetic. "We stand by our principle, which ...
Olympic champ Nathan Adrian targets Tokyo 2020 despite cancer diagnosis
Five-time Olympic champion swimmer Nathan Adrian said Thursday he has testicular cancer but is confident of recovery and wants to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Adrian, who won gold in the 100-meter freestyle at London 2012, has four additional Olympic gold medals as a ...
JOC president Tsunekazu Takeda vows to clear his name in corruption probe
Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation by French authorities, told the Japanese Olympic Committee executive board on Tuesday he will work to fight bribery allegations linked to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics. At a board meeting in Tokyo, the JOC president apologized ...
Ollan Cassell thinks embattled JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda should step aside in wake of French probe
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 ...
JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda investigated in France for corruption linked to 2020 Olympics
Tsunekazu Takeda, the longtime Japanese Olympic Committee president, is being investigated for suspected corruption related to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, France's financial crimes office said Friday. The National Financial Prosecutors office said Takeda, who is also the IOC marketing chair, was placed under formal investigation ...
JOC to grant age limit exemption to president Tsunekazu Takeda
The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to not apply its age limit to president Tsunekazu Takeda, 71, in order to let him stay on until the end of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Jiji Press learned Saturday. The JOC limits the maximum age of its executives to ...
With just over a year and a half to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, some significant challenges remain for organizers, but 2018 proved to be a year in which progress was made and notable milestones were achieved. The end of the year ...
Kaori Icho flashes old form to win rematch against Risako Kawai
Four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho took a step toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, winning her rematch against fellow Rio Olympic champion Risako Kawai at the national wrestling championships. Icho, who declared for the first time on Saturday that she would attempt to compete ...
Volunteer recruitment for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is well on track to meet its target of 80,000 volunteers, according to figures revealed by organizers on Thursday. Roughly 162,000 applicants, more than double the 80,000 target, had completed the initial online procedure to ...
