Olympic, Paralympic athletes join 4,600-person walk to promote 2020 Games
Olympic and Paralympic athletes participated in a walk with some 4,600 people near the venues of the Tokyo Games on Saturday in a bid to set the mood for next year's competition. The participants walked a route near Tokyo Bay, where many of the 2020 ...
After injury setbacks, Manami Fujioka, Sanae Motokawa enjoying chance to compete for national team
Competition can be a blessing. Just ask Manami Fujioka and Sanae Motokawa. While they are getting into tough battles to compete for roster spots on Japan's 2020 Olympic roster, Fujioka and Motokawa are delighted to be running up and down the court at training camp for ...
Morinari Watanabe takes helm for Tokyo 2020 boxing competition
Morinari Watanabe, the Japanese head of the International Gymnastics Federation, understands what it means to stick the landing. As the newly appointed boss of an IOC task force formed to deliver the boxing competition at the Tokyo Olympics, he'll have to complete what may be ...
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 ...
Dealing a blow to Olympic boxing officials after months of investigations, the IOC has set up a vote next month on removing the sport's amateur governing body AIBA from organizing bouts at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The International Olympic Committee's executive board on Wednesday proposed ...
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," ...
Yuko Takahashi shows promise at Yokohama triathlon
Two years ago, Yuko Takahashi moved to San Diego to join an elite multinational triathlon team, seeking to become a legitimate athlete. Her decision has paid off. The 28-year-old came up with her best result ever in the World Triathlon Series circuit, finishing finished fourth in ...
The embattled amateur boxing federation faces an Olympic inquiry on Monday fearing it could be punished for forcing out a longtime IOC member as its president. For the first time in a six-month probe, International Boxing Association (AIBA) officials will sit down with the three-member ...
Jets star Yuki Togashi looks back on banner season, expresses excitement about future
For sure, the game the Chiba Jets Funabashi lost on Saturday was a big one. Once again, they failed to win their last game, falling to the Alvark Tokyo in the B. League Championship final in Yokohama for the second straight season. But star point guard ...
Tiger Woods indicated Tuesday that he has every intention of representing the United States at the Tokyo Olympics next year. When questioned by media ahead of the weekend's PGA Championship to be played on the Bethpage Black course in New York's Long Island, the 15-time ...
Surfers eye 2020 Games while enjoying the ride
A long Golden Week holiday period had just ended the previous day. Not surprisingly, Tsurigasaki Beach wasn't crowded with spectators on Tuesday, the final day of the inaugural Japan Open of Surfing, which was organized by the Nippon Surfing Association. But when the sport makes ...
'Super Saturdays' to highlight schedule for Tokyo Olympics
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics unveiled the competition schedule on Tuesday, giving fans hoping to attend the games their first opportunity to plan their itineraries. Tokyo 2020 sports director Koji Murofushi walked a full news conference through the highlights of the marquee event, which ...
