Will support another delay if Tokyo Olympics aren't held in 2021, says board member
4 years, 6 months ago

Will support another delay if Tokyo Olympics aren't held in 2021, says board member

India TV News  

An executive board member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee says another delay should be sought if the games can’t be held next year. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and local organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori have both ruled out another delay and have said the games will be canceled if they can't open on July 23, 2021. He's reported to have received millions of dollars from the Tokyo bid committee for his work lobbying IOC members when Tokyo was chosen in 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of Madrid and Istanbul. Takahashi is a former employee of the giant Japanese advertising agency Dentsu, Inc., which has been credited with helping Tokyo land the Olympics.

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Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The International Olympic Committee's three …

Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tokyo prepares for 2025 track and field worlds in stadium built for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tokyo’s $1.4 billion National Stadium was without fans for the 2020 Olympics, delayed for a year and held in 2021 because of the pandemic. “We are all looking forward to being here in Tokyo in a year’s time to celebrate a world championships in a stadium — on this occasion — with spectators,” Sebastian Coe, the president of …

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Haruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in district court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to taking bribes tied to the Games. A former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dentsu, Takahashi is charged with accepting around 198 million yen in bribes in exchange for awarding Olympic contracts for the Tokyo …

Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
1 year, 1 month ago

Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges. Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies, and Tokyo Olympic organizing committee official Yasuo Mori, have been charged with violating …

JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on
1 year, 3 months ago

JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Officials from Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a decision to withdraw the northern Japanese city as a candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, with the effort soiled by massive corruption and bid-rigging tied to the one-year delayed Tokyo Games. Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita, at a joint news conference …

Explainer- Tokyo Olympics scandal: What happened?
1 year, 8 months ago

Explainer- Tokyo Olympics scandal: What happened?

The Hindu  

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unusual, and controversial, for a number of reasons. Several allegations centre around former Tokyo 2020 board member Haruyuki Takahashi, who has been arrested on claims he pocketed hundreds of millions of yen in sponsorship bribes. In 2019, the then-head of Japan’s Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, stepped down after French prosecutors launched an investigation into …

First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time
1 year, 8 months ago

First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal were handed down Friday in Tokyo District Court, where defendants were found guilty but avoided jail time. The founder of Aoki Holdings, a manufacturer of affordable suits for businessmen, was found guilty of handing over 28 million yen in bribes to an official of the Tokyo Olympic organizing …

Sapporo may delay Olympic bid to 2034 after Tokyo scandal
1 year, 9 months ago

Sapporo may delay Olympic bid to 2034 after Tokyo scandal

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Sapporo may delay its bid for the Winter Olympics, going for 2034 instead of 2030. “It’s hard to go ahead with the original bid plan without gaining people’s understanding,” Yamashita was quoted as saying by Japan news agency Kyodo. He said it was “clear that many local residents are concerned …

Dentsu and others charged in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging probe
1 year, 10 months ago

Dentsu and others charged in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging probe

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal widened Tuesday with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies charged by Tokyo district prosecutors. Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies, and a Tokyo Olympic organizing committee official, were charged with violating anti-monopoly laws. Yasuo Mori, a senior Olympic official, and Koji Henmi, who headed the sports division …

Tokyo 2020: Dentsu Group President Accepts Culpability in Games Bid Rigging
1 year, 10 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Dentsu Group President Accepts Culpability in Games Bid Rigging

News 18  

The president of Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Group has acknowledged corporate responsibility for suspected big rigging on contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, NHK reported on Saturday. Dentsu president Hiroshi Igarashi made the comments during questioning by Tokyo prosecutors, the national broadcaster said, citing sources it did not name. A person who answered the phone at the Tokyo District Public …

Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guilt
1 year, 10 months ago

Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guilt

The Hindu  

A trial looking into widespread bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organising committee began Friday with a former head of a major ad company admitting to the charges. Ueno is accused of paying nearly 15 million yen to Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive at ad giant Dentsu, who wielded powerful influence in selecting sponsors for the 2020 Games. Tokyo officials spent …

Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guilt
1 year, 10 months ago

Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused accepts guilt

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A trial looking into widespread bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee began Friday with a former head of a major ad company admitting to the charges. Ueno is accused of paying nearly 15 million yen to Haruyuki Takahashi, a former executive at ad giant Dentsu, who wielded powerful influence in selecting sponsors for the 2020 Games. Tokyo …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Games’ official and three others arrested in bid-rigging scandal
1 year, 11 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Games’ official and three others arrested in bid-rigging scandal

The Hindu  

A senior official with the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and three company executives were arrested Wednesday in an ongoing bid-rigging scandal related to the Games. Prosecutors have also been investigating a separate bribery scandal centered around former Dentsu executive Haruyuki Takahashi, who was a member of the organizing committee. The sprawling corruption allegations surrounding Tokyo have caused the bid by …

Tokyo Olympic official, 3 others held in bid-rigging probe
1 year, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympic official, 3 others held in bid-rigging probe

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A senior official with the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and three company executives were arrested Wednesday in an ongoing bid-rigging scandal related to the Games. Prosecutors have also been investigating a separate bribery scandal centered around former Dentsu executive Haruyuki Takahashi, who was a member of the organizing committee. The sprawling corruption allegations surrounding Tokyo have caused the …

Deepening Tokyo Olympics Bribery Scandal Casts Shadow over 2030 Bid
2 years, 4 months ago

Deepening Tokyo Olympics Bribery Scandal Casts Shadow over 2030 Bid

News 18  

A bribery scandal engulfing last summer’s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games has thrown a dark cloud over Sapporo’s 2030 bid and raised fresh questions in Japan about hosting the Olympics again. The Asahi Shimbun daily in an editorial urged Sapporo to “hold off" on its 2030 bid until the scandal had been “resolved". Last year, the Asahi called for the Tokyo Olympics …

Tokyo Olympics Executive Arrested Over Bribery Allegations
2 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Executive Arrested Over Bribery Allegations

News 18  

A board member for the Tokyo Olympics was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of taking bribes, prosecutors said, along with three other men connected to the scandal. Explainer: Why Has FIFA Suspended AIFF and What Will be The Consequences Haruyuki Takahashi allegedly received $380,000 from high-street business suit retailer Aoki Holdings, an official partner of last year’s pandemic-delayed 2020 Games. The …

Japanese Police Raid Home of Tokyo Olympics Executive: Reports
2 years, 5 months ago

Japanese Police Raid Home of Tokyo Olympics Executive: Reports

News 18  

Japanese police on Tuesday raided the home of a 2020 Tokyo Olympics board member who allegedly received money from a sponsor he signed a consulting contract with, local media reported. Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, is suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from high street business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc., an “official partner" of last year’s pandemic-delayed mega-event. Takahashi, …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Firstpost  

As a final act before legally dissolving the organising committee on 30 June, president Seiko Hashimoto and CEO Toshiro Muto said the price tag for the Tokyo Games was $13 billion — almost 60 per cent public money. Organisers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think …

Tokyo Olympics: Aftermath Still Being Untangled a Year Later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Aftermath Still Being Untangled a Year Later

News 18  

The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think what the Games meant more than anything else was simply not having to deal with a cancellation," David Leheny, a political scientist at Japan’s Waseda …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan’s technological prowess, and create memories similar to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. “I think what the Games meant more than anything else was simply not having to deal with a cancellation,” David Leheny, a political scientist at …

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later
2 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Organizers said the Games would drive tourism, showcase Japan's …

Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag
2 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics was put at $13 billion, the organizing committee said Tuesday in its final act before it is dissolved at the end of the month. “We made an estimate, and the estimate has gone down lower than we expected,” Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said, speaking through an …

$13 billion cost for COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics is double the original estimate
2 years, 6 months ago

$13 billion cost for COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics is double the original estimate

LA Times  

U.S. skateboarder Jake Ilardi competes in the men’s street prelims during the Tokyo Olympic Games. The final price tag for last year’s COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics was put at $13 billion, the organizing committee said Tuesday in its final act before it is dissolved at the end of the month. Olympics 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Complete coverage from 29th Summer Games News, …

Tokyo 2020 Organisers Trim Cost Estimate For Covid-postponed Olympics
3 years ago

Tokyo 2020 Organisers Trim Cost Estimate For Covid-postponed Olympics

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics organisers revised the estimated cost of the Covid-postponed Games downwards on Wednesday, but the figure was still around double the budget proposed in the city’s original 2013 bid. Despite losing out on ticket sales due to a near-total ban on spectators, organisers said they had saved cash by simplifying events and avoiding the cost of hosting millions of …

Olympic Games boss on delivering the most challenging of Games in Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Games boss on delivering the most challenging of Games in Tokyo

ABC  

The Olympic Games has survived world wars, a terrorist attack and cold war boycotts. Before the Tokyo 2020 Games began, a year later than originally planned, there were major doubts the International Olympic Committee could pull off the world's biggest sporting event in the middle of a global pandemic in a country that overwhelmingly did not want the Games to …

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games all set to begin after year's delay amid protests, Covid-19 pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Games all set to begin after year's delay amid protests, Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is all set to get underway in Japan's capital city on Friday morning with a scaled-down opening ceremony due to the Covid-19 restrictions A year's wait is finally going to end for sports fans all across the world but the nervousness and anxiety levels will still be very high as Tokyo 2020 kicks-off amid protests and …

Op-Ed: Tokyo’s Olympics have turned nightmarish. L.A., are you watching?
3 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: Tokyo’s Olympics have turned nightmarish. L.A., are you watching?

LA Times  

Athletes are testing positive for the coronavirus, fans aren’t welcome, the Japanese are unhappy — but the powerbrokers insist the Games must go own. In May, as public opinion against the Tokyo Olympics surged along with COVID-19 cases in Japan, International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams uttered what could be the nine most terrifying words in the Olympic lexicon: “We …

Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief Toshiro Muto does not rule out last minute cancellation of Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief Toshiro Muto does not rule out last minute cancellation of Games

India Today  

The head of the organising committee for the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the global sporting showpiece, amid rising coronavirus cases that have presented organisers with mounting challenges. Asked at a news conference if the Games, which are due to open on Friday, might still be cancelled, Toshiro Muto said he would keep …

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls Games-related TV ads in Japan
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls Games-related TV ads in Japan

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Toyota won’t be airing any Olympic-themed The extraordinary decision by the country’s top automaker underlines how polarizing the Games have become in Japan as COVID-19 infections rise ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony. “There are many issues with these Games that are proving difficult to be understood,” Toyota Chief Communications Officer Jun Nagata told reporters Monday. They are passionate …

Tokyo 2020 sponsors withdraw TV advertising as local public sentiment turn against Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 sponsors withdraw TV advertising as local public sentiment turn against Olympics

India Today  

Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor Toyota will not run Games-related TV commercials because of lacklustre public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds of Japanese doubting a safe Games can be held during the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported. COVID CASES Games officials on Sunday reported the first COVID-19 case among competitors in the athletes' village in Tokyo where 11,000 athletes are …

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic

The Hindu  

The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will create new "stars and legends" despite a one-year delay, fragmented preparations and the absence of fans in the stadiums, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. As cases rose, the government declared a new state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures last week and Olympics organisers announced no fans would be …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's Fukushima, Hokkaido regions also ban fans from Games events
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's Fukushima, Hokkaido regions also ban fans from Games events

Firstpost  

The pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will be the first to take place largely behind closed doors. Tokyo: Japan’s northern Fukushima and Hokkaido regions have banned spectators from Olympic competitions in their areas, expanding unprecedented steps to hold the Games mostly behind closed doors due to the pandemic. Fukushima’s decision also carries symbolic significance as Tokyo 2020 officials had long touted …

Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan
3 years, 6 months ago

Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan is famous for running on consensus. “It’s a bit like a gambler who already has lost too much,” said Koichi Nakano, a political scientist at Sophia University in Tokyo. IOC President Thomas Bach called Tokyo the “best prepared Olympics ever” — and he still says it repeatedly. “Many people were looking forward to watching the Games at …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be held without fans - Games minister
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be held without fans - Games minister

The Hindu  

Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, following a state of emergency on Thursday, Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa told the Japanese news agency Kyodo. Fans from aboard were banned months ago, and the new measures announced by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will clear venues around Tokyo — indoor and outdoor — of …

Fans banned at Olympics after Tokyo institutes a state of emergency
3 years, 6 months ago

Fans banned at Olympics after Tokyo institutes a state of emergency

LA Times  

Tokyo Olympic organizers will not allow spectators to attend the Games after a new state of emergency was announced in response to a surge in coronavirus cases. The sound of silence in empty stadiums and arenas will unarguably diminish the massive sports competition, said the International Olympic Committee, organizers and government officials in a joint statement that offered “regret for …

Tokyo Olympics: Japan declares emergency in Tokyo due to Covid-19, 2 weeks ahead of the Games
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Japan declares emergency in Tokyo due to Covid-19, 2 weeks ahead of the Games

India Today  

In a big jolt to Olympic preparations, the Japanese government on Wednesday imposed a state of emergency to contain Covid-19 infections, 16 days before the Games get underway. Tokyo Olympics: Full Coverage The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 920 new coronavirus cases on July 7, according to Kyodo. Decision on possible spectator ban likely by Friday Even as voice of opposition …

The Tokyo Olympics Are A Moral Disaster
3 years, 6 months ago

The Tokyo Olympics Are A Moral Disaster

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In 2013, 80-year-old Kohei Jinno was evicted from his home in Tokyo so that Japan could build a new stadium to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. A May poll found that 80% of Japanese people opposed hosting the Tokyo Olympics; the number has fallen, but half of Japan still wants to cancel or postpone the games, which …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan PM warns of closed-door Games as COVID cases rise
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan PM warns of closed-door Games as COVID cases rise

Firstpost  

“There is a possibility of there being no spectators” at the Games, Suga said on Thursday. “We will act with the safety and security of the Japanese people as our top priority.” Tokyo: Japan’s prime minister has warned that the Tokyo Olympics could be held behind closed doors, as virus cases rise in the city just three weeks before the …

Many Japan schools opt not to take children to Olympic Games, suggest reports
3 years, 6 months ago

Many Japan schools opt not to take children to Olympic Games, suggest reports

The Hindu  

Many schools near Tokyo are shunning Olympic and Paralympic events, cancelling more than half the 280,000 tickets reserved for them amid worries that the Games could further spread COVID-19, a Japanese daily said on Sunday. About 60 per cent of the discount tickets intended for municipalities to purchase for their school children have been cancelled in the neighbouring prefectures of …

'No spectators' still possible for Tokyo Olympics, says Hashimoto
3 years, 6 months ago

'No spectators' still possible for Tokyo Olympics, says Hashimoto

The Hindu  

A “no-spectator games” remains an option for the Tokyo Olympics, which open officially in just four weeks, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee said Friday. The panel said infections grew by 11 per cent in the last week — based on the seven-day average — with more of the contagious Delta variant cases being detected. RELATED| Olympic minister …

Tokyo governor takes time off due to fatigue before Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo governor takes time off due to fatigue before Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tokyo’s governor will take time off to recover from severe fatigue, the metropolitan government said Wednesday, one month before the Olympics begin. The Tokyo metropolitan government officials said they cannot confirm the report and only said Koike has severe fatigue requiring rest and will take time off from work through the end of the week. Wednesday marks one …

Tokyo Olympics To Allow Limit Of 10,000 Local Fans In Venues
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics To Allow Limit Of 10,000 Local Fans In Venues

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TOKYO — A limited number of local fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of the spirit of the Games where even cheering has been banned. The decision on local fans was announced after so-called Five Party talks online with local organizers, the International Olympic Committee, …

Japan to allow 10,000 local fans at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Japan to allow 10,000 local fans at Tokyo Olympics

Al Jazeera  

Organisers warn the competition could move behind closed doors if coronavirus infections surge. Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympic events but organisers warned that the competition could move behind closed doors if coronavirus infections surge. The decision was announced after five-way talks involving Tokyo 2020 organisers and officials from Japan’s government, the Tokyo government, the International …

Tokyo Olympics still undecided on fans — or no fans at all
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics still undecided on fans — or no fans at all

The Hindu  

The question of allowing any fans into Tokyo Olympic venues is still being debated with a decision unlikely to be announced before the end of the month. READ| Japan considering downgraded emergency state until Tokyo Games start “Thinking in a different way, I think it’s an option to suggest to people to enjoy the games on TV — like teleworking," …

Coe urges persuading Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe
3 years, 7 months ago

Coe urges persuading Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe

Hindustan Times  

Olympic sports must do more to persuade Japanese people about how much work they have done to organize a safe Tokyo Games, athletics leader Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday. This is despite sports bodies working thousands of hours to create health protocols and “understanding the nature of the challenge,” World Athletics president Coe told a meeting of Summer Games sports …

Olympian Yamaguchi says Japan ‘cornered’ into holding games
3 years, 7 months ago

Olympian Yamaguchi says Japan ‘cornered’ into holding games

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tokyo has been “cornered” into holding the games during the coronavirus pandemic, one of Japan’s best-known Olympians and an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee said in an outspoken editorial published Friday. Senior IOC member Richard Pound said last week it would take “Armageddon” to stop the games. For us, providing an arena for these athletes to …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Poor communication led to growing concerns over Games, says ex-IOC marketing chief Michael Payne
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Poor communication led to growing concerns over Games, says ex-IOC marketing chief Michael Payne

Firstpost  

Michael Payne believes the Japanese people are not against hosting the Olympics, and they are more worried about the timing of it. It is more, he says, that they are “nervous about the timing.” Payne puts this down to poor communication, which he says reflects a global malaise of “communications management” by governments across the world since the COVID-19 pandemic …

Olympics: ‘We cannot postpone again,’ Tokyo 2020 boss says of COVID gloom
3 years, 7 months ago

Olympics: ‘We cannot postpone again,’ Tokyo 2020 boss says of COVID gloom

The Hindu  

The head of Japan’s Olympics organising committee ruled out on Thursday another suspension of the Games, despite deep disquiet at the prospect of thousands of athletes and officials arriving during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections. However, organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto countered the gloom, telling the Nikkan Sports newspaper: “We cannot postpone again.” Hashimoto, who competed in seven summer …

Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? These factors have overridden scathing criticism from medical bodies that fear the Olympics may spread COVID-19 variants, and a call for cancellation from Asahi Shimbun, a games’ sponsor and the country’s second-largest selling newspaper. Last week in a commentary, the New England Journal of Medicine said …

Despite questions of uncertainty still surrounding the Tokyo Games, it's highly likely they will go on
3 years, 7 months ago

Despite questions of uncertainty still surrounding the Tokyo Games, it's highly likely they will go on

ABC  

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me since March last year whether the Tokyo Olympics were going to go ahead, I'd probably have about $93, give or take. The president of the IOC, Thomas Bach, this week said that "everyone in the Olympic community has to make sacrifices" for the Games to go ahead, while vice-president, …

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