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Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, has offered the first major indication from the country that a postponement of this summer’s Olympic Games may be unavoidable, as the world continues to deal w…
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Canada and Australia have signalled their withdrawal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as pressure mounts on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the Games
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Leading sports marketers have urged sponsor brands to use bold creative ideas and stay relevant with sports fans during the Covid-19 pandemic
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has insisted that cancelling this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the Covid-19 outbreak is not under consideration.
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An International Olympic Committee spokesperson said yesterday "no solution will be ideal", regarding the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on Tokyo 2020
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Indonesia's bid to host the 2032 Olympics Games is focusing on Jakarta, and not the country's mooted new capital city, the Indonesian National Olympic Committee has said
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The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday remained steadfast in its messaging that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will go ahead, as doubts around the event grow
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Uefa has already decided to postpone the Euro 2020 championship, the Financial Times has reported
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The International Olympic Committee will not look to implement a closed doors policy at this summer’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics as a response to the coronavirus outbreak because this would run against the c…
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The British Olympic Association has announced that it will further relax its Rule 40 marketing guidelines, marking the end of a legal conflict between the BOA and a group of British athletes led by sprinter…
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Senior executives at three of Tokyo 2020’s sponsors have reportedly stated the summer Olympic Games will likely be postponed due to coronavirus, with executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi stating a…
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The National Basketball Association is suspending its 2019-20 season indefinitely following games on March 11, after a player on the Utah Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus
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UK-based civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine has agreed a deal to sponsor the ParalympicsGB governing body ahead of this year’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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When the Court of Arbitration for Sports handed an eight-year ban to the six-time Olympic medallist Sun Yang, the Chinese sport hierarchy lost its most valuable individual star. Zhang Dan reports.
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Haruyuki Takahashi, a member of Tokyo 2020's organising committee's executive board, told the Wall Street Journal that the event would most likely be postponed by one or two years if it could not take…
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The British Olympic Association looks set to further relax its Rule 40 marketing guidelines after a legal challenge by prominent British athletes
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LA28, organising committee of the 2028 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, has appointed Ann Rodriguez as its chief strategy officer
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Indonesia’s President, Joko Widodo, is reportedly seeking to reposition the country’s bid for the 2032 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games around its proposed new capital city, with Japanese conglomerate Sof…