Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC)
Sapporo, JOC to consider delaying Winter Olympics bid to 2034
Yasuhiro Yamashita, chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), has revealed that Sapporo’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic Games could be pushed back by four years amid local opposition caused b…
Sapporo, JOC ‘pausing’ 2030 Olympics bid promotion
The ongoing corruption scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has prompted the city of Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) to pause promotion of their bid to host the 2030 Winter Games
French investigators surprised by level of corruption in Diack case
French prosecutors and police investigators who have expanded their investigation of former World Athletics president Lamine Diack and his son Papa Massata Diack have said they are surprised by the level…
Poll shows less than 25 per cent of Japanese people support 2021 Olympics
Only 23.9 per cent of people in Japan support holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year as scheduled according to a survey
Japanese Olympic Committee cuts grants to national federations
The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Covid-19 pandemic is forcing the Japanese Olympic Committee to cut funding for Japanese sports federations
Round-Up: ISU events to go ahead in China, CSL reveals schedule, Japanese Olympic funding slashed, and more
Three International Skating Union figure skating events in China in November and December will go ahead as planned, as exceptions to the ruling last week by the country's General Administration of Sports…
Japanese prime minister Abe: Olympic postponement may be inevitable
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…
Infantino among proposed IOC members but no Coe given CSM conflict
The executive board of the International Olympic Committee has put forward three new names for election as IOC members, although Lord Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, has not been proposed…
Former athlete Hashimoto made Japanese Olympics minister
Seiko Hashimoto, a female Japanese lawmaker and former Olympian, has been appointed the country's new Olympics minister in a cabinet reshuffle by prime minister Shinzo Abe
Japanese Olympic Committee president Takeda to step down in June
Tsunekazu Takeda, the embattled president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, has confirmed that he will stand down from his role rather than seeking re-election in June, following bribery and corruption…
Japanese Olympic Committee chief denies corruption claims
Tsunekazu Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, has denied accusations of corruption levelled at him by a French investigation into the awarding of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Japanese Olympic Committee president indicted in France over corruption allegations
Tsunekazu Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, has been indicted in France over allegations related to the awarding of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, in a major blow…