Tokyo 2020

International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates has insisted that the final cost of staging the Tokyo 2020 summer Games should not “scare off” future applicant cities.

The South Korean city of Pyeongchang has joined forces with Tokyo in Japan and the Chinese capital of Beijing to launch a new co-operation project, ahead of each city’s hosting of an upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board has today (Friday) approved the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium as an additional host venue for baseball and softball events during the 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Kasumigaseki Country Club, the venue that is due to host golf events during the 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, has today (Tuesday) opted to postpone a decision as to whether it will end a ban on accepting women as full members.

Tokyo 2020 has laid out the proposed venues for the five new sports on the programme for its summer Olympic Games, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today (Friday) repeated its mantra that the current proposed budget for the event is not acceptable.

Toshiro Muto, chief executive of the organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has today (Wednesday) pledged to keep the total costs of hosting the sporting spectacle below Y2tr (€16.6bn/$17.6bn).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said venue changes for rowing and canoeing, as well as volleyball, remain on the table for the 2020 summer Olympic Games following the conclusion of a three-day meeting in Tokyo today (Thursday).

The World Rowing Federation (FISA) has hit out at proposals to change the venue for rowing competitions at the 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, saying the current site is the only one that meets proper standards.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has suggested that some events at the 2020 summer Olympic Games should be staged in the north-eastern region of Japan that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike have agreed to establish a four-party working group in an effort to address increasing concerns over rising costs for the Japanese capital’s staging of the 2020 summer Olympic Games, as reports indicated that South Korea could potentially step in amid a dispute over the venue for rowing and canoeing.

A Tokyo government panel has urged the organising committee for the Japanese capital’s staging of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to relocate some of the venues for the multi-sport event after warning that costs of hosting could soar to over 3 trillion yen (€25.8bn/$29bn).

A Tokyo government panel reviewing the cost of the Japanese capital’s hosting of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has said that more venues could be moved out of the city to help save money.

Yuriko Koike, who was last month elected as the first female governor of Tokyo, has said she will use her role to ensure that the Japanese capital city’s hosting of the 2020 summer Olympic Games is cost-efficient and environmentally friendly.

Tokyo 2020 has stated that costs are increasing steeply for its preparations for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Yoshiro Mori, president of the organising committee for 2020 summer Olympic Games, has lamented the timing of Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe’s resignation over the inappropriate use of tax money, but insisted that the impact on preparations for the event will be limited in the long term.

The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has today (Wednesday) formed an investigation panel to look into allegations of illegal payments relating to Tokyo’s successful bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.