Tokyo 2020
‘No decision yet’ on overseas Olympics visitors, China offers to vaccinate participants
Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee president Seiko Hashimoto has poured cold water on recent media reports claiming the Japanese government had already decided not to allow foreign visitors attend the Games
Overseas spectators ‘to be excluded’ from Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese government has decided to bar entry of overseas spectators to the Tokyo Olympics, according to a report by Kyodo News, quoting anonymous 'officials with knowledge of the matter'
Bach to be re-elected unopposed as IOC president
Thomas Bach is to be re-elected for a second term as president of the International Olympic Committee this week
Tokyo Olympics officials ‘moving towards’ blocking overseas fans
Japanese media outlets are reporting that overseas visitors are not likely to be admitted to the country to attend the Tokyo Olympics
Decision on Tokyo Olympics spectators ‘around March 25’
Tokyo Olympics organisers said they would make clear their policy on allowing spectators to attend the Games around March 25, when the torch relay in Japan is set to begin
Hashimoto replaces Mori as Tokyo 2020 president
Former Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto has filled the vacant position of president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organising Committee, replacing Yoshiro Mori, who resigned last week after making sexist…
Tokyo Olympic organisers could appoint new president ‘this week’
A new head of the Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee could be named as early as this week, with three women in the frame to succeed former chief Yoshiro Mori, according to a Japanese media report
Tokyo 2020 president Mori resigns over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori has today (Friday) resigned as president of this summer’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games following sexist remarks he made earlier this month.
Tokyo 2020 president Mori ‘to resign’ over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee, is set to step down over sexist remarks he made that women talked too much, according to Japanese media reports
Domestic sponsors of Tokyo Games have been ‘delaying marketing events’
Uncertainty over the staging of the already delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and diminishing public support for the event in in Japan has dampened the marketing activity of domestic sponsors, according…
Domestic sponsors agree to contract extensions for Tokyo Olympics
The organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has reached a “basic agreement” with all 68 domestic sponsors to extend their contracts and support the delayed Games.
Japan freezes special entry plan for Olympic athletes
The Japanese government has stopped its special entry provisions for Olympic athletes and team members from countries where the new, more infectious Covid-19 strain has been identified
Tokyo 2020 revamps creative team for scaled-back ceremonies
The organising committee for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has revamped its planning team for the events’ opening ceremonies, with Hiroshi Sasaki having been appointed as executive c…
Latest Tokyo 2020 budget hits $15.4bn following pandemic postponement
The Tokyo 2020 organising committee has revealed the details of its version five budget, showing the total estimated costs for the Games following the unprecedented decision to postpone the event into…
Tokyo to increase opening and closing ceremony budget for second time
The Tokyo Olympic Games organising committee plans to increase the budget for the opening and closing ceremonies of the rescheduled Olympics and Paralympics, for a second time
Postponed Olympics to ‘total ¥294bn’, local and central governments to share costs
The cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is now reported to be around ¥294bn (€2.3bn/$2.8b
Refund requests made for 18 per cent of Tokyo Olympics tickets
Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organisers have received refund requests from about 18 per cent of the people in Japan who bought tickets for the Games.
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Tokyo 2020 rules for athletes and spectators revealed
Athletes at next year’s Tokyo Olympics will be required to follow a code of conduct aimed at minimising pandemic-related risks and could face punishment for non-compliance.