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About ¥100bn (€800m/$957m) will be required for anti-virus measures at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, according to reports in Japan.
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The Tokyo Games organising committee believes the postponement of the Olympics and Paralympics will push up costs by around ¥200bn ($1.9bn/€1.6bn), according to Japanese news reports.
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International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has stated no IOC rules were broken by payments of more than $8m (€6.7
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Coronavirus control measures that may be employed at next year's Olympics were trialled at a gymnastics event in Tokyo at the weekend, in what was Japan's first international sports event since the pandemic…
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The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced its refund policy for ticketholders who are unable to attend the two rescheduled events in 2021
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A Japanese government-led group has agreed to set up a disease control centre in the athletes village at next year's Tokyo Olympic Games
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Sunday's NRL grand final in Sydney provided a 12 per cent boost in television ratings from last year, 2.97 million tuned in to free-to-air broadcaster Nine up from the 2
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US and UK authorities have accused Russia of conducting the “most disruptive and destructive” series of computer attacks ever attributed to a single group in wide-ranging charges that include the 2018 and…
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Against a background of renewed optimism that the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics will go ahead, Asian sports industry experts share their hopes that the event can bring a new maturity to the Japanese sports sector. Kevin McCullagh and Tom King report.
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The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have announced that the streamlining measures outlined for next year’s Games are set to contribute to a saving of ¥30bn (€240m/$280m).
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The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has named Mikako Kotani as its new sports director
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The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have announced a series of 52 measures they intend to take to ensure the delivery of a safe, simplified Games next year
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The task force set up to manage the Covid-19 threat during next year's Olympics in Tokyo is considering using an app or pre-submitted movement plans to track athletes during the Games, and frequent testing,…
Industry Moves

Koji Murofushi, the sports director of Tokyo’s summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, has left the organising committee to take up a new role as commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said “important and intensive discussions” will take place in the coming weeks over Covid-19 countermeasures for Tokyo’s summer Olympic Games…
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International Olympic Committee vice-president and chair of the Coordination Commission for Tokyo’s summer Olympic Games, John Coates, has said organisers are still planning for events to be held with f…
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The Chinese Formula One Grand Prix is to be cancelled this year, but is also set for a five-year extension to its hosting deal, from 2021 to 2025, according to reports by specialist motorsport journalists…
Sponsorship & Marketing

Tokyo 2020, the organising committee for the delayed Olympic and Paralympic Games, claims to be receiving interest from Japanese companies keen to sponsor the event despite the lingering hosting doubts