Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 secures venues for rescheduled Olympics
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has confirmed the schedule for the postponed summer Olympics after locking down all 43 venues for next year’s multi-sport e…
Dick Pound: No Tokyo 2021 would likely mean no Beijing 2022
Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound has said he would not expect the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to go ahead if the Tokyo Olympics cannot take place next year due to lingering Covid-19…
Real fans to follow robot fans as Japanese sport carefully reopens
Sport in Japan is making tentative progress in its return after the Covid-19 shutdown, as authorities and organisers implement various measures to re-admit fans and lay the ground for the Tokyo Olympics…
Tokyo 2020-friendly Koike re-elected, public dubious about Games
Yuriko Koike was re-elected as Governor of Tokyo at the weekend, beating 21 challengers including at least two who were opposed to the Olympics taking place in the city next year
Tokyo Olympic organisers begin re-engagement with sponsors
Tokyo 2020 organisers are starting talks with sponsors next month about the implications of the rescheduled Olympics
Round-Up: Positive message from Tokyo, D-Day for Women’s World Cup, Aussie rugby pay cut, and more
In a positive sign for next year's Olympics, Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yasuhiro Yamashita has told his international counterparts that Tokyo is gradually resuming sporting activities - Kyodo News
Second Olympics delay should be considered, Tokyo board member says
A Tokyo Olympics organising committee executive board member has said a second delay of the event should be considered before any cancellation
Round-Up: India tours cancelled, Rugby Australia rule changes, Lang Ping-Lululemon tie-up, and more
The Indian cricket team's upcoming tours of Sri Lanka, in June, and Zimbabwe, in August, have been called off due to the Covid-19 threat - ESPNCricinfo
Majority of Tokyo Olympic sponsors undecided on extension
A survey in Japan has revealed two-thirds of corporate sponsors of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics are unsure if they will extend their contracts beyond this December
Tokyo Olympic Games to be ‘simplified’
Tokyo Olympic Games organisers have agreed with the IOC to host a "simplified" games, cutting the financial burden caused by the postponement while prioritising safeguards against Covid-19
Tokyo 2020 VP says Olympics decision must wait to spring 2021
Toshiaki Endo, a vice-president of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee, has said it is still too early to discuss whether to go ahead with the postponed games
Officials discussing streamlined Tokyo Olympics to prevent cancellation
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko says talks are underway to 'simplify' next year's planned Olympics and Paralympics
Round-Up: Sri Lanka scraps stadium, OnePlus-Fnatic cricket initiative, Sunwolves in Australia ‘unlikely’, and more
Sri Lanka's government has scrapped its plans for a new $40m cricket stadium after warnings from former national team cricketers that it would end up a 'white elephant' - Channel News Asia/AFP
Olympic Torch Relay ‘could be streamlined’ ahead of rescheduled Tokyo games
The organising committee for the Tokyo Olympic Games is reportedly considering streamlining next year's Olympic torch relay
Tokyo 2020 president Mori: Olympics to be ‘scrapped’ if not held in 2021
Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori has said 2021 is the only option to stage the rescheduled summer Olympic Games, adding that they would be “scrapped” if they cannot take place next year.
Japan and IOC discord over postponement cost
Tokyo Olympics organisers and the IOC have clashed over who will foot the bill for the year-long delay of the Games
IOC and Tokyo 2020 form joint steering committee
The International Olympic Committee and the local organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics have announced the establishment of a ‘joint steering committee’ for ensuring the del…
Tokyo delay to cost IOC ‘several hundred million dollars’
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said the organisation would face extra costs of "several hundred million dollars" due to the postponement of Tokyo 2020