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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…
Round-Up: ITTF axes 2020 World Team Championships, Formula E postpones January races, and more
Due to a spike of Covid-19 cases in South Korea the ITTF has cancelled the 2020 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships
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…
Round-Up: BWF reveals competition schedule for first half of 2021, no new teams for IPL, and more
The Badminton World Federation announced the calendar for the first half of 2021, together with procedures for reopening the BWF World Rankings and information related to qualification and seedings for…
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
Round-Up: Chinese Super League expansion, MCG joins climate fight, and more
The Chinese Football Association said the number of teams participating in the Chinese Super League will increase from 16 to 18 from 2023, and the second-tier League One will expand to 20 teams, while…
China Three Gorges signs with Beijing 2022 in domestic top tier
Energy company China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has signed as the 'Official Power Generation Partner' of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing 2022
Polls suggest drop in public support for Tokyo Olympics
A poll by Japanese public-service broadcaster NHK has suggested that 32 per cent of the public want the Tokyo Olympics cancelled and 31 per cent want another postponement
Round-Up: Amazon’s India rights ambitions, Rugby World Cup draw made, Federer’s Australian Open in doubt, and more
Amazon is expected by some sports media rights industry experts to follow up its bid for New Zealand Cricket rights in India with bids for bigger properties such as the Indian Premier League
IOC: Agenda 2020 has resulted in profound change and progress
The International Olympic Committee has claimed that 85 per cent of the recommendations outlined in its Agenda 2020 initiative “have been achieved” as the body hailed the progress and change driven by …
Migu to show Olympics and World Cup under CCTV content tie-up
Chinese streaming platform China Mobile Migu will carry live and on-demand coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Fifa World Cup, under a deal with state broadcaster…
IOC announces provisional sanctions against Belarus, including Lukashenko ban
The Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been banned from attending the Tokyo Olympic Games next year by the International Olympic Committee as part of a series of provisional sanctions outlined…
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.
Delayed Olympics ‘to cost $1.9bn more’
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.
Olympics find familiar Danish home as DR and TV2 strike deal with Discovery
Danish government-owned broadcaster TV2 and public-service broadcaster DR have agreed sub-licensing deals with media company Discovery for rights to the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing and the 2024 summer…
Officials cool talk of Chengdu, Chongqing Olympics bid
Chinese officials have poured cold water on reports last week that the cities of Chengdu and Chongqing were lining up a bid for the 2032 edition of the summer Olympic Games