Tokyo 2020

In the first of a series of articles about the new sports making their debut at the Tokyo Olympics, Jonathan Retseck and Ben Ende, partners at talent management and sports marketing agency RxR Sports, tell SportBusiness how climbing can benefit from its inclusion this summer. Bob Williams reports.

Korean e-commerce group Coupang is reported to have acquired streaming rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a sublicensing deal with the ‘Korea Pool’ of terrestrial broadcasters.

Public polls in Japan on whether the Tokyo Olympics should go ahead are showing declining numbers wanting the event cancelled, although many remain wary of the Covid-19 risks

The Japanese government will allow crowds of up to 10,000 at major events once it starts lifting Covid-19-related 'states of emergency' currently in place in the country

The Group of Seven nations has voiced support for member Japan's hosting of this summer's Olympics in Tokyo

Chinese digital media operators Tencent and Kuaishou have sublicensed on-demand and short-form video rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics from state broadcaster CCTV

A visit to Tokyo this month by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has been postponed due to the extension of a Covid-19 state of emergency in Japan

Diving and volleyball Olympic test events with international athletes took place in Japan over the weekend, as preparations for the Tokyo Games edge forwards under a cloud of uncertainty

Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief Seiko Hashimoto said cancelling the upcoming Games is not being considered, as Japanese cities entered new, two-week 'states of emergency' to control Covid-19…

A US State Department spokesman said the country 'wished to discuss' with its allies a joint boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, although stopped short of saying whether the country would be in…

Fans from outside Japan will not be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organisers announced on Saturday

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'

Thomas Bach is to be re-elected for a second term as president of the International Olympic Committee this week

Japanese media outlets are reporting that overseas visitors are not likely to be admitted to the country to attend the Tokyo Olympics

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

The Badminton World Federation has rescheduled next year’s Badminton World Championships to make way for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics.