The World Rowing Federation’s (FISA) Extraordinary Congress has voted to replace the men’s lightweight four discipline with the women’s four at the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, in a move designed to help create gender equality.
French prosecutors confirm probe into Tokyo 2020 bid
The French financial prosecutor’s office has today (Thursday) confirmed that it is investigating allegations of “corruption and money laundering” relating to payments of SGD$2.8m (€1.8m/$2.1m) tied to Tokyo’s victorious bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
IPC, Tokyo 2020 agree on Paralympic legacy focus
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee for the Japanese capital city’s hosting of the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games have agreed to place a key focus on legacy as preparations continue the sporting spectacle.
Tokyo 2020 chief pledges to reduce costs for Olympic Games
Toshiro Muto, chief executive of the organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has today (Wednesday) pledged to keep the total costs of hosting the sporting spectacle below Y2tr (€16.6bn/$17.6bn).
Japanese government to explore daylight saving time, Tokyo 2020 set for facial recognition tech
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered his party to consider the merits of introducing daylight saving time during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to ensure athlete safety, while the…