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Japanese industry cautiously optimistic about rescheduled Tokyo Olympics
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.
Tokyo 2020’s promise to be “the most innovative” Olympics in history takes shape
In the third of a trilogy of interviews with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, SportBusiness speaks to Hideyo Hirata, head of the innovation promotion office and deputy executive director of technology services.
Decision on Tokyo Olympics spectators ‘around March 25’
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
Tokyo 2020 president Mori resigns over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori has today (Friday) resigned as president of this summer’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games following sexist remarks he made earlier this month.
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…
Tokyo 2020 bid payments to ex-Dentsu executive did not break rules, claims Bach
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has stated no IOC rules were broken by payments of more than $8m (€6.7