Tokyo 2020
IOC’s Coates: Olympics will ‘absolutely’ go ahead despite state of emergency
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will go ahead even if the host city is under a state of emergency when the Games start on July 23, International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates has said
Tokyo medical association joins calls for Olympics cancellation
A leading Japanese medical organisation has joined calls for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to be cancelled, as hospitals face being overwhelmed following the latest spike of Covid-19 cases in the country
Tokyo 2020 accreditation to be cut to 90,000 or below
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee will slash the number of visiting officials to this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games to 90,000 or fewer as it looks to curb international attendance.
Thomas Bach’s Tokyo trip postponed
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
Empty Tokyo Olympic stadium hosts track and field test event
A track and field test event for Tokyo 2020 on Sunday (May 9) saw hundreds of athletes take part inside an empty National Stadium as organisers tested Covid-19 countermeasures
Tokyo Olympics test events with international athletes resume
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 2020 organisers prepare for possibility of no spectators
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games president Seiko Hashimoto has said that organisers are preparing for the scenario that no spectators will be present at the Olympic and Paralympic Games later this year
Latest Tokyo 2020 ‘playbook’ outlines daily Covid-19 tests for athletes
Athletes participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be tested daily for Covid-19 as part of a series of new measures aimed at containing the spread of the virus at the Games
Tokyo organisers hold firm amid lockdown disruption
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…
Tokyo 2020 decision on domestic spectators ‘set for June’
A decision on whether domestic spectators will be allowed to attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympics may not be made until June, having originally been set for this month
President Biden backs “safe and secure” Tokyo 2020 Games
US President Joe Biden has expressed his support for Japan’s effort to hold a “safe and secure” Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, amid growing pandemic concerns in the country.
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IPC follows IOC in scaling back Tokyo 2020 guest accreditations
The International Paralympic Committee has followed the International Olympic Committee in announcing substantial cuts to the number of people it will accredit as guests for Tokyo’s postponed summer Ol…
Tokyo Olympics diving qualifying event rescheduled
An Olympics diving qualifier in Tokyo that looked to have been cancelled last week will now go ahead following an agreement between the international aquatics federation and Japanese authorities
Tokyo organisers to meet with Fina over qualifier cancellation
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics are to meet the international aquatics federation (Fina) this week about the federation's planned cancellation of a diving qualification event scheduled for later this…
Deep cuts made to Tokyo Olympics accreditations
The International Olympic Committee has slashed the number of officials that will attend the Tokyo Olympics following a request by the Games' organisers
International spectators barred from Tokyo Olympics
Fans from outside Japan will not be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organisers announced on Saturday
Tokyo Olympics torch relay to start without spectators, more test events pushed back
The ceremony to launch the Olympic torch and the first section of the relay which follows will have no spectators due to ongoing concerns about Covid-19, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has said
Japan considering 50-per-cent cap on Olympics spectators, VIP delegations cut back
Local organisers of the Tokyo Olympics are considering implementing a 50-per-cent capacity on spectators at Olympic venues due to risks caused by Covid-19, according to local media reports