Olympic motto may be altered: IOC president
MOSCOW, Apr 22, 2021, TASS. The Olympic motto “Faster – Higher – Stronger” may be…
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Tokyo 2021: Olympic chief to visit Japan to approve safety amid Covid cases surge
TOKYO, Apr 18, 2021, The Guardian. The head of the Olympic movement will visit Japan…
Hideki Matsuyama becoming first Japanese man to win golf major
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 12, 2021, CNN. Hideki Matsuyama put together two brilliant closing rounds at…
Japanese ex-PM Mori to resign from the Tokyo Olympic chief post after sexist remarks
TOKYO, Feb 11, 2021, The Mainichi. Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Organising Committee of…
Advisor to Japanese PM names 4 conditions for the Tokyo Olympics to go on
SINGAPORE, Jan 26, 2021, CNBC. There has been much debate over whether the Tokyo Olympics…
Japan aims to vaccinate most of country before Olympics
TOKYO, Jan 20, 2021, Bloomberg. Japan aims to vaccinate the majority of its population against…
US will not punish athletes for social justice protests at Olympics
TOKYO, Dec 12, 2020, Kyodo. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Thursday it will…
Postponement costs for Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics to total $2.83B
TOKYO, Dec 4, 2020, Kyodo. The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics reached an…
US Senate passes Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act
MOSCOW, Nov 17, 2020, TASS. The US Senate has passed the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of…
Organizers plan to hold 2020 Olympics with spectators next summer
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2020, The Japan Times. Organizers are moving forward in lockstep with plans…
[Analytics] Indonesia’s bid for the 2032 Olympics
Buoyed by the success of hosting the Asian Games 2018, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo affirmed…
Critics speak out on Tokyo Olympic costs, pandemic, fairness
TOKYO, Nov 13, 2020, AP. Three-time Olympic champion gymnast Kohei Uchimura wants the postponed Tokyo…
Russia targeted Tokyo Olympics in cyberattacks: British govt
LONDON, Oct 20, 2020, Kyodo. Russian military intelligence carried out cyberattacks targeting the Tokyo Olympics…
Japan’s Suga tells UN Tokyo is ‘determined’ to host Olympics
TOKYO, Sep 26, 2020, Al Jazeera. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has told the United…
Tokyo Olympics CEO suggests relaxed entry rules for athletes
TOKYO, Sep 23, 2020, AP. Tokyo Olympics officials are proposing that the government relax immigration…