Toshihiro Nikai, the secretary general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has said that Tokyo Olympics could once again be cancelled if the Covid-19 situation continues to worsen. Nikai, the No. 2 leader of…
With nearly 100 days left for the postponed Tokyo Olympics, the governemnt of Japan has decided to impose tighter measures to control the spread of Covid-19 in the capital on Friday, days after lifting a…
The torch relay for this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games began its 121-day journey after a low-key opening ceremony at Japan’s northeastern Fukushima prefecture here on Thursday. The ceremony, which was preceded by a performance from…
Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics’ organizing committee has said that overseas volunteers will not be allowed in the showpiece event as a precaution to prevent the spread of the Covid-19. The organizing committee’s CEO Toshiro Muto,…
After holding a meeting with various bodies, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday announced that overseas spectators will not be allowed at the upcmoing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Tokyo due to the…
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chief Thomas Bach has said that the organisation will support the Tokyo Olympics organisers “without reservation” on the subject of letting overseas spectators into Japan this summer. A decision on whether…
Thomas Bach has been re-elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for an additional four-year term. At the 137th IOC Session held virtually on Wednesday, Bach received 93 ‘yes’ and 1 ‘no’…
Thomas Bach, chief of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has assured to deliver a “safe and secure” Tokyo Olympics this year. Opening the IOC Session, where he is all set to be re-elected for a…
Former Lego executive Lara Silberbauer has been appointed as the global head of brand, marketing, and digital by the International Olympic Committee. Silberbauer’s time at the toy company lasted for almost 8 years from 2011…
The International Olympic Committee has launched a Tokyo 2020 web portal on Alibaba’s TMall with the one-year countdown to the postponed Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Worldwide Olympic Partner Alibaba have announced…