Tokyo 2020

State Of Emergency Declared For Olympic Host City Of Tokyo

A state of emergency has been declared for the Tokyo metropolitan area, host of the 2020 Olympic Games, effective today.

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Pandemic and Politics Narrow Manaudou’s Tokyo 2020 Training to Marseille

Manaudou had planned to train for Tokyo with Energy Standard head coach James Gibson in Turkey, but politics and pandemic travel difficulties changed that.

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Tokyo To Admit ‘Large-Scale’ Of Visitors With Possible Healthcare Mandate

The nation of Japan, host of the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will aim at admitting ‘large-scale’ numbers of overseas visitors for the Games.

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Price Tag Of Tokyo 2020 Delay Nears $3 Billion

It’s approaching the 9-month mark since the IOC & Tokyo Organizing Committee jointly confirmed that the 2020 Olympic Games would be moved a year out to 2021.

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Olympic Rings Monument Returns To Tokyo Bay

After a nearly 4-month hiatus, the iconic Olympic rings monument has been reinstalled in Tokyo Bay to signal the postponed Games are drawing nearer.

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Preview Of Athlete Coronavirus Measures At Tokyo 2020

With the 2020 Olympics now less than 250 days away, eyes are on how the coronavirus pandemic will be mitigated in Tokyo at the postponed Games.

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Oficiales de los JJOO trabajan en medidas para combatir la COVID-19 en Tokio

Los organizadores han indicado que es poco probable que expliquen hasta principios del próximo año exactamente cómo se pueden llevar a cabo los JJOO.

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Tokyo Olympic officials work on countermeasures to combat COVID-19 at the Games

Organizers have indicated they are unlikely to explain until early next year exactly how the Olympics can be held safely given the prompted scenarios.

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Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay Revised Slightly

Recently the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee revealed a revised plan for its torch relay, the commemorative quadrennial event that began in March.

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IOC & Tokyo 2020 Org Committee Meet On Coronavirus Countermeasures

The IOC and Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee met to discuss what a post-coronavirus pandemic Olympic Games might look like next year.

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I Giochi Di Tokyo Costeranno Tre Volte Il Budget Iniziale: 15,84 Miliardi $

I Giochi estivi di Tokyo rinviati al 2021 costeranno tre volte il budget iniziale,15,84 miliardi di dollari. Lo rivela uno studio dell’Università di Oxford

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Tokyo 2020 CEO Reportedly Denies $15.84 Billion Games Price Tag

A wide-ranging study by the University of Oxford now puts the costs of the Tokyo Games at $15.84 billion, a mark nearly 3 times the original budget.

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Olimpiadi: Si Dimette Il Direttore Sportivo Del Comitato Organizzativo

Olimpiadi: si è dimesso il presidente del comitato organizzativo delle Olimpiadi di Tokyo 2020, rinviate al 2021, Koji Murofushi

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30-Year-Old Ryosuke Irie Eyes Paris 2024 If Tokyo Olympics Don’t Happen

Says Japan’s premier backstroker Ryosuke Irie, “if the Tokyo Olympics don’t go ahead, I believe that I will go to Paris 2024.”

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2020 Olympic Organizers, Government Meet On Coronavirus Countermeasures

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is set to meet with the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic organizing committees next week.

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