Tokyo 2020 plan to cut number of officials attending Games by 10 to 15 per cent
Tokyo 2020 organizers are planning to cut the number of officials attending next year’s Olympics and Paralympic Games by 10 to 15 percent as a...
Category : International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Coates hints Olympic ban for Iran unlikely after death of Afkari
The vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suggested Iran are unlikely to be banned despite growing calls for their expulsion following the execution...
Global Athlete demand IOC and UWW expel Iran following the execution of wrestler Afkari
Global Athlete has demanded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and United World Wrestling (UWW) expel Iran following the execution of wrestling champion Navid Afkari. Iranian...
Bach warns testing and vaccine not a “silver bullet” for Tokyo 2020
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has warned that testing and a COVID-19 vaccine is not a “silver bullet” for the Olympic and Paralympic...
The IOC and Procter & Gamble announce an extension to their Worldwide Olympic Partnership through to 2028
– In a first-of-its-kind, citizenship-driven partnership, P&G and the IOC pledged to take action to make progress in key areas: equality and inclusion, environmental sustainability...
Refugee taewkondo athlete in Rwanda maintains dreams of Tokyo 2020
Refugee Para-taekwondo athlete Parfait Hakizimana is continuing to dream of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Hakizimana, who is...
Ghanaian weightlifting team resume preparations for Tokyo 2020
The Ghanaian weightlifting team has resumed preparations for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. Weightlifters have been able to return to training as restrictive measures...
Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games postponed to 2026
Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2022 to 2026. President Macky Sall’s proposal...
Health officials in Japan express concerns Tokyo 2020 could increase coronavirus cases
More health officials in Japan have expressed concerns that the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games could pose a greater health risk to the...
Bach says cancelling Tokyo 2020 would have been easier option for IOC
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said it would have been easier to cancel Tokyo 2020 instead of postponing the Games to next...