IOC Launches Task Force To Plan Tokyo 2020 Olympics In 2021
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said Wednesday that he has organized a task force named “here we go” to investigate the …
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postponed Until 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
For the first time ever, the Olympic Games have been postponed. On Tuesday Japanese President Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) reached an …
BidWeek: COVID-19 Threat To Tokyo 2020 Exposes How Human Frailty Is Beyond Olympic Comprehension
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – The Olympics in Tokyo and Sapporo have been canceled. No, not for 2020 – but in 1940 when Japan’s Summer …
Cherry Blossom Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Unveiled, Will “Light Our Way To The Future”
Organizers in Japan Wednesday unveiled a cherry blossom themed torch that will carry the Olympic flame from Athens to Tokyo in a relay set to start in exactly …
French Prosecutors Investigating Japanese Olympic Committee President On Tokyo 2020 Bid Corruption Charges
French prosecutors are investigating Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) President Tsunekazu Takeda on “active corruption” charges relating to …
Tokyo 2020 Reveals Teleporting and Telekinetic Olympic and Paralympic Games Mascots
Tokyo 2020 revealed two teleporting and telekinetic, cartoonish and futurisitic-looking creatures that will serve as the Olympic and Paralympic Games …
IOC Urges Tokyo 2020 Not To ‘Scare Off’ Future Olympic Hosts And To Further Cut Costs
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) noted positive progress towards reducing the organizing costs for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, but at …
2016 Top 10: #9 Tokyo 2020’s Missed Promises Cast Shadow on Future Bids
GamesBids.com presents the ninth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2016. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …
JOC Report Says $2 Million Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bid Payments Not A Bribe
A report released by the Japanese Olympic Committee Thursday concluded that payments made by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bid Committee (JOC) to Singapore-based …
IOC Approves Addition of Five New Sports To Tokyo 2020 Program
Reporting from Rio de Janiero – Japan’s beloved sport of baseball is set to return to the Olympics when Tokyo hosts the Games in 2020. The …