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BidWeek: Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony unfocussed, uninspiring, but perfect

BidWeek: Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony unfocussed, uninspiring, but perfect

BidWeek – How do you remember, honor and celebrate so many different things at the opening of the largest, yet most isolating sports event in history?  …

Jul 23, 2021 1:05 PM | Featured, Other News, Rob's BidBlog
IOC has not received Florida’s unusual request to take over Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Games

IOC has not received Florida’s unusual request to take over Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Games

An International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Tuesday denied that they have received a pitch from a Florida State official to host the Olympic Games in …

Jan 26, 2021 11:21 AM | Featured, 2020 Olympic Bid News, Future Olympic Games
A Tokyo 2020 cancellation could derail 2032 Olympic bids

A Tokyo 2020 cancellation could derail 2032 Olympic bids

Amid unconfirmed reports that the Japanese government secretly considers the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in July unlikely, regions lining up to host the …

Jan 22, 2021 1:45 PM | Featured, Future Summer Bids
IOC Launches Task Force To Plan Tokyo 2020 Olympics In 2021

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 …

Mar 25, 2020 7:16 AM | Featured, Future Olympic Games, Other News
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postponed Until 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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 …

Mar 24, 2020 9:37 AM | Featured, Future Olympic Games
BidWeek: COVID-19 Threat To Tokyo 2020 Exposes How Human Frailty Is Beyond Olympic Comprehension

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 …

Mar 5, 2020 2:12 PM | Featured, Future Olympic Games, Rob's BidBlog
Cherry Blossom Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Unveiled, Will “Light Our Way To The Future”

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 …

Mar 20, 2019 8:20 AM | Featured, Future Olympic Games
French Prosecutors Investigating Japanese Olympic Committee President On Tokyo 2020 Bid Corruption Charges

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 …

Jan 11, 2019 8:32 AM | Featured, 2020 Olympic Bid News
Tokyo 2020 Reveals Teleporting and Telekinetic Olympic and Paralympic Games Mascots

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 …

Feb 28, 2018 12:42 PM | Featured, Future Olympic Games
IOC Urges Tokyo 2020 Not To ‘Scare Off’ Future Olympic Hosts And To Further Cut Costs

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 …

Jun 28, 2017 9:07 AM | Featured, 2026 Olympic Bid News, Future Summer Bids
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