Tokyo 2020 Unveils New Olympic an Paralympic Emblems
Exactly five years ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony, on Friday Tokyo 2020 held a splashy event at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Plaza to …
Tokyo 2020 Set To Reveal Olympic and Paralympic Emblems Next Week
On Friday Tokyo 2020 announced that it will reveal the official Olympic and Paralympic Games emblems next Friday, July 24 coinciding with the moment exactly …
Baseball, Bowling and Surfing Among 8 Tokyo 2020 Shortlisted Sports
Eight International Sport Federations (IF) have been shortlisted to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the organizing committee announced Monday. …
From Chess to American Football, Tokyo 2020 Receives 26 Applications For Olympic Program Inclusion
An astonishing 26 of the 35 recognized Olympic sports have seized the opportunity afforded by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Agenda 2020 and …
IOC Approves Sport Program Changes for PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020
Reporting from IOC Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced event changes for the PyeongChang 2018 …
Tokyo 2020 Sets Out Requirements and Timetable For New Sports
The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee Monday released a timetable and specific requirements for sports looking to be included in the Summer Olympic Games. …
Tokyo 2020 Leaves Door Open For New Sports
Though it is almost certain that baseball and softball, sports wildly popular in Japan, will be added to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic program – Tokyo 2020 …
Snooker, Billiards Vie For Inclusion at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) announced Friday that it will campaign for cue sports to be added to the program at the Tokyo …
Top Olympic Bid Stories of 2014: #9 – New Bidding Rules Put Baseball On Deck for Tokyo 2020
GamesBids.com presents the seventh annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2014. These stories impacted the course of Olympic bids, or the Olympic bid …
IOC Bidding Reforms Draw Contrasting Reactions From Olympic Stakeholders
Monaco – The impacts of the new reforms in Agenda 2020 approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Monday are reverberating across the bid and …