Tag: International Olympic Committee
IOC’s Thomas Bach cancels Japan trip because of virus cases
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach has canceled a trip to Japan because of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Tokyo Olympic...
Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium
TOKYO — Seated inside Tokyo's new $1.4 billion National Stadium, Sebastian Coe again tried to reassure athletes and skeptical residents of Japan that the...
Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be ‘tough’
TOKYO — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach...
Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said...
Olympic torch relay detour; diving test event opens in Tokyo
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will take another detour this weekend when it enters the southern island of Okinawa.
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Tokyo Olympics, IOC push ahead during state of emergency
TOKYO — Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee pushed ahead Wednesday with plans to open the postponed Tokyo Olympics in just under three...
Tokyo Olympics: More tests, no quarantine in updated rules
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can...
Tokyo under ’emergency orders’ with Olympics 3 months away
TOKYO — Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been...
Olympic athletes promised legal support if they protest
GENEVA — Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics were promised legal support Thursday by a global union and...
Athlete protests remain banned at Tokyo Olympics, IOC says
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Athlete protests and political messages will remain banned at the Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday, after a survey found that a...
