IOC

— 8 April 2021

Vaccination, a new pre-Olympic event

With less than 110 days before the opening of the Tokyo Games (D-106 this Thursday, April 8th), the issue of the vaccination of athletes no longer seems to be... Read more »

— 7 April 2021

Americans want to ‘discuss’ boycott of Beijing 2022 Games

Hard week for the Olympic movement. After the announcement of the withdrawal of a first country, North Korea, from the Tokyo Games for “health reasons“, the sea serpent of... Read more »

— 6 April 2021

Juan Antonio Samaranch does not rule out a candidacy

Will a second Juan Antonio Samaranch ever move into the IOC President’s office? Asked by Spanish radio COPE about his future intentions, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr did not rule... Read more »

— 6 April 2021

North Korea will not see the Tokyo Games

The Olympic movement will not present itself in full on Friday, July 23rd, at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games. One country will be missed at the delegations... Read more »

— 2 April 2021

For the Games in 2032, the two Koreas are still hanging on

The project does not lack momentum. At other times, they might have even hit the mark. South Korea very officially notified the IOC on Thursday, April 1st, of its... Read more »

— 31 March 2021

Thomas Bach in the Cradle of Olympism

Symbolic. For his first trip outside Switzerland since his re-election as IOC President, Thomas Bach visited Greece, the cradle of Olympism. The German leader wasted no time on the... Read more »

— 31 March 2021

The Tokyo Games, a health risk but not an economic one

Seiko Hashimoto, the new chair of the Tokyo Games Organising Committee, was not mistaken. Barely arrived last month in the office vacated by Yoshiro Mori, she explained that her... Read more »

— 30 March 2021

For the Tokyo Games, the dilemma of foreign media

What will the Tokyo Games look like? For the media, the question remains unanswered. The organising committee unveiled last February a series of four practical guides detailing the menu... Read more »

— 26 March 2021

At the Tokyo Games, Russia wants to play Tchaikovsky

With less than four months to go until the Tokyo Games, Russia is yet to count its troops. The selection is no longer entirely theirs. They will have to... Read more »

— 25 March 2021

For the Tokyo Games, the flame of hope

It has left. Finally. The Olympic Torch Relay for the Tokyo Games kicked off early in the morning of Thursday, March 25th, from the football fields of J-Village, a... Read more »