— 3 March 2021
Very virtual day in Japan. Seiko Hashimoto, the new president of the Tokyo Games, is due to meet this Wednesday afternoon by videoconference with four major players in the... Read more »
— 1 March 2021
A sign of hope? 144 days before the opening of the Tokyo Games, the state of emergency was lifted on Monday March 1st in six prefectures of the Japanese... Read more »
— 26 February 2021
The new selection process for host cities for the Games has quelled the clamour. By putting the voting ceremony back into the oblivion of history, the IOC has stifled... Read more »
— 25 February 2021
Patience. The IOC brought it up on Wednesday February 24th through its director of the Olympic Games, Christophe Dubi: the decision to authorise, or not, the presence of spectators... Read more »
— 22 February 2021
Will we ever see Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah again? The future of the Kuwaiti leader, long touted as one of the most influential men in the Olympic movement, if... Read more »
— 19 February 2021
Nice gesture. Visiting Lausanne earlier this week, where she met Thomas Bach at the IOC headquarters, French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu did not leave Switzerland empty-handed. In his briefcase,... Read more »
— 18 February 2021
Habemus papam. Barring an unlikely turnaround, the Tokyo Games Organising Committee has found a new president. White smoke is expected to rise above his offices this Thursday, February 18,... Read more »
— 17 February 2021
Trouble continues for the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Games. After the Yoshiro Mori affair, and growing mistrust in the public opinion and the business world, a new threat... Read more »
— 16 February 2021
The formula may surprise. At least on the form. The IOC unveiled on Monday February 15th, via a long press release, its new strategic roadmap for the next five... Read more »
— 15 February 2021
Time is running out. With 158 days before the alleged opening of the Tokyo Games (July 23rd to August 8th), the organising committee has yet to decide whether the... Read more »
