Tokyo 2020

— 7 October 2021

450 million computer attacks

The figure speaks volumes. But it is misleading. According to the organisers of the Tokyo Games, no less than 450 million cyber attacks on the last Olympic and Paralympic... Lire la suite »

— 6 October 2021

‘At some point, we became inaudible’

The Olympic flag changed hands. Tokyo passed it on to Paris. Only a few weeks after the last fires of the Paralympic Games, most of the employees left the... Lire la suite »

— 30 September 2021

For Beijing 2022, foreign spectators will be left behind

History is repeating itself. While the Tokyo Games are barely over, the organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games (February 4th to 20th) have finally unveiled their anti-COVID-19 plan.... Lire la suite »

— 20 September 2021

The Japanese remain very divided

The historic performance of the athletes and the low number of COVID-19 cases among accredited persons have not completely reversed the Japanese public’s opinion of the Tokyo Games. According... Lire la suite »

— 14 September 2021

6,200 samples, six positive cases

With the Tokyo Games now over, the International Testing Agency (ITA) has done its homework. They are good. Which is not surprising. It explains this in a press release... Lire la suite »

— 14 September 2021

China cancels everything… except the Beijing 2022 Games

The exercise has become a ritual. On the homepage of the official website of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, a digital countdown shows the days remaining before the opening... Lire la suite »

— 13 September 2021

Village beds to go to Osaka

In Japan, the legacy of the Tokyo Games is not long in coming. But it is taking an unexpected form. The governor of Osaka Prefecture, Hirofumi Yoshimura, said over... Lire la suite »

— 9 September 2021

The Games recorded 863 COVID-19 cases

The books are closed. Three days after the end of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Japanese organisers announced on Wednesday, September 8th, that they had registered a total of 863... Lire la suite »

— 7 September 2021

Proud of its Games, Japan wants more

Time for reckoning has not come for Tokyo and Japan – yet. Which is for the best. It promises to be a difficult time. The Japanese know this. They... Lire la suite »

— 6 September 2021

The same tour for both flags

It’s done. Exactly four weeks after receiving the Olympic flag from Thomas Bach, Anne Hidalgo inherited its Paralympic counterpart on Sunday, December 5th. With this handover, organised during the... Lire la suite »