Tokyo 2020

— 15 April 2021

IOC still awaiting North Korean decision

Christophe Dubi, the director of the Olympic Games at the IOC, explained this on Wednesday, April 14th, during a press point in virtual mode at D-100 of the opening... Lire la suite »

— 15 April 2021

A second city erased from the flame’s route

Trouble continues for the Olympic Torch Relay at the Tokyo Games. After Osaka, where the route has been diverted from its initial route over the past two days, a... Lire la suite »

— 13 April 2021

Faced with the Tokyo Games, the Japanese always say no

The days go by, but nothing changes. On the eve of celebrating the symbolic date of D-100 days before the opening of the Tokyo Games, Wednesday April 14th, the... Lire la suite »

— 12 April 2021

At Tokyo Games, a 300-room hotel to isolate COVID cases

How high will the final score for the Tokyo Games climb? A few dozen hours from the symbolic date of D-100 days before the opening of the Olympic event,... Lire la suite »

— 9 April 2021

New health plan in the Japanese capital

Health conditions are deteriorating in Japan, just over 100 days before the opening of the Tokyo Games. So much so that the central government is seriously considering allowing the... Lire la suite »

— 9 April 2021

Koji Murofushi suffers from cerebral lymphoma

Hard blow for Koji Murofushi. The former Japanese athlete, Olympic hammer throw champion at the 2004 Athens Games, suffers from cerebral lymphoma, a rare form of cancer. The 46-year-old... Lire la suite »

— 8 April 2021

Osaka striped from the course of the flame

It’s official: the Olympic Torch Relay for the Tokyo Games will not pass through Osaka. The governor of the prefecture, Hirofumi Yoshimura, announced it on Wednesday (April 7th). He... Lire la suite »

— 7 April 2021

Japan and the IOC await confirmation from North Korea

The decision of the North Korean authorities to renounce sending a delegation to the Tokyo Games because of the health risks left the Japanese organisers in shock. But the... Lire la suite »

— 6 April 2021

Osaka no longer wants the flame

It’s official: authorities in Osaka, one of Japan’s most populous municipalities, have called on Tokyo Games organisers to stop handing over the Olympic torch to their city. In question,... Lire la suite »

— 6 April 2021

Towards a cancellation of the pre-Olympic water polo event

Bad sign. According to NHK, the pre-Olympic water polo event, which was due to start on Saturday (April 10gh) in Tokyo, has been called off by the organisers of... Lire la suite »