Tokyo 2020

— 6 January 2021

The pandemic sets a new record

Bad news from Japan. According to the NHK, the number of people infected with the coronavirus reached a new record in Tokyo, this Wednesday, January 6. For the first... Lire la suite »

— 5 January 2021

A squad of cybersecurity experts

The Tokyo Games organisers are not kidding about computer security. They announce that they have recently formed a squad of 220 cybersecurity experts in the run-up to the next... Lire la suite »

— 5 January 2021

Mori lifts the veil on the calendar

Patience. According to Yoshiro Mori, the chairman of the organising committee, it may be necessary to wait until spring to know if spectators will be allowed at the Tokyo... Lire la suite »

— 5 January 2021

The state of emergency declared this week

Everything is getting complicated in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (pictured above) announced at a press conference on Monday January 4 that a state of emergency would most... Lire la suite »

— 30 December 2020

Partners remain loyal

Good news, finally. In the wake of the revelation of the latest version of the Tokyo Games budget, now set at $15.4 billion, Japanese organisers announced last weekend that... Lire la suite »

— 23 December 2020

New casting for the ceremonies

The Tokyo Games Organising Committee announced this Wednesday, December 23 via a press release, published at the end of a virtual press conference: a new creation and production team... Lire la suite »

— 21 December 2020

At the Tokyo Games, ever more expensive ceremonies

Surprising Japanese. The budget for the Tokyo Games is soaring to heights never before approached in the history of the Olympic movement. It would exceed $15 billion at the... Lire la suite »

— 16 December 2020

D-100 for the torch relay

The polls point to a cancellation of the Tokyo Games, but organisers are not giving up on trying to awaken Japanese enthusiasm for the Olympic and Paralympic event. They... Lire la suite »

— 16 December 2020

Coronavirus “fan zones”

Logical. According to the NHK, political authorities in Tokyo are currently working on a plan to reduce the number of people who will be admitted next year to Olympic... Lire la suite »

— 14 December 2020

Green light for the Olympic marathon

The Tokyo Games organisers’ effort to simplify the event and cut costs does not change that: the Olympic marathon and athletic walking events will not see the Japanese capital.... Lire la suite »