Tokyo 2020

— 4 February 2021

The United States does not change anything

Joe Biden, the new US president, has yet to speak publicly about the Tokyo Games since taking office on January 20th. But White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki just did... Read more »

— 3 February 2021

Mori promises a new model

Yoshiro Mori is steadfast: the Tokyo Games will be held as scheduled, health crisis or not. The chairman of the organising committee repeated it on Tuesday (February 2nd), during... Read more »

— 3 February 2021

Parsons expresses his confidence

The IOC is not the only body in the sports movement to tirelessly repeat its confidence in the Tokyo Games next summer. Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic... Read more »

— 1 February 2021

The state of emergency still prolonged

Bad sign. According to several sources in the government, quoted by national media, the Japanese authorities are expected to decide Tuesday (February 2nd) to further extend the state of... Read more »

— 1 February 2021

Oysters come to the rowing site

New concerns for the Tokyo Games Organising Committee. But, surprise, they are not linked to the health crisis. The Japanese press reports that the Olympic row-race rowing and canoeing... Read more »

— 1 February 2021

The majority of the French want a cancellation of the Games

Not much of a surprise. With less than six months of the opening of the Tokyo Games (July 23rd to August 8th), mistrust of the Olympic and Paralympic event... Read more »

— 29 January 2021

Between Tokyo and Lausanne, the current flows

With less than six months of the opening of the Olympic Games, Lausanne and Tokyo continue to speak the same language. Proof of this was again given on Thursday... Read more »

— 29 January 2021

Companies want the Games in 2021

Good news for the organisers of the Tokyo Games. Finally. According to a poll by NHK, more than the majority of Japanese companies (60%) want the Olympic event to... Read more »

— 28 January 2021

Synchronised swimming test event goes back two months

Bad sign. The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has announced that it has postponed the pre-Olympic synchronised swimming event, which qualifies for the Tokyo Games, for two months. Initially scheduled... Read more »

— 28 January 2021

Japan awaits Joe Biden’s gesture

Confession of helplessness? Faced with rumours of cancellation of the Tokyo Games and a still unstable health situation, Japan turns to the United States. With the avowed objective of... Read more »