Tokyo 2020

— 21 April 2022

74% increase in digital audience

The competition venues were empty from the first to the last day, but the IOC is adamant that the Tokyo 2020 Games were a success. In fact, the Olympic... Read more »

— 25 March 2022

The bill will be known in June

Be patient. We will have to wait a few more months before we know from an official source the final cost of the Tokyo 2020 Games. Toshiro Muto, the... Read more »

— 24 February 2022

At the Commonwealth Games, athletes will be able to raise their fists

The IOC has been caught off guard. Unlike the Olympic Games, athletes will be able to express an opinion openly, including on the podium, at the upcoming Commonwealth Games,... Read more »

— 3 January 2022

The bubble remained hermetic

The study is late in coming, but it ends the debate. According to an investigation by Dr Saito Tomoya, director of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Centre at Japan’s... Read more »

— 23 December 2021

FrancsJeux Awards: the new Olympic motto, good idea of the year (4)

A solid year for the IOC. Presumed to be post-Olympic (and pre-Olympic for winter), and therefore rather calm and quiet, 2021 will be remembered by the Olympic movement. It... Read more »

— 21 December 2021

Taxpayers will not have to pay again

The total cost of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will not be revealed until the first quarter of 2022, but figures are starting to appear in the... Read more »

— 15 December 2021

For referees, a year that could weigh heavily

The Tokyo Games were able to unfold their decor and offer “a light at the end of the tunnel”. But the year 2021 will remain, like the previous one,... Read more »

— 13 December 2021

Despite the crisis, peace through sport is still gaining ground

The event has become a ritual. Every year at this time, the Monegasque organisation Peace & Sport awards its annual trophies. For the second consecutive edition, the award ceremony... Read more »

— 9 December 2021

Three billion people watched the Games

The health crisis does not change anything: the Olympic Games remain a heavyweight in the sports world. According to an independent survey of 32,055 people in 17 countries conducted... Read more »

— 6 December 2021

The budget would be reduced

Who would have guessed ? According to Kyodo News, the Tokyo Games should finally cost a little less than expected. Citing sources close to the matter, the Japanese press... Read more »