— 19 August 2021
History keeps repeating itself. On Thursday, August 19th, the Tokyo Games organisers announced that they had recorded the first COVID-19 case in the athletes’ village. The identity of the... Lire la suite »
— 18 August 2021
The Japanese were expecting it: the absence of foreign spectators reduced the tourism impact of the Tokyo 2020 Games a lot. But it was not insignificant either. According to... Lire la suite »
— 18 August 2021
Thomas Bach is not finished with the Tokyo Games. According to the Kyodo News agency, citing anonymous sources, the IOC President will make another trip to the Japanese capital... Lire la suite »
— 18 August 2021
The Paralympics are not yet underway, but with less than a week to go before they start, the number of COVID-19 cases linked to the event keeps rising. According... Lire la suite »
— 17 August 2021
Worrying. With 170 days to go before the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, which is less than six months away, China continues to cancel all the... Lire la suite »
— 17 August 2021
D-Day in Tokyo. The athletes’ village opened its doors on Tuesday, August 17th, seven days before the start of the Paralympic Games. The first foreign delegations settled in the... Lire la suite »
— 17 August 2021
With seven days to go before the opening of the Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24th to September 5th), the big manoeuvres have begun in Japan. The Japanese delegation was... Lire la suite »
— 16 August 2021
This was predictable and expected. The Tokyo Paralympic Games will strictly follow the path of the Olympic Games. They will be held without spectators. Behind closed doors, once again.... Lire la suite »
— 16 August 2021
Predictable. A week after the Tokyo Games ended, the Japanese media polled public opinion on their perception of the Olympic event. The results show a dramatic reversal of the... Lire la suite »
— 16 August 2021
The story of Nagoya’s mayor and the gold medal he bit off continues in Japan. Takashi Kawamura, who has been criticized for biting the Olympic gold medal of one... Lire la suite »
