Tokyo Games

— 8 April 2021

Vaccination, a new pre-Olympic event

With less than 110 days before the opening of the Tokyo Games (D-106 this Thursday, April 8th), the issue of the vaccination of athletes no longer seems to be... Read more »

— 6 April 2021

North Korea will not see the Tokyo Games

The Olympic movement will not present itself in full on Friday, July 23rd, at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games. One country will be missed at the delegations... Read more »

— 31 March 2021

The Tokyo Games, a health risk but not an economic one

Seiko Hashimoto, the new chair of the Tokyo Games Organising Committee, was not mistaken. Barely arrived last month in the office vacated by Yoshiro Mori, she explained that her... Read more »

— 30 March 2021

For the Tokyo Games, the dilemma of foreign media

What will the Tokyo Games look like? For the media, the question remains unanswered. The organising committee unveiled last February a series of four practical guides detailing the menu... Read more »

— 26 March 2021

At the Tokyo Games, Russia wants to play Tchaikovsky

With less than four months to go until the Tokyo Games, Russia is yet to count its troops. The selection is no longer entirely theirs. They will have to... Read more »

— 25 March 2021

For the Tokyo Games, the flame of hope

It has left. Finally. The Olympic Torch Relay for the Tokyo Games kicked off early in the morning of Thursday, March 25th, from the football fields of J-Village, a... Read more »

— 22 March 2021

“We believed in the presence of foreign visitors at the Tokyo Games until the end”

The news surprised no one. It was expected. It only confirmed the rumours. The Tokyo Games will take place without foreign spectators. Only Japanese residents will be admitted to... Read more »

— 19 March 2021

Russian athletes, count yourselves

Hope is slim, but it exists. Meeting by video conference on Thursday, March 18th, the World Athletics Council once again looked into the future of Russian athletics. The short... Read more »

— 18 March 2021

At the Tokyo Games, sexism leaves the offices

Sexism and bad jokes continue to rock the Tokyo Games Organising Committee. After its president, Yoshiro Mori, was forced to return his keys and badge last month for making... Read more »

— 11 March 2021

Thomas Bach, alone in the world but collective

It is done. Cleanly, without a burst of voice nor a single background noise. Thomas Bach, 67, was re-elected Wednesday, March 10th, for a second – and final –... Read more »