March 10, 2021
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Bach, who began his first term in 2013, will now serve a final four-year term that will begin upon the conclusion of the 2021 Olympic Games on August 8.
Feb. 26, 2021
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IOC President Thomas Bach said in a press conference this week that he currently expects a late April or early May decision on whether to allow foreign spectators at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Feb. 12, 2021
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Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday after his remarks about women as Saburo Kawabuchi turned down the request to replace him.
Feb. 2, 2021
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The Japanese Government is expected to extend the state of emergency in Tokyo and 10 other prefectures where the COVID infection rate is high
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Jan. 29, 2021
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IOC Meets With Florida Chief Financial Officer About Olympic Proposal. He earlier wrote a letter to the International Olympic Committee.
Jan. 27, 2021
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Following rumors that the Tokyo Olympic Games would be canceled, Florida's CFO has announced the state as a viable alternative host site.
Jan. 27, 2021
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If Tokyo bows out as the host of this summer's Olympics, Florida has reached out to the International Olympic Committee to host the Games.
Jan. 24, 2021
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Regarding media reports indicating the possibility of a cancelled 2020 Olympic Games, Swimming Australia has released its own statements regarding ''plan B.'
Jan. 22, 2021
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The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, said “We have not received any information suggesting the Games will not happen as planned, and our focus remains on the health and preparedness of Team USA athletes ahead of the Games this summer.” The USOPC, like many national federations, has deferred to the IOC in discussions of whether the Games will happen, though privately they’ve told their athletes and national governing bodies to prepare for Tokyo. (1/3) USOPC statement on the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020: — USOPC News (@USOPC_News) January 22, 2021 The Australi ...
Jan. 22, 2021
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The Japanese government , IOC and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have insisted the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead after a report in The Times quoted a senior official saying the Games would be cancelled. Speculation has been mounting for weeks now that the Olympics, which had already been pushed back a year from their original start date of July 2020, are under threat because of the pandemic. According to The Times, an unnamed senior Japanese government figure said: “No one wants to be the first to say so but the consensus is that it’s too difficult. “Personal ...
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Jan. 21, 2021
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IOC president Thomas Bach has full conviction in the Olympics taking place in Tokyo from July and insists there is no “plan B” leaving cancellation or going ahead as planned the only options. Speculation has mounted in recent weeks that the Games are under threat following the rise in coronavirus cases and the imposition of lockdowns and a state of emergency in Tokyo. The IOC responded to the latter by stating it had full confidence in the measures introduced by the Japanese authorities and that it was “fully concentrated and committed to the safe and successful delivery of the Olymp ...
Jan. 19, 2021
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2021 Olympic organizers have expressed optimism that the Games will go on, but one former Olympic organizer has suggested the Olympics are ‘unlikely’ to happen amid the pandemic. Sir Keith Mills was the Chief Executive for the London 2012 Olympics. In an interview with the BBC this week, Mills said he sees the 2021 Olympics as unlikely to happen with Tokyo currently under a state of emergency in the coronavirus pandemic. “Personally, sitting here looking at the pandemic around the world, it looks unlikely I have to say,” Mills said in the BBC story. “If I was sitting in the shoes of ...
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2012 London Olympics Chief says Tokyo 'unlikely' to happen in 2021 ...