OLYMPICS/ IOC says negative public opinion is no threat to Tokyo Games

GENEVA--The IOC on Wednesday downplayed concerns over Japanese public opinion calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled, before its virtual news conference was interrupted by an activist ... Read More

Why are Olympics going on despite public, medical warnings?

Public sentiment in Japan has been generally opposed to holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics ... are taking but hope that once the games begin the Japanese public will persevere ‘for ... Read More

Tokyo Olympics: A success? A failure? And how to judge?

It will take something much more nuanced than those basic notions to assess the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics ... The Japanese organizing committee. The Japanese public. The absent fans. Read More

Tokyo organizers say Olympics are ‘safe’--public disagrees

The IOC wraps up its final planning sessions on Friday with Tokyo ... of people in Japan, depending how the question is asked in public opinion polls, don’t want the postponed Olympics to ... Read More

OLYMPICS/ Organisers show off Olympic village a month before Games begin

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics ... athlete arriving in Japan for a preparation camp ahead of the Olympics late on Saturday was found to be infected with the virus, public broadcaster NHK said. Read More

OLYMPICS/ Japan ends Tokyo 2020 with record medal haul

Japan concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a record haul of 27 gold medals, far exceeding the previous high of 16 at the 2000 Athens Olympics ... of the public," he said at a news conference. Read More

Celebrating the legacy of the Tokyo 1964 Olympics

and offering a chance to share a new angle on Japanese creativity and innovation. 1964 Tokyo Olympics official poster. Courtesy of Prince Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum 1964 Tokyo Games Art ... Read More

2024 Paris Olympics schedule: Highlights for every day of the Games

The 2024 Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony on July 26 is now 100 days away. The Paris Games, which begin with non-medal competition on July 24, will have 329 medal events over 16 days from July 27-Aug. Read More

Tokyo Olympics: Japan Captain Yoshida Questions Spectator Ban

The Tokyo Olympics men's football tournament will be played behind closed doors, but Maya Yoshida has questioned why that decision was made. Japan ... when the Games begin next week. Read More

Tokyo Olympics softball in review: Japan tops USA for gold ... just like last time

the action on the field in Tokyo remained as competitive as ever. It was the second straight Olympics the U.S and Japan squared off for Olympic gold and the host nation was not going to allow their ... Read More

Olympic torch relay begins 3,100-mile journey from Greece to Paris

A symbolic lighting of the Olympic torch early Tuesday in Olympia, Greece, heralded the coming of the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. Read More

Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic

Senior International Olympic Committee member Richard Pound was emphatic in an interview with a British newspaper. “Barring Armageddon that we can’t see or anticipate, these things are a go ... Read More