Test marathon a taste of Tokyo 2020
Tokyo holds a marathon as a test case for whether organisers, athletes, and spectators can cope with sweltering temperatures.
Tag: Tokyo 2020
Cambodia represented at Tokyo 2020 seminar
A Cambodian official is representing the kingdom at the Chef de Mission seminar ahead of next year’s Summer Olympics.
NOCs remain confident Tokyo can overcome issues
Searing heat and water quality issues have dogged Tokyo 2020 organisers.
Heat back on the agenda at Tokyo 2020 hockey venue
it is the hockey’s turn to experience testing at the newly-built Oi Hockey Stadium.
Tokyo 2020 marathon rescheduled due to heat fears
The marathon race at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will start 30 minutes earlier.
Organisers unveil Tokyo 2020 medals
The medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled yesterday with exactly one year to go until next year’s Games.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium 90% finished
With the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics a little over a year away, the National Stadium, set to be the centrepiece of the Games, is 90% completed and will open its doors for the first time in December.
IOC strip AIBA of Olympic status
Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday voted unanimously to suspend recognition of amateur boxing’s troubled governing body the AIBA as an Olympic governing body ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Tokyo Olympics to warn on weed
In what you might call a joint statement, Tokyo 2020 organisers yesterday noted the need to warn countries with relaxed cannabis laws that weed isn’t allowed in Japan.
British Olympic team to have more women: BBC
Great Britain’s team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on course to contain more women than men for the first time, chief de mission Mark England has told the BBC.
Bach wants to ensure clean 2020
International Olympic Committee President wants closer co-operation to ensure the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are the cleanest.
