National Dec 9, 2016
IOC chief Bach says Tokyo 2020 Games costs can be capped at ¥1.7 trillion
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says even that figure could be too high, and vows further efforts.
National Dec 8, 2016
Yokohama gets baseball, softball as IOC decides Tokyo 2020 venues
The International Olympic Committee made the choice, along with venues for four other new sports, at an executive meeting on Wednesday.
National Dec 1, 2016
Tokyo Olympic chiefs weigh private-sector venue funding
by Andrew McKirdy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers are entertaining the idea that venues built for the games could be financed and run by private-sector companies. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, central government and Tokyo 2020 organizing committee have vowed to cut costs for the games, having announced a budget ...
Olympics | OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK Nov 5, 2016
Gold in 1964 Tokyo Games set Cassell on life path
by Ed Odeven
From humble roots growing up in a coal mining camp in Wise County, Virginia, Ollan Cassell built a successful, inspiring career in track and field. After first attending East Tennessee State, he rose to prominence at the University of Houston, then continued his athletic career ...
National Nov 2, 2016
Koike's cost-cutting team says 2020 Olympics budget draft to be ready in December
A draft of the overall budget for the 2020 Olympics looks like it will finally be made in December, according to the chief auditor of the metropolitan government team reviewing costs for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday. Shinichi Ueyama, the Keio University professor heading an ...
National / Politics Oct 28, 2016
Koike steps back from plan to decide on Olympic venues by end of October
by Magdalena Osumi
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday retracted her plan to decide whether to change venues for the 2020 Olympics by the end of October, claiming she has her hands tied. The comment followed Koike's pledge on Oct. 18 to make her final decision on whether ...
More Sports Oct 21, 2016
WADA chief Reedie calls on Abe to provide more funding to fight doping
by Andrew McKirdy
World Anti-Doping Agency President Craig Reedie challenged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to put his money where his mouth is and increase Japan's funding in the fight against doping on Friday. Abe met International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach earlier this week and pledged to support ...
National Oct 19, 2016
IOC president rejects Koike's calls to expand new Olympic cost-cutting group
by Andrew McKirdy
Thomas Bach turns aside the Tokyo governor’s suggestion to expand a group set up Tuesday to review rising costs for the games.
National / Politics Oct 10, 2016
Arrangements are being made for Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to meet with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Oct. 18 when the latter is scheduled to be in Japan, a source said Sunday. Koike is currently considering making changes to some already-decided competition venues ...
National Oct 1, 2016
IOC executive concerned over Olympic venue changes; organizers dispute Tokyo's cost estimates
The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission head joins a teleconference over a plan to switch three venues for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
Olympics Sep 3, 2016
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are working toward staging a baseball and softball game in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami struck Fukushima Prefecture, a source close to the matter said Friday. Baseball and softball were among the five sports approved last month by the ...
Olympics / Summer Olympics / Athletics Aug 21, 2016
For the third time in a week, Russia was stripped of a track-and-field medal Saturday after another athlete tested positive in a reanalysis of doping samples from previous Olympics. Evgenia Kolodko was disqualified and stripped of the silver medal in the women's shot put from ...