IOC will authorize 2020 Olympic schedule additions next year: Coates
The decision on which and how many new sports will be added to the slate for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will be determined next year, just before the start of the Rio Games, IOC vice president John Coates said on Thursday. Program changes approved ...
USOC gets Olympic bid wrong again
"Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore." — Chet Atkins The words of the late American musician sum up the reaction I had when the United States Olympic Committee selected Boston to be the bid city for the U.S. for the 2024 Olympics last week ...
The head of karate’s world governing body made a case on Thursday for his sport’s inclusion in the Olympic program at the 2020 Tokyo Games. Antonio Espinos, president of the World Karate Federation, told a press conference that karate, which originated in Japan was a ...
After the IOC rubber-stamped IOC president Thomas Bach's "Agenda 2020" that will lead to a shake-up in the Olympic movement not witnessed in decades, positive reactions reverberated across Japan as it prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Games in less than six years. "Being able to ...
IOC clears path for possible return of baseball, softball for 2020 Tokyo Games
The IOC approved of a new reform for the framework of the Olympic program on Monday, opening the way for a possible return of baseball/softball in a joint bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The IOC voted to scrap the cap of 28 sports to ...
The IOC on Monday voted to allow Olympic Games host cities to move competitions to other towns, cities or even countries, breaking with a long tradition of keeping the games contained in one location. The decision fuels speculation regarding the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, with ...
Sapporo takes chance on repeating as Olympic host
Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda announced Nov. 27 that his city will bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. The decision came about a year after Tokyo landed the 2020 Summer Games. If Sapporo succeeds, it will be its second Winter Olympics. In 1972, it became ...
The mayor of Sapporo in Japan's northernmost island prefecture Hokkaido on Thursday announced the city's intention to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The Japanese Olympic Committee will decide in 2016 which Japanese city will bid to host the event before International Olympic Committee members ...
Olympic venue costs for the 2020 Games could be reduced to about ¥260 billion ($2.2 billion) from an earlier estimate of ¥460 billion ($3.9 billion), according to a report released Wednesday following discussions between officials with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the International Olympic ...
Overcoming hurdles in Tokyo Olympic plan part of process, IOC chief says
For Tokyo, winning the bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics was only the first step on a long, arduous road. Now the heavy work should begin, but when that will be is still being debated.
Critics of Tokyo 2020 venues misguided
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are still almost six years away, but in many ways the games have already begun. What do I mean? The ongoing nonsense that has been taking place with regards to the main Olympic Stadium and other venues already approved by the IOC. I ...
Nippon Professional Baseball secretary general Atsushi Ihara said Tuesday that this year's Asia Series is a chance to show off baseball's potential for the International Olympic Committee. Ihara revealed that the tournament pitting Asia's national champions, will take place in Taiwan in November, just before ...
