Tag: International Olympic Committee (IOC)
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Paralympic Committee of India welcomes decision on Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
The decision on Tokyo Olympics 2020 was made on Tuesday evening by the IOC Executive Board and Japanese government.
March 25, 2020 -
It relieves our athletes, India after Tokyo Olympics postponement
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday announced the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
March 24, 2020 -
Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021, confirms Japan PM after holding talks with IOC chief
The Tokyo Olympics have become the latest sporting event and possibly the biggest of them all to be rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 24, 2020 -
Japan PM Shinzo Abe to speak with IOC chief to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics 2020
Japan PM Shinzo had earlier pledged to host the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled and refused to declare the COVID-19 pandemic an emergency in his country.
March 24, 2020 -
India dismisses postponement claims of Tokyo Olympics as ‘unofficial’
India is not ready to pay any heed to the claims that the Tokyo Olympics has been postponed unless the IOC conveys an official decision.
March 24, 2020 -
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju asks people to stop questioning about Tokyo Olympics
The IOC also reiterated its view of going ahead with the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled and said that ‘there is no need for any drastic decisions at this stage’.
March 19, 2020 -
India confident of on-time Tokyo Olympics; backs IOC to beat COVID-19 storm
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Games organisers are adamant that the Games will start on July 24 as scheduled.
March 19, 2020 -
‘No need for any drastic decisions at this stage,’ IOC on Tokyo Olympics 2020
IOC has continued its consultations with all the stakeholders of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 to stage the event as per the schedule.
March 18, 2020 -
Japan Olympic Committee deputy head has coronavirus: Reports
Japan Olympic Committee's deputy chief Kozo Tashima said he was on a business trip since February 28, first heading to Belfast, then to Amsterdam and to US.
March 17, 2020 -
Tokyo 1940: The Games that became the ‘Missing Olympics’
Tokyo officials originally touted a bid for the 1940 Games as a way to show the city had recovered from the devastating 1923 earthquake.
March 17, 2020 -
‘Don’t sacrifice lives’: doubts grow in Japan over Tokyo Olympics
Japan has seen relatively few cases, with 814 testing positive and 24 dead. But some people on the streets of Tokyo voiced concern for the fans.
March 16, 2020 -
COVID-19: IOC to talk to international federations to discuss fate of Tokyo Olympics 2020
With less than five months to go until the scheduled start of the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC is working with all stakeholders to address the current situation.
March 16, 2020 -
India take 1st step towards dream of hosting Olympics with 2023 IOC session in Mumbai
With Tokyo Olympics just round the corner and a strong Indian contingent vying podium spots, it is in the horizon that someday India would host Olympics.
March 5, 2020 -
Japan Olympic Minister: Games could be held any time in 2020
The Tokyo Olympics are being threatened by a fast-spreading virus that has been blamed for 12 deaths in Japan and has shut down most sports competitions.
March 3, 2020 -
Olympic Committee monitoring coronavirus situation in Tokyo closely with WHO
International Olympic Committee Medical and Scientific Director Richard Budgett said in a letter addressed to athletes that they should follow WHO's advice.
February 29, 2020 -
Tokyo’s new National Stadium is ready to host the 2020 Olympics
The stadium can seat 60,000 spectators and will host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well athletic and football events of the Games.
November 30, 2019 -
Olympic chief says will “do everything” to ensure Russia at 2020 Games
Russia's Olympic Committee will do all it can to ensure Russian athletes take part in the 2020 Games, its chief said Thursday, as the country faces a four-year doping ban.
November 28, 2019