(ATR) The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is marking the six-year countdown to the opening ceremony for the Games with a unique social media campaign. The IOC says the one-day # ...

When Tokyo submitted its candidate file in 2013 in bidding to host the 2020 Olympics, one provision clearly stated that the metropolitan government would cover any losses incurred by the ...

Masks will be mandated at nearly all times outside of competition, and social distancing ... at venues in Tokyo or any other areas of the country currently under new coronavirus restrictions. This ...

Tokyo’s 2020 Summer Olympics experienced similar problems even before the ... To its credit, the IOC recognizes the financial and social burdens of competing for and hosting the Olympics and ...

Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the team and individual all-around competitions at the Tokyo Olympics has opened eyes to the pressures behind the gold. “It’s been a long week ...

Fewer and fewer cities want to host the Olympics. That should tell the IOC something. Katie Ledecky entered the Tokyo Olympics with outsized expectations and demonstrated how much faster she is ...

There were a number of incredible moments from the Tokyo Olympics. From Caeleb Dressel dominating in the pool to the U.S. women winning their seventh-straight basketball gold medal, the storylines ...

In December 2020, the Tokyo Olympics organisers announced that the cost had ballooned to US$15.4 billion – double its original estimate. Japanese economist Takahide Kiuchi from the Nomura ...

International Olympics Committee (IOC ... U.S., the NBC streaming platform Peacock has already topped the total of Tokyo 2020 ...