TOKYO: The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, resigned Friday as a fallout of sexist remarks he had made early last week that sparked an outcry.
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Nov 03, 2018 13:11
LAUSANNE: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach awarded its annual Olympic Cup award to the ‘World Union of Olympic Cities’, an institution created by Greek capital city Athens and Switzerland’s Lausanne to ensure and promote sustainable legacies of the Olympic Games by facilitating an ongoing dialogue between former and future host cities of the Olympic Games.
Oct 17, 2018 13:10
TOKYO: The Shinzo Abe-led Japanese government is all set to launch an electronic system for tourist visa applications to achieve its target of attracting 60 million foreign visitors every year by 2030, government sources told Japan Times.
Oct 10, 2018 14:10
BUENOS AIRES: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced there will be a Olympic team made up of refugees at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, as happened in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Oct 10, 2018 13:10
TOKYO: The Board of Audit of Japan has concluded that central and local governments need to be prepared in incurring expenses up to ¥3 trillion ($26.3 billion) for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics 2020, Japan Times reports.
Oct 05, 2018 15:10
BUENOS AIRES: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) asserted here Thursday that its "Agenda 2020" and "new norm" have already resulted in savings of $4.3 billion in regards to the costs of delivereing the Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo.
Sep 24, 2018 12:09
NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Sunday promised continued support to medal prospects for the 2022 Asian and Commonwealth Games even though the focus has now shifted to 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Sep 20, 2018 12:09
BEIJING: Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese billionaire Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group and Intel Group announced on Wednesday the launch of the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) Cloud, an innovative broadcasting solution that operates entirely on the cloud, to help transform the media industry for the digital era starting from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.]
Sep 04, 2018 13:09
TOKYO: The Organising Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have appointed Kokuyo Co. Ltd as one of its seven official supporters, which is the third domestic tier of the event's sponsorship programme.
Sep 01, 2018 16:09
TOKYO: One of the worldwide partners of the Olympic Games, Coca-Cola’s subsidiary in Japan has been named as the first presenting partner of the Tokyo 2020 Games’ Torch Relay named ‘Hope Lights Our Way’ that will begin on 26 March 2020 in Fukushima and travel during 121 days to all 47 prefectures in Japan, showcasing the varied cultural and scenic attractions of each region.
Aug 31, 2018 13:08
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Thursday that his government will sponsor Asian Games 2018 Silver medallist Dutee Chand for her training keeping the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in mind, Press Trust of India reports.