Tokyo 2020: Japan’s Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto to Lead Committee
Japan’s Olympics minister, Seiko Hashimoto, is in line to lead the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, just over five months before the delayed Games are due...
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Tokyo Olympics Head Yoshiro Mori Announces His Resignation
The head of the Tokyo Olympics has announced his resignation over sexist comments. Yoshiro Mori had said women talk too much during an online meeting...
Tokyo Olympics Chief to Step Down After Facing Backlash over Sexist Remarks
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee is stepping down after facing backlash over sexist remarks. Yoshiro Mori, 83, said that he will announce...
Tokyo 2021 Olympics Organisers Supplies 150,000 Condoms to Athletes, Aim for ‘Safe’ Olympics
Tokyo Olympics organisers have unveiled a rulebook to underline the strict rules in place for athletes at the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic, warning participants...
Nigerian Athlete, Blessing Okagbare Beats Usain Bolt, Makes It to Guinness World Records as the Fastest Runner Ever
Famous Nigerian track and field athlete, Blessing Okagbare has made it to Guinness World Records after she beat record breaker Usain Bolt as the fastest...
Tokyo Olympic Organisers to Meet over President Yoshiro Mori Sexist Comments
Yoshiro Mori has apologised but is facing calls to resign after he made the comments at a Japanese Olympic Committee board meeting last week, where...
Olympics Volunteers Quit Over President Comments about Women
Hundreds of people who signed up to volunteer at the Tokyo Olympic Games have resigned in protest against derogatory remarks about women made by the Games’ organising...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Chief Yoshiro Mori May Step Down Over Sexist Comments
The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee said he may need to resign over sexist comments that women board members had difficulty speaking...
Tokyo 2020: IOC Targets ‘Safe and Successful’ Games – IOC President Thomas Bach
The International Olympic Committee “is fully concentrated and committed to the successful and safe delivery” of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this year despite the...