Tokyo 2020

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch relay got underway on Thursday when the flame was lit by the rays of the sun in ancient Olympia in a scaled-down ceremony overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. Actress Xanthi Georgiou,...

Like a world-class gymnast, the United States Olympic Committee(USOC) needs to nail a perfect landing to put a damaging sexual abuse scandal behind it ahead of the 2020 Games in Tokyo, sports sponsorship experts said. The...

The opening and closing ceremonies at Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics Games will showcase Japan’s ancient and modern sides, the traditional theatre actor newly appointed to direct the events said Tuesday. The appointment of Mansai Nomura, who performs...

A successful Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang has “raised the bar” for Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee said Monday, warning organizers to brace for difficult questions and criticism as the Games approach. IOC coordination commission chairman...

News Hour: Japan on Monday launched a national exercise to encourage tens of thousands of commuters to work from home, in a bid to ease rail and road congestion before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and reform...

News Hour: For modern Olympic host cities, the twin threats of terrorism and financial ruin constantly loom. But spare a thought for Tokyo 2020 organisers, who face the added risk of a devastating earthquake or tsunami....

News Hour: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday that it felt costs for the 2020 Tokyo Games looked “very high” and would work with organizers to cut them, but that athletes must come first...

News Hour: The decision by the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro was the most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic programme in modern history. Plans call for staging the skateboarding and sports climbing events in...