Japan Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympic Games, says IOC Officials justified the widely-anticipated move saying the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic. 20/03/2021
Inspire Middle East How are MENA athletes reacting to the delay of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? 24/04/2020
Inspire Middle East Fish out of water: How is Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam training during quarantine? 24/04/2020
Inspire Middle East Taking the reins: Saudi Dalma Malhas pines for her horses in Europe as she self-isolates 24/04/2020
no comment Olympic flame on display in Japan despite postponement of Tokyo 2020 Tokyo 2020 was put back amid the coronavirus outbreak. But that hasn't stopped the Olympic flame going on a tour of Japan. 25/03/2020
no comment Coronavirus fears leave Olympic torch plane virtually empty Tokyo 2020 officials did not fly to Athens to fetch the Olympic torch amid fears around coronavirus. 19/03/2020
View The Olympic Committee's new ban on politics denies reality - and its own poor history ǀ View 21/01/2020
Green Opinion Toyota announces 90% of vehicles for 2020 Olympics will be electrified The company is hoping its Olympic and Paralympic fleets will have the lowest emissions ever. 28/08/2019
Green Opinion Tokyo Olympics to make awards podiums out of household waste in 2020 The 2020 Olympic Games will see Tokyo incorporate recycled plastic into awards podiums. 11/06/2019
Japan Japanese Olympic chief indicted in France, suspected of corruption The head of Japan's Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, has been indicted in France on corruption allegations, Paris' financial prosecutor's office spokesperson confirmed to Euronews. 11/01/2019
no comment Japan plans mobile mosques for Olympics A project to develop "Mobile Mosques" is underway in Japan, as the country prepares to welcome visitors to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. 24/07/2018
no comment Tokyo unveils Miraitowa and Someity as 2020 mascots The mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were named during a ceremony in Tokyo on Sunday (July 22) where they also greeted the Japanese public for the first time. 22/07/2018
