Green News ‘No sport can escape’: Tackling climate change at the Tokyo Olympics Extreme weather events such as storms and heatwaves, all affect competitors and spectators alike. 23/07/2021
Eco-Innovation Could the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games help usher in a circular economy? The Olympic and Paralympic Games are a platform for emerging technologies that could bring a more sustainable future. 22/07/2021
Japan Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke Director Kentaro Kobayashi was accused of using a joke about the Holocaust in his comedy act, including the phrase “Let’s play Holocaust." 22/07/2021
Living Tokyo 2020 Olympic beds: Suitable for both sex and saving the planet No, the beds in the Olympic village are not designed to be anti-sex - they’re just eco-friendly. 20/07/2021
Europe EU pushes for its flag to fly at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony EU leaders want Slovenian athletes to bear the EU flag alongside their national flag for the Olympic Games opening ceremony. 19/07/2021
World First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village Two athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Tokyo Olympic Village, organisers said on Sunday, sparking fears of a larger outbreak just days before kickoff. 18/07/2021
World First resident of Olympic Village tests positive for COVID Tokyo Olympics organisers sought to reassure competitors that the event would be safe after the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in the Games Village on Saturday. 17/07/2021
Japan Olympics chief makes gaffe in first appearance since arrival in Tokyo Thomas Bach quickly corrected himself after referring to the “Chinese people” rather than “Japanese people.” 13/07/2021
Japan Tokyo enters fourth state of emergency ahead of Olympic Games The coronavirus measures will remain in place throughout the Tokyo Olympics, with businesses selling alcohol being asked to shut to stop people from drinking and partying. 12/07/2021
Japan Olympic flame lighting ceremony marks countdown to 2020 Tokyo Games Paralympian Aki Taguchi and former tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka handed the Olympic flame over to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. 09/07/2021
Japan Fans banned from Olympics as Tokyo placed under state of emergency Japan is to place its capital Tokyo under a state of emergency, which will last through the upcoming Olympic games. 08/07/2021
Japan Tokyo Olympics: Limited local fans allowed but no cheering Up to 10,000 local fans will be allowed in each venue for the Olympic Games. But fan attendance may be stopped completely if COVID cases rise again 21/06/2021
Japan Top medical adviser says 'no fans' safest for Tokyo Olympics Fans from abroad were banned several months ago, and organisers are to announce early next week if some local fans should be allowed. 18/06/2021
Sport Europeans takes clean sweep on day four in Budapest France’s Clarisse Agbegnenou danced in the aisles at the World Judo Championships in Budapest - but her switch to focus was instantaneous. 09/06/2021
Japan Japan holds Tokyo Olympics test event to demonstrate safety protocols A half marathon was held on Wednesday in Japan, as Olympics organisers hoped to show COVID-19 safety measures would ensure a safe running of the games this summer. 05/05/2021
Japan Organiser says Tokyo Olympics could be held without any spectators Less than three months before they begin, the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee says the games could be held behind closed doors. 30/04/2021
Japan Torch relay for Tokyo Olympics kicks off its 121-day journey The ceremony was closed to the public because of the fear of spreading COVID-19 but was streamed live. 25/03/2021
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
