Toyota won’t be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games despite being one of the IOC’s top corporate sponsors.
The British women’s soccer team plan to take a knee before kickoff at the Tokyo Olympics. The players have been performing the anti-racism stance over the last year.
The head of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics says he disagrees with some scientists and doctors that a vaccine for COVID-19 is needed to hold the games.
The chief executive of the Tokyo Olympics has promised “transparency” with the Japanese public regarding the cost of postponing the games until next year.
Tokyo organizers say they have no “PlanB ” for the Olympics if it's postponed again. They are proceeding under the assumption the Olympics will open on July 23, 2021.
The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games. Tokyo organizers say the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021.
A worldwide group representing Olympic hopefuls and supporters is calling on the IOC to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until the coronavirus pandemic is under control.
The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says she's more focused on bringing solutions to the IOC than demanding it postpone this summer's Tokyo Games.