Category: OLYMPIC

Tokyo, Dec 11, 2018: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today announced it had joined the “Sports for UNFCCC Climate Action Initiative”, a new programme established by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Initiative was announced at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the…

Lausanne, Dec 11, 2018: The Initiative launched today by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in partnership with the IOC, at a High-Level Event of the Summit. It aims to set the course for the sports world to address climate change through concrete commitments and partnerships, while applying verified standards to measure,…

Tokyo, Dec 03, 2018: The IOC will be significantly increasing the number of Young Change Makers (YCMs) on its Commissions for 2019, IOC President Thomas Bach announced on the final day of the three-day IOC Youth Summit taking place in Tokyo. During the last IOC Youth Summit in Lausanne in 2017, seven YCMs included on…

Tokyo, Dec 01, 2018: The IOC Executive Board (IOC EB) today decided to set up an IOC Advisory Committee on Human Rights. It will chair by HRH Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. “We are extremely pleased that HRH Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein accepted to chair this new…

Tokyo, Nov 30, 2018: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today decided to initiate an inquiry AIBA into the International Boxing Association (AIBA). This is the initiation of a procedure which can lead to the withdrawal of recognition for AIBA. The decision came after AIBA had submitted a Progress Report to…

Tokyo, Oct 26, 2018: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022 Establish Partnership) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which both organisations will cooperate with the aim of ensuring successful delivery of their respective…

Tokyo, Oct 23, 2018: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that Naomi Kawase has been appointed to direct the Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Kawase will build on a legacy of more than 100 years of Olympic film production, including the documentaries created for past Olympic Games that held in Japan:…