Category: OLYMPIC

Tokyo, May 31, 2018: The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today announced the routes for its marathon event and for the 20km and 50km race walk events (Tokyo 2020 Marathon). These will pass through the heart of Tokyo – the world’s largest metropolitan area with a population of nearly…

Germany, May 17, 2018: The World Para Dance Sport season continues with the Mainhatten Cup from Saturday (19 May) in Frankfurt, Germany, and the competition has drawn many of the top Para dancers regionally ahead of the forthcoming 2018 European Championships (Mainhatten Cup). Sixty athletes from 15 countries are expected to participate in the second…

Lausanne, May 4, 2018: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is launching the first ever Olympism in Action Forum in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 5 and 6 October 2018. This new event is another concrete example of the implementation of the reforms outlined in Olympic Agenda 2020 (Action Forum). To further the momentum of using sport…

Tokyo, May 3, 2018: The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today announced that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved the final venue plan for football events (Tokyo 2020 Venues Approved). With the achievement of this milestone, all of the venues for the Olympic and Paralympic Games…

By Amelia Fisher-Starzynski, Bangkok, Thailand, April 19, 2018: World Olympians Association has launched the largest ever global study that will analyse the long-term health issues of Olympians (Olympian health study). The study is supported by the IOC Medical and Scientific Commission, the IOC Athletes’ Commission and the IOC Athletes’ Entourage Commission. Joining WOA President Joël…

Tokyo, April 10, 2018: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today announced that the concept for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay across Japan will be “Hope Lights Our Way”, uniting the Japanese people around messages of supporting, accepting and encouraging one another. The Olympic flame is often associated…

Lausanne, Mar 31, 2018: IOC President Thomas Bach was in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Friday for meetings with political and sports leaders (Supreme Leader Kim Jong). Following an extensive “four eyes” meeting with Kim Jong-un, it was confirmed that the country is committed to its athletes competing at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020…