Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, left, speaks with Fujio Mitarai, the Honorary Chairman of the Tokyo2020 Executive Board, during the opening rema...
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A staff holds a notice board saying "Please leave an interval to queue up" as masked spectators line up to observe the Olympic Flame burning prior to a flame display ceremony in Iw...
A woman dressed in hakama views Tokyo's skyline Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Tokyo. Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedgi...
Snow-capped Mount Fuji is seen from an observation deck Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Tokyo. Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks ...
The New National Stadium, a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is seen from an observation deck Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Tokyo. Not even...
A board informing the Olympic torch relay is removed from the City Hall in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, where is a route of the relay, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The O...
Myles Amine, a wrestler who represents San Marino in the Olympics, holds some of his awards during an interview in Brighton, Mich., Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Amine is disappointed h...
The Olympic rings float in the water on a barge Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in the Odaiba section of Tokyo. Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus...
A man walks past large displays promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed "100%" to a proposal of postponing the Tok...
Two men chat behind the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed "100%" to a proposal of postponing the T...
Miraitowa and Someity, mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics are seen in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed "100%" to a proposal of ...
A man walks past a countdown display for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed "100%" to a proposal of postponing the Toky...
An Olympic torch for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is on display in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed "100%" to a proposal of postponing the Tokyo Olym...
A journalist waits for the start of a news conference with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed "100%" to a p...
Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee president Yoshiro Mori, left, and CEO Toshiro Muto attend a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed ...
Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee president Yoshiro Mori takes a seat at a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed "100%" to a proposa...
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, arrives to speak to journalists in front of the prime minister's residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Abe says IOC president has ...
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals are unveiled during the One Year to Go Olympic ceremony in Tokyo. Gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medals were to get their first public viewing as Tokyo ...
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IOC President Thomas Bach, right, performs mock fencing with Japanese junior high school student Yui Hashimoto during a Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 One year to Go ceremony event in To...
Japanese media have said the opening ceremony will be limited to 6,000 athletes. About 11,000 are expected to compete in the Olympics. The Paralympics add another 4,400 athletes
Japanese domestic sponsors had already contributed a record of $3.3 billion to the local operating budget, and the new money pushes the total past $3.5 billion
Parliamentary panel also voiced concern over large number of vacancies of coaches, saying they should be filled up in a time-bound manner so that Olympic preparations do not suffer.
Russia will be unable to field teams at the upcoming Olympics, Winter Olympics or football World Cup after CAS upheld a ban for breaching anti-doping rules.
India won a whopping 227 international medals in July but how many of those will translate into an Olympic gold, silver or bronze in Tokyo 2020? The sports ministry feels India's best chance will be in Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 Olympics