THE BIG PICTURE: World Athletics chief Coe: “We’ve just got to get more one-day...
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (GBR) may be confined in his London home, but he’s hardly resting. As part of a continuing series of...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Are the IOC and Japan falling out of love? Can a...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● “The International Olympic Committee...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: DeFrantz on spineless USOC ‘80 boycott vote; Bach slaps critics; is...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXII Olympiad: Moscow 1980 ● Anita DeFrantz was a...
THE TICKER: USA Swimming confirms dates for 2021 Olympic Trials, but T&F faces a...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● U.S. Olympic Trials ● The highest-profile U.S. Olympic Trials events had been lined...
LANE ONE: “All of us, we have to look at whether we are going...
With the postponement of the Tokyo Games to 2021 now confirmed, the enormous task of re-organizing the event for one year later is now...
THE TICKER: More Tokyo bid questions? Swimming in chaos after Tokyo goes to 2021;...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Just when it seemed like...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo 2020 dates confirmed for 2021; domino effect on calendar begins;...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● To the surprise of...
LANE ONE: Ingratitude, money, politics, winners and losers ~ 5 takeaways from the Tokyo...
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There's gotta be a little rain some time
~ from the 1970 Grammy...
THE BIG PICTURE: 2020 Games postponement confirmed; the back story behind the decision; USOPC...
There’s no let-up in the stories – and intrigue – with the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and the decision to postpone to 2021:
●...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo Games in 2021 in July-August timeframe? U.S. ticket seller says...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The International Olympic Committee’s...
LANE ONE: IOC followed World Health Organization advice, not athlete criticism, to arrive at...
The World Health Organization and Africa. Those were the triggers that led the International Olympic Committee to decide, in concert with the Japanese government...
THE TICKER: What now for the Tokyo Games? Says IOC chief Bach, “This is...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
In the aftermath of the joint decision by the International Olympic Committee, the Tokyo...
LANE ONE: Cue the dominoes, as the collateral damage of moving the Olympic Games...
The joint announcement by the International Olympic Committee and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad will be celebrated...
THE BIG PICTURE: Japan and IOC agree to move Games to sometime in 2021;...
“In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the WHO today, the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Canada, Australia say they won’t go to Tokyo in 2020; Athletics...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Sunday was one of...
THE BIG PICTURE: IOC acknowledges planning for postponement, with decision coming within four weeks
“So, like you, we are in a dilemma: Cancellation of the Olympic Games would destroy the Olympic dream of 11,000 athletes from all 206...
NOLIGHTS: International sport is dark this week and for weeks to come; an IF-by-IF...
Headline results of noteworthy competitions around the world:
As the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold worldwide, competition has ceased. Here is a listing of the...
LANE ONE: Vise is tightening on Tokyo 2020 as USA Swimming, USA Track &...
Until Friday, the calls for postponement or cancellation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games had mostly come from individual athletes. Some were expansive, some...
THE TICKER: “No circumstance where the USOPC would send our athletes into harm’s way...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
“I think the decision about the Games themselves does not lie directly with us....
LANE ONE: No change in the IOC position on Tokyo 2020 on Wednesday, or...
“I think the goal is definitely to get to the 24th July and the Tokyo Olympic Games but we also have to be realistic...
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