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LANE ONE: Ex-IOC member Gosper thinks United Nations could help “in arbitrating whether the...
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LANE ONE: The top-10 stories of 2020, a year most of us would like...
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THE TICKER: Bach’s path to re-election is clear; Tokyo move to 2021 costs $2.82...
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THE TICKER: Athletes will be in-and-out of Tokyo; IOC unhappy with AIBA, IWF and...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Dane and Reese first appointees to EOPAAA Commission; NBC signs for...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
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LANE ONE: If the Tokyo Games don’t take place, it won’t be for a...
If you listen to the experts, the open-mouthed sharpies and all the crystal-ball wizards, there’s no way the Games of the XXXII Olympiad will...
THE TICKER: Aimless chatter on Tokyo; Bach sees virus crisis leading to a coordinated...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The endless cycle of comments,...
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: 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...
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: The new threat to Tokyo 2020 is not in Japan, but that...
We have reached critical mass in the worldwide sports response to the COVID-19 virus, with mass postponements – if not cancellations – of events,...
THE TICKER: Thursday changed the U.S. Olympic Team for Tokyo; World Athletics gives Russia...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Thursday’s implosion of the American...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo 2020’s Mori reports apology from Board member suggesting delay; new...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The head of the...
LANE ONE: In a crisis, discipline and focus are hard to maintain, as Tokyo...
The coronavirus is a major public-health crisis which is having impacts in many countries and is causing the cancellation, delay or implosion of mass...
LANE ONE: Sure, the Tokyo Games are threatened by Covid-19, but what about Beijing...
The spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) around the world is wreaking havoc with sporting events all over the globe and is threatening the Games...
LANE ONE: Bach gets 13 of 14 questions about the coronavirus and Tokyo, but...
It was obvious that something was up, as Wednesday’s news conference with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (GER) was much more crowded than...
THE BIG PICTURE: IOC expects Tokyo Games to go on as scheduled, passes on...
Within the Olympic world, Tuesday’s attention was on Lausanne and the meeting of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee ... and the...
THE TICKER: Sun sets on China’s star freestyler; Russia vs. WADA timetable get clearer...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Court Watch I: Yang Sun suspended for 8 years ● The Court of...
THE TICKER: Coronavirus knocks SportAccord out of Beijing, but Salt Lake City ready to...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● SportAccord ● The annual SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, a key convention...
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