Tag: Paris 2024
THE BIG PICTURE: Brisbane approved for 2032 Games; WHO chief rejects “zero cases” standard;...
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THE TICKER: Bach asks to revisit fans if Covid lessens; NBC has 900 staff...
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THE TICKER: Fan video matrix to replace fans in stands in Tokyo; four world...
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LANE ONE: LA28 picks up the pace on sponsorships, while 2019 financials show slowed...
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LANE ONE: IOC Executive Board recommends Brisbane for 2032, showing the IOC’s path forward...
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THE TICKER: Tokyo 2020 loses 10,000 volunteers, still has 70,000; federation elections; World Tri...
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LANE ONE: IOC CoComm happy with Paris 2024, because it needs the French to...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo’s mixed signals on the virus; Paris 2024 on track; 400...
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LANE ONE: For Tokyo and beyond, the IOC should heed the Captain’s warning on...
“What we've got here is ... failure to communicate.”
That immortal line came from the iconic 1967 prison drama, “Cool Hand Luke,” starring Paul Newman...
THE TICKER: Tokyo may be the only Olympic opportunity for 8,174 athletes; EOPAAA Commission...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● Calls to cancel the Tokyo...
THE TICKER: Losing Tokyo gubernatorial candidate petitions to cancel Games; anti-doping tests back up...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2032 ● A prominent Japanese attorney who...
LANE ONE: British sprinter Gemili wants to protest at the Tokyo Games, since no...
Sad, so sad, but so true.
Adam Gemili, Britain’s powerfully built, two-time Olympic sprinter, with bests of 9.97 from 2015 and 19.97 from 2016, is...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo spectator decision to reflect baseball & soccer situation; Australian gymnast...
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LANE ONE: Japan is serious, wants to chop foreign accreditees for Tokyo Games by...
If there was any doubt about how serious Japan is about hosting this summer’s Olympic Games as safely as is possible in the midst...
LANE ONE: The IOC is not asleep; its new bidding system is designed avoid...
It’s pretty clear that the International Olympic Committee’s return to China as the host for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in 2022 is going...
THE TICKER: Tokyo 2020 foreign-fan decision tomorrow? Paris 2024 to offer event ‘carbon calculator’;...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The question of whether foreign...
LANE ONE: IOC’s Agenda 2020+5 “Road to the Games” initiative is about money: for...
One of the most interesting and possibly pivotal exchanges during the six-hour discussion at last week’s 137th Session of the International Olympic Committee about...
LANE ONE: IOC’s Agenda 2020+5 eyes massive commercial expansion, new multi-sport competitions, and eSports...
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LANE ONE: IOC letter slams boxing “progress” and weightlifting on the brink of chaos;...
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