Tag: Toshiro Muto
THE BIG PICTURE: Brisbane approved for 2032 Games; WHO chief rejects “zero cases” standard;...
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LANE ONE: Tokyo Games will have spectators, as organizers and Japanese government hold true...
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THE TICKER: Tokyo will be “pretty exciting” even without fans; ‘22 Winter diplomatic boycott...
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THE TICKER: Tokyo 2020 status now a circus; AIBA vaporizes $10 million debt; Belarus...
The latest news, notes and quotes from the worldwide Five-Ring Circus:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● The International Olympic Committee and...
LANE ONE: College football showed that being “athlete-centric” means the Tokyo 2020 Games will...
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The news reports from Japan are filled with anti-Olympic petitions and polls,...
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...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Tokyo ticket refund process for U.S. buyers is murky; Covid positive...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Games of the XXXII Olympiad: Tokyo 2020 ● U.S. purchasers of ticket...
LANE ONE: No surprise as Japan bans foreign fans for Games, but that’s only...
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“Today, the Five Parties (the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee...
LANE ONE: Tokyo’s Olympic Kabuki sees Mori resign, and 14.5% popularity of the Games...
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HEARD AT HALFTIME: Mori expected to resign Friday; IOC wants U.S. rights enforcement help;...
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THE TICKER: Get our 526-event Int’l Sports Calendar; how Tokyo will save $283 million;...
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THE BIG PICTURE: Bach warns of new boycott threats; Tokyo confirms venues; IOC approves...
Amidst the concerns for the staging of the next Olympic Games in Tokyo, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (GER) opened the 136th IOC...
HEARD AT HALFTIME: Diack calls son “a thug,” Tokyo sponsors wavering on 2021, Australia-New...
News, views and noise from the non-stop, worldwide circus of Olympic sport:
● Vox Populi ● Further to our Lane One column for 10 June...
LANE ONE: Will a year’s delay really be so bad? Seven ways the Tokyo...
Almost as soon as the announcement that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo would be delayed by a year, estimates began appearing of the...
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,...
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: 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: Battle of the budget continues in Tokyo for 2020
The battle of the budget continues at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where a new version of the total financial requirements is due at the...
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