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Olympics chief admits 'sleepless nights' over troubled Tokyo Games

Talek Harris, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 12:36 PM

Olympics chief Thomas Bach revealed "doubts" and "sleepless nights" over the postponed Tokyo Games on Tuesday as the opening ceremony nears after a year's delay. Read more »

Olympics: Bach warns athletes against 'political demonstrations' on podiums

Reuters
Posted at Jul 16 06:23 PM

Athletes should not make "political demonstrations" or express their private views on the medal podium at the Tokyo Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Friday.   Read more »

‘We urge caution,’ WHO says on Tokyo Olympics amid pandemic

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 03 08:38 AM

A senior WHO official said the WHO was learning from Euro 2020, adding: "If the virus is present and precautions are not in place the virus will spread." Read more »

Olympics: Games will go ahead even under state of emergency - IOC official

Sakura Murakami, Reuters
Posted at May 21 10:34 PM

TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics will go ahead even if the city is under a state of emergency due to COVID-19, a top Olympic official said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing organisers of the pandemic-hit Games.   Read more »

Top Olympic body IOC reassures anxious Japan that Tokyo Games will be safe

Rocky Swift, Reuters
Posted at May 20 03:37 AM

Japan kept up its battle on a new wave of infections, but a slow vaccination campaign has undermined shaky public confidence that the Games should proceed. Read more »

Criticism erupts, as podium protests banned at Tokyo, Beijing Olympics after poll

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 05:21 AM

Athletes will be banned from protesting on podiums and the field of play at the Tokyo Olympics and Beijing Winter Games after recommendations from the athletes' commission. Read more »

Olympics: IOC hopes health plans will sway opinion with Games 100 days away

Karolos Grohmann, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 08:25 PM

While most Japanese residents remain opposed to the Tokyo Games going ahead in 100 days' time, the International Olympic Committee hopes the mood will shift when people realise how much emphasis has been placed on minimizing the risk of COVID-19 infections. Read more »

IOC chief says 'no plan B' for Tokyo Olympics: Kyodo News

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 09:38 PM

The virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will go ahead this summer, and there is "no plan B", International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said. Read more »

For Pinoy breaking community, long road to 2024 Paris Olympics lies ahead

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 02:36 AM

Once breaking was confirmed as part of the Olympics program beginning in France 2024, Filipino dance-athletes had one question — how do they get there? Read more »

Breakdancing, medal event na sa 2024 Olympic Games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 08:48 PM

Kinilala na bilang medal event sa Olympics ang breakdancing.  Read more »

IOC's Bach 'very confident' Tokyo Olympics will have fans

Hiroshi HIYAMA, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 12:29 PM

International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said Monday he is now "very, very confident" that spectators will be able to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics. Read more »

IOC’s Cojuangco-Jaworski takes active role, as solution to SEA Games report sought

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 12:55 AM

The POC executive board has yet to see the 2019 SEA Games spending report, which should have been handed to the board on October 10. Read more »

Iran executes wrestler, evoking shock and condemnation

Amir Havasi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 11:35 PM

Navid Afkari, 27, had been found guilty of "voluntary homicide" for stabbing to death a water department employee in August 2018, the judiciary said. Read more »

Olympic chiefs, UN must act on China abuses, say NGOs

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 01:37 AM

GENEVA - Hundreds of organizations urged the United Nations to probe rights violations in China on Wednesday as other groups called for Olympic chiefs to strip Beijing of the 2022 winter games. Read more »

Tokyo governor pledges to hold 2020 Olympics 'by all means'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 06:05 PM

The city will "implement every possible measure" to ensure the safety of the event, Governor Yuriko Koike said.   Read more »

IOC urges PH Olympic body to immediately tackle amendments to its bylaws

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Aug 25 03:24 AM

Expected to be discussed in Tuesday's meeting are the amendments to the age limit of 70 years old for those running in the POC polls, and the composition of the POC executive board. Read more »

Running for IOC Board was 'win-win' for Mikee Cojuangco

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 06:26 PM

For Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, her decision to run for the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee put her in a "win-win" situation, regardless if she won the position or not. Read more »

How Mikee Cojuangco broke IOC news to dad Peping

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Aug 02 04:54 PM

The newly elected IOC executive board member said her dad, former POC president Jose Cojuangco Jr., found out about the development from other people. Read more »

Mikee Cojuangco wants to prove that IOC Board is ‘a place for a Filipina to be in’

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 04:30 PM

Cojuangco-Jaworski knows the spotlight is on her as the first Filipina to make it to the powerful Executive Board, the IOC's highest decision-making body. Read more »

How underdog Mikee Cojuangco secured the position of a lifetime at IOC

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Jul 19 09:14 PM

Cojuangco-Jaworski's election to the elite IOC executive board was no accident, and could be credited to a number of factors coming together at the perfect time. Read more »