Tokyo 2020

THE TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) is awaiting more details from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding Thursday’s announcement by biopharmaceutical company Pfizer, and its German partner BioNTech, that they would donate doses of their covid19 vaccine to help vaccinate athletes and their delegations ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a strict warning against wearing Black Life Matters (BLM) apparels or indulging in any kind of social protests at the Tokyo Games to the athletes.

The International Olympic Committee and the local organizing committee in Tokyo will launch two new digital-based applications to help with the monitoring and tracing of all authorized attendees of the July 23-August 8 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Team TTO chef de mission Lovie Santana gave an update on...

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There is no doubt these are testing times in more ways than one as organisers aim to stage a safe and clean Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis has questioned the process taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission to continue prohibition of peaceful protest inside stadiums, at ceremonies and on podiums at the Tokyo Games.

Taking a knee is set to be outlawed at the Tokyo Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a recommendation from its own Athletes’ Commission to curtail the right to protest on the field of play.

Two thirds of respondents to a survey relating to a potential change of the IOC’s...

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Against the backdrop of the BLM movement protesting racial injustice, calls increased for change to IOC rule.

T&T Olympians more focused on preparation, performance as clock ticks down

With authorities in Tokyo reeling from new record surges in Covid-19 cases, T&T Olympians are taking differing approaches to their respective preparations for the July 23-August 8 Olympic Games.

Currently, Japan is experiencing a third spike leading to the enactment of a third state of emergency in four...

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United States President Joe Biden declared his support for Japan staging the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games during a meeting with Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga.