Tokyo 2020

AS athletes all across the world get ready to participate in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, three national athletes received financial support to aid in their preparation – First Citizens Sportsman of the Year Dylan Carter (swimming), former sportsman of the year Jereem Richards (track and field) and Nigel Paul (boxer).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) has today decided to grant accreditation only to people who have essential and operational roles at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. This will significantly reduce the number of accredited people at the Games. It will be implemented by reducing a number of programmes, including the IOC Guest Programme.

THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (TTOC) supports the position taken by Tokyo2020 Olympic Games organisers to ban overseas spectators, as they attempt to ensure a safe environment for athletes.

After organisers in Tokyo — battling with a third wave of Covid-19 infections — confirmed that stance...

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TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis believes Tokyo Olympic organising committee president Yoshiro Mori’s decision to step down after making sexist remarks was the right thing to do.

Following the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee’s (TTOC) virtual General Council Meeting held at 9:00am on Saturday 6th February 2021, Ms. Lovie Santana, Senior Administrative Officer, was appointed as Team TTO’s Chef de Mission (head of delegation) for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee apologized Thursday for "inappropriate" comments he made a day earlier saying women talk too much during meetings, but insisted he will not resign despite mounting calls for his removal.

THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC), THE INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (IPC) AND THE TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE (TOKYO 2020) TODAY PUBLISHED THE FIRST PLAYBOOK, A RESOURCE WHICH OUTLINES THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES KEY STAKEHOLDERS MUST TAKE TO PLAY THEIR ROLE IN ENSURING SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES THIS SUMMER.

Athletes will be limited to the Athletes’ Village and competition venues on arrival for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, according to International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates, who has also reiterated that further postponement of the Games is not an option.

Following media reports during this week with speculation that the Tokyo Olympic would be cancelled with the continued threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the latest news of a new strain by doctors, president Thomas Bach of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and local organisers are pushing back against those reports.