Tokyo will be my 20th Olympic Games. Ever since Sarajevo 1984, I have worked with every organizing committee, attended every Games, and experienced first-hand the complexity of what it takes to deliver the world's greatest event. Most importantly, I have come to appreciate how the great gathering of the youth of the world creates a magic that inspires us all when the athletes take center stage in the Olympic arena.
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The announcement of new dates for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan has been welcomed by Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis. In a press release, yesterday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the Games will be staged from July 23 to August 8, 2021.
Lewis upbeat on IOC’s new Tokyo2020 plans
Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis is confident a new date for Tokyo 2020 will be decided within the next few weeks following the latest round of IOC teleconference meetings, chaired by IOC president Thomas Bach, Friday.
Bach suggests Tokyo 2020 could be rescheduled before summer as taskforce created to address challenges
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach opened the door to the possibility of Tokyo 2020 being rescheduled before the summer of 2021 and warned those involved in the moving of the Games would have to make "sacrifices and compromises".
Delayed Olympics will be a relief for sponsors in current chaos, experts say
London (AFP) - The decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until 2021 will be welcomed by the sponsors who pay hundreds of millions to be associated with the event, British advertising veteran Martin Sorrell has told AFP.
International Olympic Committee has rare chance to live up to its hype
Thomas Bach’s Hallmark card philosophy of peace through sport is always trumped by reality but the IOC could deserve plaudits for once if a belated Tokyo Games gives the world a party