News WaPo: Some American Olympians planning for “Tokyo Twist” 8 Apr 2021 A drink? Nope. A weather phenomenon? Not a chance. Here's your answer.
News CNN: Report: DPRK to skip Summer Olympics 5 Apr 2021 You would be wrong calling it a boycott, but it does not appear that North Korea will take part in this summer's Olympics.
News The Diplomat: Japan remains mum on vaccine offer from China 18 Mar 2021 There’s a simple answer to the question of whether Japan ought to accept China’s offer to vaccinate all Olympic athletes who might participate in this summer’s Games: Just say yes.
News… From CNN: Tokyo 2020 Olympics president announces resignation following sexist remarks 12 Feb 202115 Apr 2021 Just a little late, no? Tokyo 2020 Olympics president announces resignation following sexist remarks https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/12/sport/yoshiro-mori-tokyo-2020-resignation-intl-hnk/index.html
News… AP News: Reports: Mori to resign Tokyo Olympics over sexist remarks 10 Feb 202115 Apr 2021 That took longer than it should have https://apnews.com/article/tokyo-sports-asia-2020-tokyo-olympics-japan-olympic-games-010ed6aa2fe427cf7d36a8549f9d79a7
Sports Final nail in possible 2021 Olympics? Advertisers begin to flee 31 Jan 202115 Apr 2021 Reuters provides the latest evidence that the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics might be in real trouble. Japan's Olympic sponsors are scaling back advertising campaigns and delaying marketing events for…
News… The emptiness of the International Olympic Committee 18 Dec 202015 Apr 2021 The International Olympic Committee — either a willing accomplice or a weakened ally unable to stand up for itself — has allowed an exterior body to bar a sitting president…
News Putin banned from attending Olympics! 17 Dec 2020 Public domain image WADA the what? The World Anti-Doping Agency wanted to hammer Russia hard. The Court of Arbitration for Sport chose to be kinder. Sort of. The CAS announced…
News… The Telegraph: IOC says any athlete who takes a knee at Olympics faces ban 9 Jun 202015 Apr 2021 According to the Telegraph, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) published guidelines in January banning any form of protest at the Tokyo Games - including taking a knee, raising a fist…
