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02.03.2021 / 14:15

Tokyo Olympics add 12 women to executive board to reach 42%

TOKYO – The Tokyo Olympics made a symbolic gesture toward gender equality on Tuesday by appointing 12 women to the body’s executive board.

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Seiko Hashimoto named president of Tokyo's Olympic organizing committee

Japan. Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto was announced today as the new president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee following the resignation last week of Yoshiro Mori after he made sexist remarks.

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Hashimoto set to take over as Tokyo Olympic president

TOKYO – Seiko Hashimoto appeared in seven Olympics — four Winter Olympics and three Summer Olympics. According to historian Dr. Bill Mallon, her seven appearances is the most by any “multi-season” athlete in the games.

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Report: Hashimoto will be offered job to head Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO – The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is about to get a new president — and it looks like it will be a woman.

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Tokyo Olympics to pick Mori replacement; is a woman likely?

TOKYO – Yoshiro Mori's replacement as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is expected to be named very quickly. The 83-year-old former prime minister was forced to step down last week after making demeaning remarks about women.

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Tokyo Olympics: Mori to leave but gender issue remains

TOKYO – Yoshiro Mori was expected to resign Friday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee following sexist comments implying women talk too much.

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Reports: Mori to resign Tokyo Olympics over sexist remarks

TOKYO – The long saga of Yoshiro Mori appears to be near the end.

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Tokyo Olympics have yet another problem: It's President Mori

TOKYO – The postponed Tokyo Olympics have yet another problem besides the pandemic. This time it’s Yoshiro Mori, the president of the local organizing committee.

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Head of Tokyo Olympics faces storm over comments about women

TOKYO – Derogatory comments about women made earlier in the week by Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and a former prime minister, could force him to resign.

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Summer Olympics to move ahead ‘regardless’ of coronavirus pandemic: Tokyo 2020 president

Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and was working closely with the International Olympic Committee to make them happen.“We will hold the Olympics, regardless of how the coronavirus (situation) looks,” Mori said, adding that the discussion should focus on how, not whether, the Olympics will happen.“We must consider new ways of hosting the Olympics” as a part of that, he said.

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Tokyo Olympic organizers reiterate 'we will hold the games'

TOKYO – The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee had a simple message Tuesday for fellow members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Fans or no fans? Tokyo Olympic organizers still mum

TOKYO – One of the biggest unanswered questions about the Tokyo Olympics deals with fans.

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Bach and Mori give pep talk to heads of Olympic delegations

TOKYO – IOC President Thomas Bach and Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, gave an online pep talk Monday to national Olympic committee representatives to allay fears about the postponed games.About 200 national Olympic committees are expected to be represented next year in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics and IOC find mostly minor areas to 'simplify'

TOKYO – Tokyo Olympic organizers announced several “simplification” changes Friday for next year’s postponed games, though with few large-scale cost savings.Simplifying the Tokyo Games has been a pledge of the International Olympic Committee and local organizers since COVID-19 forced the unprecedented delay six months ago.

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New Japanese PM gets word out: He supports Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO – Japan’s new prime minister has gotten the word out to the president of the International Olympic Committee that he is behind next year’s delayed Tokyo Games.Yoshiro Mori, the head of the local organizing committee and also a former prime minister, said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has a “strong commitment" to the Tokyo Olympics.Mori said that was the message he conveyed on a call to IOC President Thomas Bach.“Mr. Bach was very pleased when he heard this," Mori said, speaking on Thursday at the organizing committee offices.

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Olympics Will Go On Despite Coronavirus in 2021, IOC Vice President Says

The 2020 Summer Olympic Games won’t be postponed again, IOC Vice President John Coates shared with press.

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Olympic flame out on display in Japan Olympic Museum

TOKYO – The Olympic flame is going on display in Tokyo, just a short walk from the new National Stadium where it was supposed to be burning a month ago.The flame arrived in Japan from Greece in March and has been largely hidden away in Tokyo since the Olympics were postponed until next year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tokyo head: Olympics not possible under current conditions

TOKYO – The delayed Tokyo Olympics could not be held next year if conditions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic continue as they are, the president of the organizing committee said Wednesday.In an interview with Japanese broadcaster NHK, Yoshiro Mori said he was hopeful the situation would improve and suggested a vaccine was the key.“If this kind of situation (with COVID-19) continues, is it possible to hold the games?” Mori was asked by NHK.“If current situation continues, we couldn’t,” Mori replied, speaking in Japanese.The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to open on July 23, 2021 — a year from Thursday.

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Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 organizing committee says Games will be ‘safe and secure’

Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, said Friday that the competition schedule for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been approved and assured Olympic athletes that while they should be “mindful of the COVID-19 infection,” the games will be “safe and secure.”

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Tokyo Olympics: Venues for 2021 Games secured, competition schedule stays the same

Tokyo Olympics have been secured and the competition schedule will remain almost identical to the one that would have been used this year.The Athletes Village and the main press centre have also been lined up for 2021. Quarantined athletes, limited fans — How the Olympics may go on during coronavirus pandemic That was the message delivered Friday to IOC members by Tokyo organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori and CEO Toshiro Muto.They spoke from Japan to a full session of the IOC membership meeting online.Estimates in Japan say the delay will cost $2 billion to $6 billion, with Japanese taxpayers picking up most of the bills.

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Tokyo Olympic venues lined up, schedule remains the same

TOKYO – The 42 venues for next year’s delayed Tokyo Olympics have been secured and the competition schedule will remain almost identical to the one that would have been used this year.The Athletes Village and the main press center have also been lined up for 2021.That was the message delivered Friday to IOC members by Tokyo organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori and CEO Toshiro Muto.They spoke from Japan to a full session of the IOC membership meeting online.Estimates in Japan say the delay will cost $2 billion to $6 billion, with Japanese taxpayers picking up most of the bills.

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Tokyo Olympics seek COVID-19 defenses, but what exactly?

TOKYO – As the president of the Tokyo Olympics, Yoshiro Mori knows that experts will have to come up with defenses against COVID-19 for the the postponed games to open a year from now.These might include quarantines for athletes, few fans at the venues, and many other ideas being floated by the organizing committee, the city of Tokyo, and the International Olympic Committee.The Olympics are scheduled to open on July 23, 2021. So far local organizers and the IOC have talked only vaguely in public about how the games can be held.

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Tokyo Olympic head says 80% of facilities lined up for 2021

TOKYO – About 80% of the facilities needed for next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics have been lined up, the president of the organizing committee said Friday.Two of the largest venues have not yet been secured, however.“For a significant number of facilities, about 80% of them, we have already gained basic approval for their use next year," Yoshiro Mori said, speaking at an executive board meeting of the organizing committee. “However, there are also venues that already have reservations for other users next year."Organizers are still working to secure the 5,000-apartment Athletes Village and the Tokyo Big Sight, a hulking convention center on Tokyo Bay that will be used as the main press center.

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Olympics Will Be Cancelled If Coronavirus Is Still a Problem in 2021

The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan were postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic currently effecting numerous countries around the globe.

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Tokyo Olympics 2021 will be cancelled if coronavirus is not under control

The Olympic Games would be canceled instead of being further postponed if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t under control by 2021, the head of Tokyo’s organizing body said.

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Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

TOKYO (AP) - The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games.

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Postponed Tokyo Olympics to open 23 July next year

The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23 next year, organisers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021.

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Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympic president, IOC’s Bach set to discuss new dates for games

Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori said Monday he expects to talk with IOC President Thomas Bach this week about potential dates and other details for the rescheduled games next year.

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Tokyo Olympics officially scheduled for July 2021 after coronavirus cancellation

The Olympics in Tokyo have officially been rearranged for July 23, 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Tokyo Olympic head expects call from IOC's Bach on new date

TOKYO – Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori said Monday he expects to talk with IOC President Thomas Bach this week about potential dates and other details for the rescheduled games next year.

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Tokyo Olympics: Signs suggest summer dates in 2021 for games

TOKYO – Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs point toward the summer of 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics could be held in summer 2021, signs suggest

Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs point toward the summer of 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics: Signs suggest summer dates for 2021 Olympics

TOKYO – Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs point toward the summer of 2021.

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