FOREIGN
6th Asian Games Postponed
The Olympic Council of Asia announces that the 6th Asian Beach Games, due to be held in Sanya City, China from April 2-10, 2021, have been postponed. The OCA released a statement on December 30 […]
OLYMPICS
FOREIGN
IOC and IPC praise engagement and optimisations central to Paris 2024’s plans to deliver new era of Games
On 1 and 2 December 2020, a joint Delivery Partners Meeting, a Coordination Commission update and a Joint Steering Forum, involving the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Paris 2024 and its […]
OLYMPICS
Ladies from Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya held sway to clinch OVEP championship
In an all ladies final, Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya prevailed over Hillwood College Kandy in the final of the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) conducted by the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka via the zoom […]
FOREIGN
World leaders at G20 Summit express support for Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022
The world’s leaders assembled at the virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit, hosted by the G20 presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have expressed their strong support for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 and […]
FOREIGN
Over half of Tokyo respondents want Olympics scrapped
In a telephonic poll conducted by Kyodo News and Tokyo MX television between June 26-28, 51.7 % of the 1,030 respondents hoped the 2021 Games are postponed again or cancelled while 46.3 % want the […]
FOREIGN
If Olympics Don’t Happen in 2021, They Could Be Completely Canceled
There are still concerns over whether or not the pandemic will still be an issue when the summer of 2021 rolls around, and it is still being determined whether or not a vaccine will be […]
ATHLETICS
NOC participates in IOC’s decision making process for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
By Dhammika Ratnaweera The International Olympic Committee on Thursday conducted a teleconference with regard to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic that is posing questions on the conducting of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which […]
FOREIGN
IOC rules out staging Tokyo Olympic Games behind closed doors
The International Olympic Committee has ruled out staging the Tokyo Games behind closed doors because insiders say that would be anathema to the philosophy of a movement that seeks to bring people across the globe […]
FOREIGN
Tokyo chief admits 2020 Olympic Games could face TWO-YEAR postponement due to coronavirus threat
The Olympics could be held in 2022 if coronavirus stops it going ahead this summer, according to a member of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. Haruyuki Takahashi has said a postponement of two years is […]
FOREIGN
2020 OLYMPICS COULD BE ‘CANCELED’ Over Coronavirus Outbreak
Tokyo 2020 could be CANCELED over the coronavirus — so says a senior Olympic official who says postponing or moving the games to another country is probably out of the question. With 80,000 people reportedly […]