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Hashimoto Seiko appointed new president of Tokyo 2020 Organising C
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], February 18 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board to appoint seven-time Olympian Hashimoto Seiko as the new president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee.
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Tokyo Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto set to head organizing com
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan's minister in charge of holding the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Seiko Hashimoto, has been selected by a panel to head the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee after Yoshiro Mori stepped down from the post in the wake of his controversial
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Tokyo Olympics chief Mori steps down over sexist remarks
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 12 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organising committee head Yoshiro Mori announced his resignation on Friday over his remarks about women talking too much, which were branded "sexist" at home and abroad.
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Tokyo Olympics chief Mori to step down over sexist remarks
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 11 (ANI): Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organising committee head Yoshiro Mori will resign over his remarks about women talking too much, which were branded "sexist" at home and abroad, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday, Kyodo News reported.
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Tokyo Olympics chief Mori apologises for sexist comments, will not
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 4 (ANI): Tokyo Olympic organising committee president Yoshiro Mori on Thursday apologised for his remarks that have been widely criticised as sexist and outdated but insisted that he has no plan to step down.
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Tokyo Olympics to go ahead irrespective of COVID-19 situation: Yos
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 2 (ANI): Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori on Tuesday said that the Olympic games will go ahead no matter how the coronavirus pandemic situation evolves.
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Holding Tokyo Olympics without spectators one of the simulations,
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 30 (ANI): Tokyo Olympic organizing committee's President Yoshiro Mori said that holding this year's Olympic Games without spectators is one of the various scenarios due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tokyo 2020 organizers to extend deals with all domestic sponsors
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee announced here on Thursday that all 68 domestic companies have decided to extend their sponsorship deals after reaching a "basic agreement."
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IOC chief Bach hopes to meet Japan PM in October
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 18 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach desires to visit Japan next month to meet the country's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, according to Japan's senior Olympic official.
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Tokyo Organising Committee confirms all venues, competition schedu
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 18 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee on Friday announced that all the venues intended for the Games in 2020 have been secured for next year, and confirmed the sports competition schedule.
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Postponed Olympics to be cancelled if COVID-19 not contained by ne
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 28 (ANI): Yoshiro Mori, the Olympics' Organising Committee's President has said that the postponed 2020 Tokyo Games will be cancelled if the coronavirus is not brought under control by next year.
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Shinzo Abe will make proper decision, says Trump on Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make the 'proper decision' and hinted that the final call on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be taken by Tokyo keeping in view the coronavirus outbreak in many parts of the
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