Tokyo Games Playbooks – Third & Final versions published

The IOC, the IPC and the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 have published the third and final editions of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks

Team GB upgrades Covid PCR testing for Tokyo Games

The British Olympic Association has signed a PCR testing service plan with Randox Health for Team GB’s Covid-19 testing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in 2021

Japan put UK on Covid-19 travel Red List

The UK has been placed on Japan’s travel Red-List of countries facing extra entry restrictions, due to the spread of the Delta Covid-19 variant in the UK.

Team GB Statement to Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today – Tuesday 8 June – issued a satatement to the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic Games outlining additional testing measures for Team GB

Australia first foreign team to arrive for Tokyo Olympic Games

Australia’s softball team is the first foreign team to arrive in Japan for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games

Tokyo . . . the Arrive, Compete and Leave Games

The Japanese government has extended the state of emergency for Tokyo and eight other prefectures through to 20 June in an effort to contain the coronavirus.

New Zealand finalise their Tokyo Olympic sailing team

Giles Scott, Britain’s defending Olympic Finn Champion will face New Zealand’s Josh Junior at the Tokyo Olympics in two months’ time

That’s the way to do it . . . Medals for Nuthin’

Go behind the scenes and see how the Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals became the ultimate recycling project created through the effort of the people of Japan who donated their unused mobile phones and small electronic devices

USA issues warning against travel to Japan

The US State Department has issued a stronger warning to its citizens against traveling to Japan due to the coronavirus situation in the country

Vaccination for Tokyo Athletes confirmed

While Japan scrambles to upgrade their coronavirus vaccination programme ahead of the Tokyo Olympic games, the British Olympic Association has confirmed that Team GB athletes and support staff will be fully vaccinated

Tokyo moves to Delivery Mode with 63 days to Opening

The final meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 concluded with 63 days remaining until the Opening of the Games

IOC focused on safe Olympic and Paralympic Games for everybody

IOC President Thomas Bach spoke at the opening of a three-day online meeting with the Olympic organizing committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japanese government on Wednesday