International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has opened the
Olympic Council of Asia Athletes' Forum here by praising the
continental body for its work in engaging athletes in decision making.
âSafety firstâ Tokyo 2020 Games to excite and inspire the world Getty Images
Earlier today, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee updated attendees of the 137th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session on its final preparations, promising to deliver “safety first” Olympic and Paralympic Games that will excite and inspire the world.
Tokyo 2020 President Hashimoto Seiko and CEO Muto Toshiro outlined the progress being made as preparations for this year’s Games enter the final stages. With the Olympic Torch Relay beginning on 25 March, and 18 test events taking place from April onwards, momentum is really beginning to build in Japan.
Both Hashimoto and Muto acknowledged those events will be important milestones as Tokyo 2020 works towards delivering the Olympic and Paralympic Games later this year. Hashimoto explained: “As President of Tokyo 2020, I will work to implement a flawless system of preparations for the Games. These will be Games t
Tokyo 2020 will be first gender-balanced Olympics in history: IOC
By: ANI
Lausanne: On International Women s Day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Government of Japan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) are reiterating their commitment to make the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer a landmark in gender equality on and off the field of play, paving the way for a more equal and inclusive society. At the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Almost 49 per cent of the athletes participating will be women, according to the IOC quota allocation. These will be the first gender-balanced Games in history. There will be a ground-breaking competition schedule ensuring equal visibility between women s and men s events and featuring nine more mixed events than at Rio 2016, raising the overall number to 18, IOC said in a release. For the first time ever, all 206 National Olympic Committees (NO
Tokyo 2020 first ever gender-balanced Olympic Games in history, record number of female competitors at Paralympic Games IOC
On International Women’s Day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Government of Japan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) are reiterating their commitment to make the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer a landmark in gender equality on and off the field of play, paving the way for a more equal and inclusive society.
At the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020:
- Almost 49 per cent of the athletes participating will be women, according to the IOC quota allocation. These will be the first gender-balanced Games in history.
Record number of female competitors at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games paralympic.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from paralympic.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.