Tag: Tokyo

The Paralympics is coming. in the middle of the pandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8c6sWYeBBk Much of the circus has departed Tokyo but there is another round of athletic events...

TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. women’s national soccer team is in a bubble of its own making for the Tokyo Olympics, and it’s not...

The IOC president makes a major gaffe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lT3Ask3qYE International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is an unpopular figure in Japan as he and Olympic delegates stopped...

The Games Must Go On! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBVvz5xJ4OY&t=3s In May, the President and Vice President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach and John Coates were not too...

The IOC continues to act as if it is a nation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBPPxlYrRDU His Excellency is due in Tokyo on July 8th. His Excellency? That would be...

Too much money is on the line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVLaRRAEWXg The opening ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics is just 38 days away and there are questions about...

The IOC remains out of step with society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vxDuSTYgHg Last December, it appeared that American Olympic athletes would be able to express their viewpoints and not...

Tokyo is on lockdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJxi6yGcTw4 The International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee do not need this reminder. The host city of...

COVID-19 and human rights issues could derail the Games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Aplen1Tpuo The Executive Director of the National Hockey League Players Association, Donald Fehr, expects that his group...

Money trumps science?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbMPXd0oh4c&t=4s It should not be much of a surprise that some people who help put on a sports industry event are looking at...