"Tokyo Olympics"

Famed Runner Blake Leeper In Legal Fight To Compete In Tokyo Olympics

Runner Blake Leeper spoke to CBS2 about his legal fight to compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. DeMarco Morgan reports.

IOC Executive Board begin virtual meeting

Thomas Bach chairs a virutal meeting of the IOC executive board as they discuss the Tokyo Olympics and might make an announcement on the preferred hosts for the 2032 Games.

Seiko Hashimoto Replaces Yoshiro Mori as Olympic Committee President

Seiko Hashimoto Replaces Yoshiro Mori as Olympic Committee President. Hashimoto was named the new president on Thursday following the forced resignation of Yoshiro Mori after he made sexist comments..

The woman who brought down an Olympics boss

When a 22-year-old Japanese college student named Momoko Nojo launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief, and the sexist remarks he made, she was not sure it would go very..

Paralympics official says 'encouraging that Japan is starting vaccination'

Japan's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination is good news for sport with little over five months until the Tokyo Olympics begin, according to the IPC.

Tokyo Olympics president Yoshiro Mori quits after sexist comments uproar

The head of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee has resigned, a week after his derogatory comments about women triggered an international backlash. Mori came under pressure to resign after he..

Japan kicks off COVID-19 vaccination drive

Japan launched its COVID-19 inoculation drive on Wednesday, administering the Pfizer vaccine to Tokyo hospital workers, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attempts to defy the odds and host the Olympics..

Tokyo Olympics boss resigns over sexism row, but successor unclear

'My inappropriate statement has caused a lot of chaos': Tokyo Olympics chief quits

Tokyo 2020 President Mori resigns, protesters call for Olympic cancellation

Demonstrators continue calls for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be cancelled on the day the organizing committee's president resigns.

Tokyo 2020 CEO says new president to be selected as soon as possible

A new Tokyo 2020 boss will be appointed to replace Yoshiro Mori as soon as possible after the former Japanese PM resigned from the position.

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori resigns after sexist remarks

Yoshiro Mori apologises for sexist comments he made and resigns as the president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee less than six months before the Games begin.

Japanese activist says Tokyo 2020 chief Mori resigning not enough

The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee still has problems with sexism and gender equality despite Yoshiro Mori's resignation according to the activist who started petition against the former Japanese PM.

New Tokyo 2020 gender equality committee to be set up following resignation of Yoshiro Mori

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto has announced the introduction of a new gender equality team.It comes after the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee resigned over making sexist comments. Mr Muto..

President of Tokyo Olympics announces resignation after sexist remarks

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori said he will resign due to the fallout after sexist remarks he made at a meeting were leaked to the public.

My last important duty, says likely Tokyo Olympics chief

Yoshiro Mori's likely successor says taking charge of the Tokyo Olympics would be the "the last important duty of my life".

Tokyo Olympics chief Mori to resign over sexist remarks

Tokyo 2020's Mori to quit, end controversy – sources

The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee, Yoshiro Mori, will resign over a sexist remark that sparked an outcry, two sources said on Thursday, while the former prime minister said..

File photos of Saburo Kawaguchi, reported successor of Tokyo 2020 chief Mori

With less than six months until the Tokyo Olympics it's believed the Games' president, Yoshiro Mori will resign following sexist remarks with Saburo Kawabuchi reported to succeed him.

Report: Tokyo 2020 Olympics president to resign after sexist remarks

Japanese public broadcaster NHK reports Tokyo 2020 Olympics president, Yoshiro Mori, will step down from his role over sexist comments, citing sources. CNN’s Blake Essig reports.

Aus tennis chief urges strict measures for Olympics

Making the Olympics safe from coronavirus will be difficult for Tokyo without stiff quarantine measures, Australia's top tennis official said on Tuesday.

Tokyo Olympics: Steeplechaser Colleen Quigley on mental health, modeling and the Olympic dream

US steeplechaser Colleen Quigley is targeting the Tokyo Olympics this year, but it wasn’t so long ago that she was walking the modeling stage.

Japan's Osaka calls Mori's remarks on women 'ignorant'

Naomi Osaka - one of Japan's biggest sporting stars - says Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori's comments regarding women were "ignorant" but she stops short of saying he should resign.

Olympics chief's sexist comment sparks petition

The sexist remarks made by the head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee this week have outraged the public in Japan, including student activist Momoko Nojo who launched an online petition to..

Princess Anne on Tokyo Olympics

Princess Anne said on Friday that people cannot be "wholly confident" on whether the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead amid the global health crisis.