February 22, 2025

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OLYMPICS

Athletes compete in the men's 1,500-meter heats in front of empty stands at the National Stadium in Tokyo during the Tokyo Games in August 2021.

OLYMPICS / Athletics

Tokyo world athletics party can make up for Olympic lockout, says CEO

By Andrew MCKIRDY

Organizing committee head Takashi Takeichi is confident that all nine days of the World Athletics Championships will be sold out.

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto celebrates after finishing in third place at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Grenoble, France on Dec. 7, 2024.

OLYMPICS / Winter Sports

Olympics on horizon as China hosts Asian Winter Games

By Mary Yang

The Games crucially come just a year ahead of the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

A statue of the founder of the International Olympic Committee, Pierre de Coubertin, at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland

OLYMPICS

The closed-door battle to lead the Olympics

By Tariq Panja

For such a consequential election, much of it is taking place in the dark, away from any form of public or private debate.

Honorary IOC member Chiharu Igaya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 20.

OLYMPICS

Feb 4, 2025

Honorary IOC member urges organization to address climate change

Some studies have suggested that the number of possible candidates to host a Winter Games will fall to 10 by 2040 due to the effects of global warming.

Milano-Cortina Games organizers raised eyebrows earlier this month, announcing that they had picked Lake Placid in the United States as their Plan B for next year should anything happen to the sliding center project's timelines.

OLYMPICS

Feb 1, 2025

Sliding center for 2026 Winter Games in Italy on track, IOC says

By Karolos Grohmann

With Feb. 6 marking one year to go until the Games, the sliding venue for the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton competitions remains on an extremely tight deadline.

Sebastian Coe speaks during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.

OLYMPICS

Jan 31, 2025

Sebastian Coe admits mistakes in handling of prize money issue at Olympics

World Athletics announced its prize money decision unilaterally ahead of last year's Paris Games without consulting the IOC.

IOC presidential candidate Morinari Watanabe speaks during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.

OLYMPICS

Jan 31, 2025

IOC presidential contenders make pitches to voters

They are vying to succeed Thomas Bach as arguably the most powerful person in global sports.

Kirsty Coventry, who is bidding to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee, in Paris on Aug. 10, 2024.

OLYMPICS

Jan 29, 2025

Kirsty Coventry hopes to make waves in IOC presidential race

By Pirate IRWIN

The former swimming star is one of seven candidates bidding to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee.

Firefighters spray the rubble of homes that were demolished by the Eaton Fire on Wednesday.AFP-JIJI

OLYMPICS

Jan 17, 2025

Critics question Los Angeles' ability to host Olympics after wildfires

Governor Gavin Newsom has already moved to assure that Los Angeles will be ready to host the Games.

International Gymnastics Federation chief Morinari Watanabe in Tokyo on Thursday

OLYMPICS

Jan 14, 2025

IOC long shot Watanabe hopes 'crazy' Olympic idea sparks debate

By Andrew MCKIRDY

Morinari Watanabe is proposing to host the Games simultaneously in five cities across five continents.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Tokyo Koon stands at the forefront of tackling the so-called 2025 issue, also known as the “Magnetic Tape Alert.”

The race to save 20th-century history

By Alex K.T. Martin

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