First Lady Jill Biden is expected to represent the United States at the Opening Ceremony of the rearranged Olympic Games in Tokyo next month, it has been reported.
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Former IOC Athletes' Commission chair calls for more research over athlete wishes on podium protests
Former Olympic ice hockey gold medallist and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Angela Ruggiero believes more research should be done into how athletes feel about protests being allowed upon the podium.
“OLYMPIC AGORA” CULTURAL HUB TO OPEN AHEAD OF OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020
FEATURING A SERIES OF ART INSTALLATIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND DIGITAL PROGRAMMES CELEBRATING OLYMPISM, THE FIRST-EVER OLYMPIC AGORA WILL COMMEMORATE THE CULTURAL ASPECT OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020. THE PROGRAMME WILL FEATURE A SITE-SPECIFIC LEGACY SCULPTURE BY FRENCH ARTIST XAVIER VEILHAN, A PHOTOGRAPHY INSTALLATION BY JAPANESE ARTIST RINKO KAWAUCHI AND MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATIONS BY JAPANESE ARTIST MAKOTO TOJIKI AND CANADIAN STUDIO MOMENT FACTORY.
Final chance for athletes to punch Olympic ticket today
Local track and field athletes will get their second and final chance to book a spot on the national team for the 2020 Tokyo Games in Japan at the second and final Olympic Trials hosted by the National Association of Athletics Administration of T&T (NAAATT) on Sunday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Port-of-Spain.
Bach brings forward arrival date in Tokyo for delayed Olympic Games
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is set to arrive in Tokyo for the delayed Olympic Games on July 9, according to reports.
Keshorn Walcott throws season-best 89.12m to claim silver in Finland
Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic-bound Keshorn Walcott delivered a season-best throw of 89.12 metres to capture silver in the men’s javelin event at the Kuortane Games Athletics Meet in Kuortane, Finland on Saturday.