100 days to go before the Olympic Games
TOKYO 2020
Tokyo 2020 and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) today celebrated 100 days to go to the opening of the Olympic Games in 2021 with a poignant unveiling of the Olympic Rings on Mount Takao – one of Tokyo’s most scenic vantage points – as well as a commemorative ceremony with the Olympic and Paralympic mascots in...
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Flame in full bloom on first day of Olympic Torch Relay
With the arrival of spring comes the promise of new life.
And after the hardships of winter – both real and metaphorical – the Grand Start of the Olympic Torch Relay on Thursday 25 March was awash in flowers and welcome bloom as the residents of Japan called out to the world, a year later than expected due to a...
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Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC President for second term
AT THE 137th IOC SESSION
Olympic champion Thomas Bach has been re-elected for an additional four-year term as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the 137th IOC Session held virtually today, the 67-year-old German received 93 yes and 1 no votes from the 94 valid votes.
Thomas Bach, who won gold in with the German foil...
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Unveiling of the Beijing 2022 Torch, Bach invites the world to China. Malagò: see you in Beijing
ONE YEAR TO THE GAMES
One year before the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the Olympic Torch that will light up the Asian edition has been unveiled. The torch was revealed during an event organised one year before the start of the Olympics to be held in China from 4th to 20th February 2022. It depicts an inner red ribbon intertwined with a...
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First Playbook published outlining measures to deliver safe and successful Olympic Games
TOKYO 2020
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee (Tokyo 2020) today published the first Playbook, a resource which outlines the personal responsibilities key stakeholders must take to play their role in ensuring safe and successful Olympic and...
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IOC Statement
TOKYO 2020
Some news reports circulating today are claiming that the Government of Japan has privately concluded that the Tokyo Olympics will have to be cancelled because of the coronavirus. This is categorically untrue.
At an IOC Executive Board meeting in July last year, it was agreed that the Opening Ceremony of the...
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CONI and Giorgio Armani, together until September 2022
OFFICIAL OUTFITTER
The extension of the partnership agreement between Giorgio Armani and CONI was signed today. EA7 Emporio Armani is confirmed as the official outfitter of the Italian Olympic team until September 2022.
EA7 Emporio Armani will therefore dress the Italia Team not only at the Tokyo Olympic Games, scheduled to take...
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CONI and Esselunga partner up for the Tokyo Olympic Games
Today, Esselunga and the Italian National Olympic Committee presented, in Milan, at the Viale Famagosta store, the agreement that sees the leading Italian company in large-scale distribution become the official partner of the Italy Team and official supplier of Casa Italia at the XXXII Olympics, which will take place from...
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World leaders at G20 Summit express support for Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022
VIRTUAL SUMMIT HOSTED BY SAUDI ARABIA
The world’s leaders assembled at the virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit, hosted by the G20 presidency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have expressed their strong support for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The final declaration of the Summit said: “As a symbol of humanity's...
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Italia Team acts as ambassador for quality Italian extra virgin olive oil for Tokyo 2020
PARTNERSHIP CONI–ISMEA–MIPAAF
Thanks to the CONI-Ismea-Mipaaf partnership, the world of sport is also taking to the field to promote one of the symbolic products of the Mediterranean diet. The initiative is part of the institutional communication campaign “Olio su tavola - I capolavori dell'extravergine” (“Oil at the table - The masterpieces of extra...
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