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Tokyo 2020 face criticism for reported use of rainforest timber

  • Tokyo 2020

The Organising Committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have reportedly confirmed that 87 per cent of the plywood panels used on the new Olympic Stadium in the Japanese capital will come from southeast Asian rainforests.

Olympic projects would not be illegal, unsustainable or linked to human rights violations.As reported by Climate

dense tree cover loss in 2016.Hana Heineken, a senior campaigner for Rainforest Action Network said to Climate


Valverde claims Abu Dhabi Tour title with stage five win

  • Cycling

Spain’s Alejandro Valverde claimed the fifth and final stage win and overall title on the last day of the Abu Dhabi Tour following a gruelling climb at the top of Jebel Hafeet.

Moreover, I did it to get accustomed to the climate and the time difference."




Nick Butler: IOC must do more to prevent the New Norm of referendum defeats

  • Inside the Blogs

Hidden away behind the dominant themes of Russian doping, Pan-Korean unity and formulating some sort of reaction to sexual abuse scandals, last week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here marked another staging post in the attempt to boost the appeal of hosting the Olympic Games.

 "This 'new norm' can offer excellent arguments, on issues such as climate change, but others will


Bach reluctant to predict Sion 2026 referendum will be successful

  • Milan Cortina 2026

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was reluctant to express confidence in the prospects of Sion's bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games surviving a referendum despite the approval of a series of cost-saving measures yesterday.

This 'new norm' can offer excellent arguments, on issues such as climate change, but others will come


FIFA holds meeting with Spanish officials to ease fears of World Cup suspension

  • Football

FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura has met with Spanish officials with a view to resolving concerns which led to the world governing body threatening to remove the country from next year's World Cup in Russia.

Iran, Portugal and Morocco in the group stage in Russia ©Getty Images"The meeting has taken place in a climate


Liukin steps down from USA Gymnastics after Nassar scandal

  • Gymnastics

Coordinator of the United States women’s gymnastics team Valeri Liukin has stepped down from his role in the wake of the trial of disgraced former team doctor Larry Nassar.

champion and father of 2008 US gold-medal winner Nastia Liukin, has cited stress from the "present climate

But the present climate causes me, and more importantly my family, far too much stress, difficulty and


EOC hoping to announce third European Games host in November

  • Kraków 2023

A host for the third edition of the European Games in 2023 should be announced by the end of this year, it was revealed here today.

the previous 15 months as interim President, admitted that it is harder to find hosts in the current climate


Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee handed cash injection boost

  • PASO

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) has received a TTD3 million (£328,000/$445,000/€368,000) boost which will go towards its participation at three major Games.

Given the harsh economic climate, it is important that the Government renews its commitment to the nation's


Olympic Movement hoping fervently for a positive Peace House meeting over North Korea's Pyeongchang 2018 participation

  • The Big Read

If one believed in spirits, it would be tempting to imagine that of Baron Pierre De Coubertin, father of the modern Olympics, hovering approvingly over the proposed meeting between representatives of North and South Korea in the demilitarised zone that lies between them.

would be proud.Following the individual nobility displayed in the face of the prevailing political climate



South Korea and United States agree to halt military drills during Pyeongchang 2018

  • Pyeongchang 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his United States counterpart Donald Trump have reportedly agreed to halt joint military exercises during the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang. 

America.They have long been denounced by North Korea as a rehearsal for a potential invasion.In this climate