International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is set to meet Tokyo's outspoken governor pushing for changes to some of the planned venues for the 2020 Games. Bach arrived Tuesday in Japan amid growing tension between Olympic organizers and Tokyo Gov. ( read original story ...)
IOC, Tokyo 2020 discuss venue ideas
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has proposed that some Tokyo 2020 Olympics events should be held in the northeastern region devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Tokyo's Olympic bid pledged that ... ( read original story ...)