2020 Olympics news

Child athletes in Japan routinely face physical, sexual and verbal abuse from their coaches – which has led several to take their own lives. The ... More

Religion and wellness, music as medicine, and circadian health are some of the GWS’ 2020 predicted wellness trends, just released in its 2020 Global Wellness ... More

Indonesian president Joko Widodo has revealed the country's intentions to bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The announcement was made following a meeting ... More

Airbnb has offered an exclusive meet and greet with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, which will include a visit to his under-construction Tokyo Olympic stadium. Five ... More

The Tokyo Organising Committee for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOPG), has finalised its plans for the venues for the Games. In a statement, ... More

The first permanent venue built for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo has opened to the public. The Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, located ... More

Sporting organisations wishing to contest UK Sport’s funding decisions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics cycle will be required to make representations to the ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Kengo Kuma’s Tokyo National Stadium, which is now under construction, to Ian ... More

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will reject the chance to host volleyball in an existing facility and build a new venue despite it adding ... More

Construction work has kicked off on Tokyo’s new National Stadium, the Kengo Kuma-designed stage for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The design by the Japanese ... More

Universal Studios Japan (USJ) has released the first images of its world-first Nintendo attraction, coming to the park in 2020. Now officially named Super Nintendo ... More

British Swimming has made changes to the way its National Centres operate in an attempt to capitalise on a strong Rio 2016 Olympic Games. From ... More

Universal will expand its Nintendo presence beyond Japan by building similar attractions in its Orlando and Hollywood theme parks. The theme park operator said in ... More

As Universal prepares for launch of its first Nintendo theme park attraction in 2020, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed some details for ... More

Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged that the government will honour the financial commitment made by the previous cabinet to fund elite sport ahead of ... More

The Japanese government has approved a 150bn yen ($1.5bn, €1.3bn, £1.1bn) contract allowing work to begin on Kengo Kuma’s 2020 Tokyo Olympic Stadium. Construction is ... More

English Heritage has launched a campaign to turn one of its most popular summertime events into a fully-fledged Olympic sport, with the cultural body lobbying ... More

Universal Studios Japan (USJ) has said its upcoming Nintendo attraction will be developed at a cost of ¥50bn (US$485m, €440m, £369.5m) – a significant increase ... More

Eighty talented young British swimmers have been invited to a four-day camp to give them the experience of being in a national squad environment ahead ... More

Kengo Kuma architects have unveiled their latest completed project: an angular wooden cultural centre near the Japanese Alps in snowy Nagano prefecture. The project was ... More

Universal Studios has finally revealed the first uses of its Nintendo IPs, announcing plans for a Mario -themed land at its park in Japan. The ... More

UK Sport is redoubling its efforts to boost the numbers of elite athletes in canoeing, skeleton and martial arts with the launch of talent identification ... More

UK Sport and British Cycling have teamed up to launch a talent identification programme which aims to encourage promising athletes in other sports to take ... More

Progress made by British Swimming since its management restructure in 2013 has given the sport a real chance of success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, ... More

UK Sport has inked an initial two-year deal with data management firm CGI to aid its decision-making on funding in the run-up to the 2020 ... More