138th International Olympic Committee Session: Day two

Wednesday, 21 July 2021

insidethegames is reporting LIVE from the 138th IOC Session in Tokyo

By Duncan Mackay, Liam Morgan, Michael Pavitt, Dan Palmer, Geoff Berkeley and Philip Barker in Tokyo

Timeline

2 years ago: Second day of IOC Session concludes
2 years ago: Brisbane confirmed as host of 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games
2 years ago: Britain and Chile's women take knee before match at Tokyo 2020
2 years ago: Coates pledges to deliver the "Together Games"
2 years ago: New host city process claimed to have reduced bid costs by 80 per cent
2 years ago: Denis Masséglia awarded Olympic Order
2 years ago: Sir Craig Reedie and Crown Prince Frederik confirmed as IOC Honorary members
2 years ago: COVID-19 forces two royals to miss Tokyo 2020
2 years ago: Mitchell, Oswald and Kloster Aasen elected to IOC Executive Board
2 years ago: Hoevertsz elected IOC vice-president
2 years ago: Coventry status changed to individual IOC member
2 years ago: Eight new positive cases of COVID-19 linked to Tokyo 2020
2 years ago: Several options under consideration for Milan Cortina 2026 speed skating venue
2 years ago: Tokyo 2020 showjumper returns positive test for cocaine
2 years ago: Estanguet says Paris 2024 ready to take the baton from Tokyo 2020
2 years ago: Samaranch claims Beijing 2022 "needs" to have spectators
2 years ago: Solidarity at Tokyo 2020 can help end pandemic, Dr Tedros says
2 years ago: Pandemic will end when world chooses, claims WHO chief
2 years ago: More than 100,000 will die from COVID-19 before Tokyo 2020 ends
2 years ago: Softball begins Tokyo 2020 sporting programme in Fukushima
2 years ago: WHO director general and Brisbane 2032 confirmation headline second day of IOC Session

Page updated automatically

Live updates

inside the blogs

More blogs

Read The insidethegames.biz Magazine here

inside the photos

Para Panam Games Santiago 2023 Photos

More picture galleries

Fact of the day

When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

More facts

Featured Job

Head of Events Rugby Operations

The role will contribute to developing the strategic vision for Rugby Operations, help to create a centre of excellence for the leadership and management of service provision and thereby contribute to the creation of WR Events and Media as a leader in the planning and delivery of Major International Events. The role will play a key part in the operational team of WR Events and Media, working in a collaborative and integrated manner with the broader WR Events and Media team and representatives from key Corporate Services and Federation Functional Areas, as well as collaboratively guiding the LOCs.

More jobs

The Big Read

Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.

Big Read Archive

Poll

Should cricket be an Olympic sport?

Vote on this poll

Read our printed publications online here

138th International Olympic Committee Session: Day one