- The Associated Press
Tokyo needs to convince sponsors Olympics will really happen
The only thing more difficult than staging next year's Tokyo Olympics in a pandemic might be convincing sponsors to keep their billions of dollars on board in the midst of economic turbulence and skepticism. To make the point this week, IOC President Thomas Bach will join a number of Japanese government and city officials, local organizers, and other top International Olympic Committee leaders in repeating a message they've failed to convey forcefully enough to deep-pocketed sponsors: Trust us, the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23, 2021. Bach and IOC Vice President John Coates - who oversees Tokyo preparations - are expected to speak remotely to Japanese officials as they meet on Thursday and Friday.
- NBC Sports
Mikaela Shiffrin returns with mantra, stuck to her helmet, to carry forever
Mikaela Shiffrin starts the Alpine skiing World Cup season next month with memories of her father in her mind and stuck to her helmet.
- Associated Press
Olympic bid scandal linked to former IOC member's son
A consulting company working for the Tokyo Olympic bid committee paid about $370,000 to the son of then-influential IOC member Lamine Diack before — and after — the Japanese capital was picked in 2013 to host the 2020 Games, news agency Kyodo reported on Monday. The payment is reported to be part of $2 million transferred by the bid committee to Black Tidings, a now shuttered consulting company based in Singapore. Tsunekazu Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee at the time, acknowledged signing off on the $2 million payment.
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