Tokyo wins the 2020 Olympic Games

Well, maybe it’s all been said. The logic for the IOC revolved around risk aversion and …money. The upshot is that Japan’s solid economy, position in and gateway access to Asia, Tokyo’s well-planned compact city bid and their strong sponsorship base proved to be winning elements of the sometimes nebulous(continue)

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Rio Olympics need a major reboot

The tremors worsen; is a ‘quake possible? even liquefaction? The Rio games are less than three years away. The IOC has taken a publicly soft course with the Rio organisers and the three participating aka host governments – and even now that frustrations and concerns have bubbled over, partly occasioned(continue)

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