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New Sports at Tokyo Olympics Owe Debt to ‘Back to the Future' and ‘E.T.'
Although the name Marty McFly won’t be on the start list for the first Olympic skateboarding competition, the “Back to the Future” character who inspired the immortal lines “What’s that thing he’s on? It’s a board, with wheels!” was a landmark personality for the sport in its groundbreaking journey to the Tokyo Games. The Olympic debut in Tokyo of BMX freestyle also...
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International Olympics Marketing Chairmain Investigated Under Corruption Probe Related to 2020 Games
In the latest blow to the International Olympic Committee’s efforts to rid itself of scandal, marketing head Tsunekazu Takeda is being investigated for corruption related to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Takeda, who is also the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, was placed under formal investigation for “active corruption” on Dec. 10, France’s financial crimes office said Friday. French investigators...
