The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded Seven West Media Ltd. (Seven) the Australian broadcast rights for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022. Seven has acquired broadcast rights on all media platforms for Beijing 2022. As announced in 2014, Seven will also continue to be the IOC’s broadcast partner in Australia for […]
Multiple testing, daily health check, tracing apps being planned to ensure safety of athletes during the Olympics
The Olympic Games organisers outlined the draft of a basic five-step testing protocol for athletes arriving from overseas in the second coordination meeting of COVID-19 countermeasures for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 CEO Muto Toshiro said “Getting the athletes smoothly into the country is the very first step to these Games and as the […]
Paralympics GB partners Papa John’s ahead of Tokyo 2020
Papa John’s has announced that it will become a partner of ParalympicsGB, as the team prepares for the rescheduled Paralympic games next summer in Tokyo. With the partnership lasting until the end of 2021, the brand will lend its support by fundraising and joining three incredible athlete ambassadors, David Weir, Alfie Hewett and Alice Tai […]
Triple Olympian Mikel Thomas: “We need a more holistic approach towards improving mental health”
The Playknox spoke with Mikel Thomas, a Triple Olympian who competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, representing Trinidad and Tobago in track and field. He was also a silver medalist at the Pan Am Games in 2015. Tell us more about yourself. Apart from being an Olympic athlete and a coach, […]