IOC BOXING TASK FORCE

In the context of the four Olympic qualifying tournaments, YAK Agency took care of the international press office, before, during and after the events. It wrote articles of preview, report and review of the competitions in English language. YAK Agency has produced and published a total of 38 articles and 18 statements on the Athlete 365- Boxing Corner website. During the events, we also managed and organized press conferences with the international media present.

YAK Agency managed international media relations on behalf of the Boxing Task Force. For our collaboration with the IOC, we answered 218 questions from the IOC Press Office, BTF Qualifiers media managers, Tokyo 2020 boxing media manager or directly received by our Agency.

In the context of the Olympic qualifying events, YAK Agency was responsible for managing all press operations on site. In collaboration with the LOC Comms Manager, provided support in coordinating the media presence and interviews with the athletes in the mixed zone. In addition, due to the pandemic emergency, our Agency provided advice in implementing all countermeasures to be taken against COVID-19.

In reference to the Olympic qualifying tournaments "Boxing Road to Tokyo" or related to the IOC Boxing Task Force, YAK Agency was in charge of monitoring the news published by the international media.

YAK Agency provided advice on the set up of the media registration system and managed it on a daily basis, before and during each qualifying tournament. In coordination with the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), the rules for media participation in the events were defined, accreditation requests (602 in total) were approved or declined, and all related communications were handled.