Rules aimed at protecting Olympics intellectual property will prevent Japanese athletes' sponsors from publicly viewing those athletes' events at the Pyeongchang Olympics, an informed source said Saturday.Japanese Olympic Committee regulations have already prevented sponsors from publicizing sendoff events for athletes bound for the Pyeongchang games, which start Friday. And those same restrictions will be applied to public viewings, which could be a huge headache when Tokyo hosts the next Olympics in 2020.The rules have been criticized as being excessive by athletes' sponsors, and JOC offi…READ FULL ARTICLE
