Sailors Linda Fahrni and Maja Siegenthaler have become the latest athletes to be confirmed on the Swiss team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Customers who purchased tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics through the authorised ticket reseller (ATR) in the United States may only receive a 75 per cent refund on the cost of their package.

Tokyo 2020 organisers are reportedly planning to secure a hotel which would be used to isolate any athletes suspected of having contracted COVID-19 at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Paris 2024 has begun publishing calls for interest as part of its official licensing programme for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

One of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) most important sponsors is reported to have been fined a record CNY18.2 billion (£2 billion/$2.8 billion/€2.3 billion) by Chinese regulators.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has approved the introduction of stricter COVID-19 measures in Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa to halt a potential rise in cases.

Construction of the Paris 2024 Media Village has been temporarily suspended by the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal amid objections from campaigners.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned of a robust response should the United States opt to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games amid ongoing concerns over human rights in the host nation.

Tokyo 2020 qualification events in artistic swimming and diving will now be held in May, it has been announced, following reports they had been cancelled.

American gymnastics star Simone Biles has indicated that she could extend her career to compete at the Paris 2024 as a specialist.

Greece’s Stefanos Ntouskos secured a Tokyo 2020 quota place for his country after winning the men's single sculls final at the European Olympic rowing qualifier in Varese.

Wolfgang Schädler, the head coach of the Chinese luge team, said he is satisfied with how well the country's sliders have developed as they target their home Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The day of Olympic Opening Ceremonies could become known as "OLY-Day" following a proposal by the World Olympians Association (WOA).

Japanese athletes could receive priority access to COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it has been claimed.