Four-time Olympic champion Sir Matthew Pinsent has suggested moving the Tokyo Olympics to 2024 after claiming it would be "ludicrous" to stage the Games in 2021 against the backdrop of a global health crisis.
Mexico's women's softball team is set to prepare for this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with training camps and practice games in the United States.
A decision on whether spectators will be permitted to attend the Olympic Games will be made within the next two months, according to Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori.
Nicole Walker and Equestrian Canada's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the athlete's disqualification from the Lima 2019 Pan American Games has been rejected, meaning the Canadian jumping team misses out on a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has said preparations for the Olympic and Paralympics "have to proceed as planned" amid rising COVID-19 cases in Japan and a Kyodo News survey suggesting public opinion is turning against the Games.
A state of emergency is expected to be declared in further areas of Japan as the country battles to curb rising coronavirus infections ahead of this year’s rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Kenya's half marathon world record holder, Kibiwott Kandie, has announced his intention to compete in the 10,000 metres at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, eyeing a medal.
The new Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) commissioner has vowed to work to help South Korea's efforts to win a gold medal in the sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Kazakhstan's Olympic boxers are to participate in training camps in the United States and Cuba in preparation for Tokyo 2020.
A Kyodo News survey has found around 80 per cent of Japanese people want this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo to be cancelled or postponed.
Taekwondo, boxing and karate athletes hoping to compete at Tokyo 2020 are taking part in a three-month, bubbled training camp in the Philippines to better their chances of competing at 2020 Olympics.
Olympic champion Erica Wiebe has said she would not want to be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccinations to enable the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to take place.
Australian football star Steph Catley has described holding the Olympic Games this year in Tokyo as "unthinkable" due to continuing COVID-19 restrictions around the world.
Former world junior 800 metres champion Alfred Kipketer of Kenya has been banned for two years after he missed four drugs tests within a 12-month period.
Spanish karateka Damián Quintero believes an Olympic medal would be the "jewel in the crown" of an impressive career.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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