Almost exactly a decade ago - on 20 October 2009 - Thomas Cook was unveiled as the 23rd sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
New Zealand are determined to make up for their absence from the football tournament at Rio 2016 at the Oceania Football Confederation men's Olympic qualifier in Fiji, according to captain Logan Rogerson.
Israel's baseball team has secured a place at the Olympic Games for the first time in history after winning the Tokyo 2020 Africa/Europe qualifier in Italy.
Defending champions and hosts Fiji and Vanuatu opened their Group B campaign at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) men’s Olympic qualifier with wins in Lautoka.
Latvia’s European champions Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka, and the Spanish pair of Elsa Baquerizo and Liliana Fernandez, earned their countries a place at Tokyo 2020 at the beach volleyball Olympic qualifier in China.
Favourites New Zealand began their campaign to secure a spot in the Olympic football tournament at Tokyo 2020 with a 6-1 thrashing of Samoa at the Oceania qualifier in Fiji.
An attempt to harness the power of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to build a Paris-based Davos of sport was launched this week at a reception in the French Residence in London's Kensington district.
New Zealand will aim to banish their demons from the 2016 Olympic Games qualification process, when they battle for a spot in the football tournament at Tokyo 2020 in Fiji.
Basketball star Stephen Curry will play for the United States at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, following his country's disappointing showing at this month's International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup.
Paris 2024 and Dakar 2022 have signed a wide-ranging agreement, leading to extensive cooperation between organisers of the two Games.
International Association of Athletics Federations President Sebastian Coe has praised the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games marathon course, after a test event was held in the Japanese capital.
The Japan Swimming Federation has announced tough qualifying times for the host nation's Olympic Games team at Tokyo 2020.
The Netherlands will hope to build on their European Baseball Championship success by winning the crucial Africa/Europe qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Japanese video gaming giant Nintendo has released a new trailer for the upcoming Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 title.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has said the Australian state will abandon plans to bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics if the opportunity for long-term benefits is not proven.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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Ron Hill changed marathon-running with his innovations in diet and kit. Brian Oliver meets a man who won a memorable European Championships gold in Athens 50 years ago this week.
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