Tokyo 2020 have held a ceremony to mark the return of the Olympic and Paralympic flags to the Japanese capital following a tour of the country.
Tokyo 2020 has today unveiled images of the Olympic mascot Miraitowa and Paralympic mascot Someity in a variety of poses, each representing one of the 33 Olympic and 22 Paralympic sports.
World Rugby has announced the location and dates for the men’s and women’s regional qualification tournaments for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, taking place from June to November 2019.
Indian coach Pullela Gopichand claimed qualification for the badminton events at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo was "unfair" on players before calling on the sport's governing body to reconsider the system.
Japan have been granted automatic spots in the men's and women's basketball and 3x3 basketball tournaments at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Vladimir Putin has urged Russian authorities to "settle all remaining issues" to ensure the country can send a full team to next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Japanese video game developer SEGA has announced a range of video games for Tokyo 2020, including Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games.
Marlene Masure has been named Paris 2024’s executive director of business development and partnerships after leaving her role as vice-president of marketing at the Walt Disney Company in France.
More than 500 athletes performed a show of unity at the European Karate Championships in Guadalajara to ask Paris 2024 and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include their sport at the Olympic Games in the French capital.
The French Government has pledged to either renovate or build 13 sports facilities across the Ile-de-France region surrounding Paris, in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has insisted the Organising Committee will find a balance between respecting the elite-level athletes and delivering the Olympic atmosphere when it holds mass participation events at the Games.
Azerbaijan's Valentin Hristov is facing being banned for life after he was caught doping for a third time in retests from London 2012 carried out by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Paris 2024 is due to select the successful tender for its aquatics venue in November as French organisers prepare to analyse the proposals submitted before the deadline tomorrow.
The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has praised organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games after a visit to the planned slalom, sprint and Para-canoe venues.
Russian Umar Kremlev has made an astounding offer to write off the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) $16 million (£12 million/€14 million) debt if the organisation is allowed to remain in charge of the Olympic tournament at Tokyo 2020.
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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