The European Shooting Confederation (ESC) has confirmed the postponement of an event offering qualification places for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Three-time world road race champion Peter Sagan has admitted he would choose Tour de France over the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - if quarantine rules forced him to make the tough decision.

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.

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.

Kazakhstan's Olympic boxers are to participate in training camps in the United States and Cuba in preparation for Tokyo 2020.

Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Richard Pound has warned any issues with recent legislation passed in the United States could "bubble up" ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

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.

Tommy Lasorda, who led the United States to their only Olympic baseball gold medal, has died at the age of 93.

China's national teams have entered a series of winter training camps with a view to preparing for Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification events or the Games itself.

Tokyo has reported 2,392 new coronavirus cases today as the Japanese capital city became subject to new restrictions as part of a state of emergency.

The deadline for athletes to complete an International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission survey on athlete expression at the Olympic Games has now passed.

Scott Pollock has taken overall responsibility for the direction of British Cycling’s men’s sprint programme, as the governing body announced a restructuring following the dismissal of Kevin Stewart.

Irish boxer Dean Gardiner has decided to call time on his career despite needing just two wins to book a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Two athletes have won Summer Olympic gold medals competing for two different nations. Daniel Carroll first won gold in rugby union representing Australia at London 1908 and then again at Antwerp 1920 for the United States after he had stayed in the country following a tour there. The Georgian-born Kakhi Kakhiashvili won his first gold medal in men’s weightlifting under-90 kilograms competing as part of the Unified Team at Barcelona 1992 and later as a Greek citizen at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 in the under-99kg and under-94kg categories.