Sir Steve Redgrave, the high-performance director of China's national rowing team, has revealed the country are hoping to win an Olympic gold next year in Tokyo before achieving further success in the sport at Paris 2024.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is set to be stripped of the right to organise the Olympic tournament at Tokyo 2020 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board holds its latest meeting here tomorrow.
John Coates has expressed confidence in the ability of Tokyo 2020 to address issues raised by International Federations during the vital test event period as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission began a three-day visit here today.
Samsung has announced a limited Galaxy S10+ Olympic Games edition model will be available in Japan ahead of next year’s multi-sport event.
Tokyo 2020 have launched a “G-Satellite Go to Space” project which has the aim of promoting the Olympic and Paralympic Games from space.
Interim International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Mohamed Moustahsane says the organisation is confident of remaining the Olympic governing body for the sport after leading an eight-person delegation in a meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne today.
British biscuit brand McVitie's has become an official partner of Team GB with little more than a year to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Tokyo 2020 is set to welcome the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the eighth time as preparations for next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games enter the final stages.
Workers building Tokyo 2020 venues are operating in a "culture of fear" amid "alarming" violations of their rights, it has been claimed.
Tokyo 2020 organisers told the 40th European Olympic Committees Seminar here that “more than two million” people had registered with the Games ticketing site ahead of the ticket lottery launch on May 9, with the figure having doubled since.
Qatari sporting star Nasser Al-Attiyah, the rally driver and shooter, has targeted competing at both the Dakar Rally and a seventh Olympic Games at Tokyo next year.
Members of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee agreed to put on hold plans to sue the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but expressed concern about the timing of a meeting with officials from the organisation next week.
British powerlifter Ali Jawad has turned down treatment for Crohn's disease to boost his chances of qualifying for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (CTOC) has hosted an international sports affairs training course for participants across Asia.
An offer from Russia to wipe out millions of dollars worth of debt will be officially turned down this week by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), its Interim President Mohamed Moustahsane has told insidethegames.
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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