The Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE) has added a further four athletes to its team for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games later this month, taking its total up to 139.

World champion Ryo Kiyuna beat Spain’s Damian Quintero in the final of the men’s kata to give Japan their first gold in the new Olympic sport of karate.

Katie Archibald and Laura Kenny produced a madison masterclass as the British pairing claimed the inaugural women’s Olympic gold medal in the discipline at the Izu Velodrome.

American Gable Steveson backflipped across the mat in celebration after winning Olympic wrestling gold in the very last second of his final here.

Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret was crowned the first women’s sport climbing Olympic champion after producing dominant performances in bouldering and lead events here today.

China cruised to a predictable Olympic gold medal in the men's team table tennis competition as they beat Germany 3-0 in the Tokyo 2020 final.

Italy brought their gold medal total in athletics to five in the space of five hours today as a stupendous last-leg run by Filippo Tortu brought them victory in the men’s 4x100 metres relay following Antonella Palmisano’s win in the women’s 20 kilometres race walk in Sapporo.

Shaunae Miller-Uibo of The Bahamas and Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon retained their respective women’s 400 and 1500 metres titles here tonight with masterful performances after Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei had shown similar poise to add 5,000m gold to the 10,000m silver he won on the opening day of athletics.

Julio La Cruz continued Cuba's strong showing in boxing at Tokyo 2020 as he outclassed world champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov in the heavyweight final to become the country's latest two-weight Olympic gold medallist.

The Netherlands finally earned redemption for their defeat in the women’s hockey final in Rio de Janeiro five years ago as they swept aside Argentina 3-1 to regain their Olympic title at Tokyo 2020 here today.

Kate French has become Britain’s second-ever modern pentathlon gold medallist - and first in 21 years - after leaving her best until last to clinch the title with an Olympic record at Tokyo 2020 here.

Tokyo 2020 has confirmed they are following the directions of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and do not plan to make any specific commemoration of Hiroshima’s atomic bomb victims today.

Moldovan Olympic Committee (CNOS) President Nicolae Juravschi has been urged to resign by a member of the country's Parliament after an official in its delegation for Tokyo 2020 was sent home for breaking COVID-19 rules.

Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo has promised the handover part of the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony will reflect on both the French capital city's traditions and modernity.