Two Japanese businessmen have been given suspended prison sentences, in the latest convictions as part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics bribery scandal.

Hironori Aoki, the former chairman of clothing provider Aoki Holdings, has received a suspended prison sentence for bribing Tokyo 2020 Executive Board member Haruyuki Takahashi.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has officially re-opened the Tokyo Aquatic Centre used for the re-arranged 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital before before competition opened in the Japan Swim meeting.

Dentsu is paying the price for its alleged involvement in bid rigging for contracts linked to test events prior to the re-arranged Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.

Japanese marketing agency Dentsu Group and former Tokyo 2020 operations executive Yasuo Mori are among several companies and officials that have been officially charged over alleged bid rigging for contracts linked to test events prior to the re-arranged Olympic Games.

Dentsu Group President and chief executive Hiroshi Igarashi has admitted that the advertising agency was involved in rigging bids to plan pre-Games test events and operate competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

The former President of a Japanese advertising agency has admitted in court that he bribed Tokyo 2020 Executive Board member Haruyuki Takahashi.

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has claimed that she has received "zero" support from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since defecting to Poland at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Japanese prosecutors have made four further arrests in connection with allegations of bid rigging for contracts related to test events in Tokyo before the Olympics.

Former chairman of Aoki Holdings, Hironori Aoki, faces a 30-month sentence after being charged with two others for giving ¥28 million (£175,000/$215,000/€198,000) in bribes to a former Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee member to land a sponsorship deal.

Approximately JPY40 billion (£249 million/$307 million/€283 million) worth of contracts were given to firms allegedly involved in bidding corruption for the re-arranged 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games test events and competitions in Tokyo, it has been claimed. 

Officials at the Japanese advertising company Dentsu have reportedly admitted to collusion over bid-rigging for test events in the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Former Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has warned his country’s Government not to give too much support to Ukraine, predicting that they will be defeated by Russia.

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged Belarusian coach Yury Maisevich with acting without integrity and in bad faith after the defection of sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but team official Artur Shumak faces no further action.

The Japan Sports Agency (JSA) has delayed plans to privatise the National Stadium which was the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics - although it could still face annual public subsidies of around JPY 1 billion (£6.2 million/$7.5 million/€7.0 million).