The prospect of a joint Seoul and Pyongyang bid for the 2032 Olympic Games appears to have taken another blow after North Korea blew up a joint liaison office with the South.
Filipino boxer Eumir Felix Marcial has received support from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to turn professional but still compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Tokyo 2020 has dismantled some temporary stands at the Aomi Urban Sports Park for safety reasons, following the postponement of the Olympic Games to 2021.
Tokyo 2020 Board member Haruyuki Takahashi has said there should be the option to further delay the Olympics and Paralympics, instead of cancelling the Games entirely if the COVID-19 pandemic does not subside.
Australian sporting organisations have welcomed the announcement of AUD50.6 million (£27.6 million/$34.7 million/€30.8 million) in funding over the next two years to support the sector amid the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and help high-performance athletes to prepare for major events.
Nadezhda Ryabets believes she is "ready to do the impossible" at the re-arranged Tokyo 2020 Olympics as Kazakhstan's sole female qualifier so far.
The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) has partnered with energy companies Axpo Italia and Pulsee as official sponsors of the nation's team next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Japanese politician and former actor Tarō Yamamoto has promised that he will prioritise cancelling the Olympic and Paralympic Games if he is elected Governor of the Japanese capital next month.
New Zealand Football has announced it has extended the contract of women's head coach Tom Sermanni to include next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra has expressed confidence the country can secure a double-digit tally of medals at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Olympic wrestling champion Hassan Yazdani revealed he is hoping to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
USA Cycling has announced an initial long list of athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with 38 cyclists named across mountain bike, road and track disciplines.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has confirmed her intentions to seek a second term in office ahead of next month’s election.
Jean Castex, the interministerial delegate for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has returned to that role this week after his mission to study deconfinement scenarios ended.
Kenki Fukuoka, one of the stars of Japan's run to the quarter-finals of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, has abandoned his plans to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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.
LTA - Competition Product Co-ordinator - London, United Kingdom
The LTA’s vision is “Tennis Opened Up” and its mission is to make tennis Relevant, Accessible, Welcoming and Enjoyable. The aim of the LTA Competitions Team is to help support the growth of junior and adult competitions in order to increase the number of players competing. This role will focus on the day-to-day management, running and development of recreational competitions including but not limited to LTA Local Tennis League, Quorn Family Tennis Cup and LTA Team Challenge, with a key focus on the delivery of LTA Local Tennis Leagues.
The Black Lives Matter movement has brought fresh scrutiny to the legacy of controversial ex-International Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage, who even during his Presidency was accused of harbouring racist and anti-Semitic attitudes. Philip Barker reports.
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