Human Rights Watch is among 116 organisations to have signed a letter calling for Japan to draft and pass an anti-discrimination bill on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity prior to the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board will meet tomorrow, with preparations for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics a key topic amid ongoing doubts over the Games.
Two-time Commonwealth Games boxing gold medallist David Nyika will make his professional debut next month as he prepares to compete at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Newly-appointed head coach Christophe Gagliano insists the French Judo Federation (FFJ) must "dare to change habits" to transform the men’s team’s fortunes ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Long-time International Olympic Committee (IOC) sponsor Panasonic has unveiled an ultra-cold freezer box that could play a significant role in the fight against COVID-19.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will reportedly ban the Italian flag and anthem from Tokyo 2020 if a dispute over Government interference in the country's National Olympic Committee is not resolved by Wednesday (January 27).
The Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC) has announced it will double support given to 20 athletes on its scholarship beneficiaries' list for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Britain's Hannah Cockroft has described last year's postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as "really tough".
A week is a long time in a pandemic.
Olympic champion Adam Peaty is one of the first four swimmers to be selected to represent Britain at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay may be forced to divert the event away from public roads when it begins its journey around Japan two months from today.
Greece's Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi - who urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone Tokyo 2020 last year - has supported the staging of the Games this year.
Hungary beat The Netherlands 13-11 to win the women's water polo Olympic qualification tournament in Trieste, although both teams had already booked their places at Tokyo 2020.
Kenyan athletes will enjoy major financial support through to the Paris 2024 Games thanks to a new partnership between their National Olympic Committee (NOC-K) and the Kenya Charity Sweepstake (KCS).
USA Basketball has reportedly sent out invitations to 60 players interested in competing at this year's postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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.
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The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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