Tokyo Olympics will be safe, governor says
Next year's Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a "120-percent effort" to ensure the first-ever postponed Games can go ahead.
Brown 'lucky' to survive crash
Sky Brown could make history for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics, but the 11-year-old skateboarder has suffered a major injury setback.
AOC chief: Tokyo Games may be best
Postponed until 2021, AOC president John Coates feels the Tokyo Olympics may be the best ever.
Athletes qualified for Tokyo will keep 2021 spots
Athletes who had already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before they were postponed will keep their places when the showpiece takes place in 2021, sources told AFP on Thursday.
Trump praises Olympics delay
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised Japan's decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic and indicated he will attend the rescheduled games next year.
Tokyo 2020 Postponed for one Year - IOC
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is to be postponed to the summer of 2021, the IOC has confirmed
Coronavirus: Games farewell delay?
With Tokyo 2020 postponed by a year, we look at the competitors whose dreams of an Olympics farewell have been delayed, or even denied.
Japan requests one-year Olympic postponement
Shinzo Abe has asked the IOC for the 2020 games to be postponed for a year
Pound: Games to be postponed
Dick Pound says the IOC will postpone the Tokyo Olympics and then deal with the "immense" ramifications of putting the Games back.
Cancellation of Olympic Games 'not on agenda'
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said the 2020 Tokyo Olympics would not be cancelled but that a postponement was an option as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
USATF wants Tokyo postponement
Uncertainty continues to rein over the Tokyo Olympics, with USA Track and Field calling for the Games to be postponed.
Tokyo 2020 Deputy Tests Positive for COVID-19
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Committee deputy chief Kozo Tashima has tested posative for coronavirus
Tokyo Olympics flame festivities scaled down
Tokyo 2020 organisers have confirmed that the Olympic torch relay will be scaled back due to the coronavirus
Trump suggests Olympic postponement
Delaying the Olympic Games for a year would be preferable to events before empty stands in Tokyo, says US president Donald Trump.
Popovich on Durant
Gregg Popovich was asked about Kevin Durant possibly representing the United States at the Olympics.
Mbappe named in France squad
Paris Saint-Germain star and World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe, 21, is on the initial 80-man list for the Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics on - organisers say
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are going ahead, organisers said Wednesday, even as the government called for major events in coming weeks to be postponed, cancelled or scaled back over the new coronavirus.
LeBron unsure on Olympics
He is thrilled to see five Lakers players in the provisional US roster, but LeBron James will not rush to commit for the Olympics.
James, Durant, Curry in US basketball Olympic pool
LeBron James and injured superstars Steph Curry and Kevin Durant were named on Monday in a 44-strong pool of players in contention for spots on the United States Olympic basketball team.
Brazil Seal Place at Tokyo 2020
2016 Gold Medalists Brazil will play in the 2020 Olympics after defeating Argentina 3-0 to come second in CONMEBOL qualifying
Russia banned for four years
WADA has banned Russia from international sporting events after a panel recomended RUSADA be declared non-compliant again.
IOC suspends Brazilian national Olympic body
The International Olympic Committee on Friday suspended Brazil's national Olympic body over the alleged involvement of its head Carlos Nuzman in a vote-buying scandal.
LA, Paris in line for Olympics
The 2024 and 2028 Summer Games will be awarded simultaneously after an International Olympic Committee rule change.
Paris: It's 2024 or nothing
The consolation prize of the 2028 Olympic Games is of no interest to Paris and Los Angeles.
IOC accepts Fredericks' resignation
Frankie Fredericks has stepped down from IOC committees for the 2024 Olympics and 2018 Youth Olympics.
Budapest votes against Olympic bid
The battle to stage the Olympics in 2024 looks set to be contested by Paris and Los Angeles only as Budapest prepares to exit the race.
Budapest Olympic bid chief downbeat
The battle to host the 2024 Olympics may soon feature only two cities, after Budapest's bid chief said they had little chance of success.
Krivoshapka tests positive
The IOC on Monday revealed Antonina Krivoshapka was among three athletes to be disqualified from the London Olympics.
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Athletes qualified for Tokyo will keep 2021 spots
Athletes who had already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before they were postponed will keep their places when the showpiece takes place in 2021, sources told AFP on Thursday.
Trump praises Olympics delay
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised Japan's decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic and indicated he will attend the rescheduled games next year.
Coronavirus: Games farewell delay?
With Tokyo 2020 postponed by a year, we look at the competitors whose dreams of an Olympics farewell have been delayed, or even denied.
Olympics: USOPC CEO heartbroken
The coronavirus pandemic has caused the delay of the 2020 Olympics, with USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland left devastated for athletes.
World Athletics backs postponement
Athletics' global governing body says the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics will give athletes respite in such uncertain times.
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