The presence of staff from the International Testing Agency (ITA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) at this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics is set to be reduced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is expected to visit Japan in May to attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay and meet Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
A giant skateboard is set to visit 40 towns across New Zealand in 41 days in a bid to get people behind the country’s Olympic team ahead of Tokyo 2020.
United States President Joe Biden declared his support for Japan staging the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games during a meeting with Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga.
India’s cricket power brokers have insisted they will "in principle" send men’s and women’s teams to the Olympics if the sport is restored to the programme for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
World Sailing chief executive David Graham has admitted there is a "distinct possibility" the sport will lose its 10th medal event at Paris 2024 if it fails to propose a suitable alternative to mixed offshore to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Four more Japanese prefectures are set to be placed under tighter COVID-19 restrictions to combat a rise in case numbers in the Olympic and Paralympic host country.
Olympic medallist Gevvie Stone and Kristina Wagner have qualified to represent the United States in the women's double skulls at Tokyo 2020.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set a May 26 deadline for World Sailing to propose alternative events to the mixed offshore at Paris 2024 after uncovering concerns with the discipline.
Customers who bought individual tickets for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games from authorised reseller CoSport risk not receiving their money back if they fail to return their refund request form by the end of this week.
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has launched a four month digital programme celebrating the journeys of its country’s athletes as they prepare to compete at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Paris 2024 has signed up technology conglomerate Cisco as its third official partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the French capital.
The "neutral" Russian team at this year's postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is set to wear a controversial uniform featuring the colours of the country's flag, which is banned due to doping sanctions.
Cancelling this year's rearranged Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo could still be an option if the COVID-19 situation worsens, according to the second-ranked member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Acting Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President Robin Mitchell expects Tokyo 2020 will be a "Games like none before" as he pledged to ensure the NOC voice was heard in the lead-up to the Opening Ceremony.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
The Football Association - Insight & Analytics Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George's Park. As the Insight & Analytics Manager you will be part of the Behavioural Insight & Business Analytics (BIBA) team. The primary role of the BIBA team within The FA is to generate insight which inspires, informs and enables evidence-based decision making across the organisation.
The coronavrius pandemic has had a profound impact on sport, but many elite athletes have also made their impact felt during the health crisis, working on the medical frontline and in some cases sacrificing their chances of sporting success for the good of public health. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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