Georgia’s national shot put record holder Benik Abramyan, who was due to take part in this evening’s qualifying competition, has been provisionally suspended from competition following an adverse finding in an out-of-competition test on July 31.
Japan’s Sena Irie became the first woman to be crowned Olympic champion in the featherweight division after overcoming Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines at the Olympics here in Tokyo.
Norway’s Karsten Warholm won one of the great Olympic finals here today to claim men’s 400 metres hurdles gold, taking almost a second off his own world record as he finished ahead of his United States rival Rai Benjamin in 45.94sec.
Brazil's reigning champions Martine Grael and Kahena Kunze successfully defended their women's 49erFX title at Tokyo 2020, as Britain's Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell captured a dramatic 49er gold.
A Moldovan Olympic official who is acting as a COVID-19 liaison officer at Tokyo 2020 has been accused of "gross violations" of the coronavirus rules in place at the Games after he went sightseeing in the Japanese capital.
New Zealand’s Lisa Carrington won two Olympic gold medals in little more than an hour at Tokyo 2020 here, and such was her dominance that it seemed both were inevitable.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched an investigation into the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB) after sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya alleged officials from the country had taken her to the airport against her will.
Swimmers Chad Le Clos and Jérémy Desplanches visited the official showcasing of timekeeper Omega here at Tokyo 2020.
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A special drum gifted to Marnie McBean, Canada's Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020, by the Squamish Nation is being heard at Olympic venues each day at Tokyo 2020.
Germany’s Julia Krajewski allowed the tears to flow after a superb clear round made her the first woman ever to win individual Olympic eventing gold.
China’s Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi triumphed in the women’s team sprint as Tokyo 2020 track cycling competition began at the Izu Velodrome.
France’s Jean Quiquampoix equalled the Olympic record to earn gold in the men’s 25 metres rapid fire pistol event on the final day of shooting competition at Tokyo 2020.
Sport climbing will make its historic first appearance at the Olympic Games tomorrow when four days of vertical competition begins at Aomi Urban Sports Park.
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.
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