The Hong Kong Judo Association (HKJA) is hoping to hold an event that will count towards Olympic qualification after raising concerns over the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on its athletes' chances of securing a place at Tokyo 2020.
The Olympic Committee of Israel (OCI) has recommended that its athletes receive a COVID-19 vaccination for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to safeguard them during the pandemic.
The Japanese Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Seiko Hashimoto, has faced criticism for breaking COVID-19 guidelines after attending a group dinner with over five people.
United States football star Carli Lloyd, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and two-time Women's World Cup winner, says she is aiming for "one last hurrah" at the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Young boxer Justis Huni is looking to win a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for Australia, insists his promoter, as Huni prepares to be one of the few professional boxers at the Games.
Host towns for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have expressed concern over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with communities across the country that had been expecting to welcome foreign teams for training camps ahead of the Games left in limbo.
It is "almost a certainty" that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next summer, according to the International Judo Federation’s (IJF) chief media and marketing officer, Vlad Marinescu.
The Japanese Government has announced that foreign travellers will not be permitted to enter the country until at least the end of January due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the nation due to host the next Olympics and Paralympics.
World number one Kento Momota has built momentum for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by winning the men's singles title at Japan's National Badminton Championships.
The President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov, has suggested that a folk song can be used for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics instead of the Russian national anthem, as the nation prepares to compete under a neutral flag at the Games.
The Nigerian Government has pledged support to the men and women's basketball teams for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given its cautious backing to a bid to include the sport on the programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
The Versace fashion house and designer Stella McCartney have led tributes to model Stella Tennant, who has died suddenly five days after her 50th birthday.
Tokyo 2020 announced it has reached a basic agreement to extend the contracts of all 68 domestic partners to cover the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games.
New dates in March have been identified for the Americas Olympic and Paralympic Continental Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro.
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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