Philip Barker: North Korea skipped the Tokyo Olympics before but under very different circumstances
North Korea’s withdrawal from the upcoming Olympics has echoes of the 1964 Games in Tokyo although the reasons behind it are very different.
Chile beat Cameroon to earn last women's football berth at Tokyo 2020
Chile have secured the last place in the women's Olympic football tournament at Tokyo 2020 by defeating Cameroon over a two-legged playoff.
Christine Girard: Weightlifting has a clear choice in this high-stakes IWF election - embrace positive culture change or face years on the sidelines
As I made my way through the weightlifting ranks, competing as a young athlete in a sport tainted by doping - and with rumours of countries constantly getting away with doping - it taught me just to focus on my own performance, and controlling the controllable.
Second US Olympic and Paralympic rowing trials underway
The second set of United States Olympic and Paralympic rowing trials have begun in New Jersey today, with time trials held in three events.
American ATR customers only offered 75 per cent refund on Tokyo 2020 hospitality packages
Customers who purchased tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics through the authorised ticket reseller (ATR) in the United States may only receive a 75 per cent refund on the cost of their package.
Philip Barker: When the first Olympic Stadium came alive again
Just over a week ago, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach took part in a socially distanced ceremony to inaugurate the new lights at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.
Cricket at the 2028 Olympics on agenda for next BCCI Apex Council meeting
Whether or not cricket makes a concerted effort to be included at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics could become clearer next week, with the Games set to be discussed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Apex Council.
US State Department denies joint boycott of Beijing 2022 under consideration
The American State Department has denied that it will discuss a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with its allies, contradicting earlier comments from a spokesperson.
David Owen: Sports bodies must be transparent to a fault when they lend to - and borrow from - one another
Families around the world understand the meaning of the phrase "the bank of mum and dad".
Japanese and American weightlifters can benefit from North Korea’s absence at Tokyo 2020
North Korea’s decision not to compete at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will have a bigger effect in weightlifting than in any other sport, judged by past performance and the current qualifying rankings.
United States "wish to discuss" coordinated boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
A boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is "something that we wish to discuss", a spokesperson for the American State Department has said.
BSSF head Herasimenia puts World Championship gold medal up for sale in response to criminal case opened against her
The head of the Belarus Sport Solidarity Foundation (BSSF), three-time Olympic swimming medallist Aliaksandra Herasimenia, has put her 2012 World Championship gold medal up for sale to "support all Belarusians", as a response to a criminal case opened against her by the Investigative Committee of Belarus.
Algeria claim four places at Tokyo 2020 on final day of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier
Algeria claimed four of the remaining 12 places on offer at the United World Wrestling (UWW) African and Oceania Olympic qualifier, on the final day of competition at Hammamet in Tunisia.
David Owen: Olympic ticketing - the business that globalisation forgot
The Olympic Games ticketing system has been much in the news in recent days, in the wake of Tokyo 2020’s decision not to permit international spectators to attend the Games.
USOPC publish guidance for athletes on demonstrations at Olympic and Paralympic trials
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has published guidance to athletes regarding racial and social justice demonstrations by athletes at Olympic and Paralympic Trials.
