Olympic silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa has been invited to return to Ethiopia after two years of living in exile following his anti-Government gesture at the conclusion of the marathon race at Rio 2016.
A Japanese researcher has warned residents of Tokyo to expect serious overcrowding at railway stations during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as a second study raised concerns over how the city's network will cope with congestion.
As a long-time boxing fan I am now seriously concerned about the sport's future in the Olympic Games. If, indeed, it has one.
New rules designed to boost the appeal of baseball as it prepares to make its return to the Olympic programme at Tokyo 2020 have been launched by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).
They would be forever known for the exploits of Dutch runner Fanny Blankers-Koen and a first Olympic gold medal for Czech Emil Zatopek.
Women’s Hockey World Cup organisers have been praised for a tournament in which London’s hockey centre became "’a hot cauldron every day, providing an unforgettable atmosphere for players to shine".
Mount Fuji is among major Japanese landmarks included in routes for the cycling road races at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, which have been announced.
A series of events and performances have been held at a celebration to mark the 10-year anniversary of the start of the 2008 OIympic Games in Beijing.
Tokyo 2020 will be the first Olympics and Paralympics to use facial recognition technology to increase security at Games venues, it has been confirmed.
As referendums have taken down several Olympic bids in the last couple of cycles, there has been some clamour for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to head out to the potential host cities to sell their product.
Russia's six-time Olympic short track speed skating gold medallist Viktor Ahn will make a decision by November about whether or not to continue his career in the sport.
UK Sport have claimed a total of £134 million ($175 million/€150 million) has been generated for London from hosting major events at venues used at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the city.
Croatia is set to host the second International Judo Federation (IJF) Olympic qualifying event for Tokyo 2020 when 513 competitors, from 78 countries, including six world champions and three Olympic gold medallists, are due to compete in the World Judo Tour at Zagreb Arena.
Tokyo 2020 have claimed preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games remain on track but delays constructing two venues could lead to the test event schedule being changed.
Tokyo 2020 have marked the two-year to go milestone until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games with a series of celebration events.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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