Shi Tingmao and Wang Han made a dominant start to China's pursuit of perfection in diving at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as they produced an elegant and emphatic display to clinch gold in the women's synchronised three metres springboard event.

Hifumi and Uta Abe enjoyed a magical night inside the Nippon Budokan as the Japanese siblings both struck judo gold for Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here.

Austria’s Anna Kiesenhofer earned a shock women’s road race gold at Tokyo 2020, having remained clear of the field after a race-long breakaway.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has warned athletes are not exempt from the strict COVID-19 rules in place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games here after swimmers were seen taking off their masks and hugging other competitors on the podium.

Tunisian teenager Ayoub Hafnaoui claimed a stunning gold on the opening morning of Olympic swimming finals at Tokyo 2020, as Yui Ohashi topped the podium for hosts Japan and Australia set a relay world record.

World number one Jon Rahm and number six Bryson DeChambeau have withdrawn from the golf tournament at the delayed Olympic Games here after testing positive for COVID-19 prior to travelling.

Vitalina Batsarashkina carved herself a small piece of history as the first gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 for Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).

Hungary’s Áron Szilágyi claimed his third Olympic men's sabre individual title in succession with a stunning 15-7 victory over Italy’s Luigi Samele at the Tokyo 2020 Games here, while China’s Sun Yiwen triumphed in a dramatic women's épée individual final.

The Chinese diving team are red-hot favourites to claim the first gold medal of the diving competition at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tomorrow, when the country will bid for a 15th-straight major title in the women's synchronised three metres springboard event.

Richard Carapaz became Ecuador’s second Olympic gold medallist by clinching the men’s road race title at Tokyo 2020, following a superbly judged ride.

Australian Jessica Fox is aiming to become the first individual athlete to win two canoe slalom medals at the Olympic Games as she targets an unprecedented double here at Tokyo 2020.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been told to reinstate the accreditation of Russia’s most senior weightlifting official.

The traditional symbolic release of doves at the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony last night was accompanied by the soundtrack of Wings to Fly by Scottish singer Susan Boyle.