Up to half of the Australian women's hockey squad are reportedly considering a strike just eight months before the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are due to open amid a protracted dispute with senior team officials.

Tokyo 2020 has claimed the postponement of the Olympic Games will cost $2.8 billion (£2 billion/€2.3 billion), as the Organising Committee confirmed how the additional costs would be allocated.

Japan women’s rugby sevens team manager Akane Kagawa wants her players to follow seven golden rules in pursuit of success at Tokyo 2020.

Japanese softball team head coach Reika Utsugi has admitted she was "worried" about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Around 18 per cent of Japanese ticketholders for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have requested refunds following the postponement of the Games.

Tokyo 2020 believe the number of spectators allowed at the Games will reflect the domestic and global coronavirus infection levels in the spring, with travel restrictions and the outcome of pilot events also taken into consideration.

I was immediately struck by a somewhat revelatory line in a press release from the International Canoe Federation (ICF) last week regarding its proposed slate of events for Paris 2024.

Two-time Olympic medallist Juan Martin del Potro revealed the postponement of Tokyo 2020 has given him "extra strength" in his comeback from injury.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has denied it has confirmed the events that will form part of the rescheduled qualification system for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

More than $1.3 million (£968,000/€1.1 million) in grants is to be provided by the LA84 Foundation to Southern California school-based and community youth sports organisations.

The global governing body for parkour has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reject an application from the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to include the sport at Paris 2024.

With Olympic boxing, if not quite under threat then certainly the subject of serious scrutiny, it was heartening to hear the 35-year-old Rio super heavyweight silver medallist Joe Joyce explaining just how valuable his experience in amateur boxing, and particularly the Games, contributed to his shock conquest of the young British, Commonwealth and European champion Daniel Dubois at the weekend.

The contract to construct the Marville Aquatics Centre, which it is hoped will be one of the main sporting legacies of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has been awarded to a consortium of companies led by GCC.

Olympic swimming champion Kyle Chalmers has set his sights on defending his title at Tokyo 2020 after undergoing shoulder surgery.

It is hoped the return of the Olympic Rings to Tokyo Bay after safety and maintenance checks will help people "feel excited" about next year's Games.