Conlan urges criminal charges for corrupt officials Michael Conlan has called for those involved in manufacturing bouts at the Rio Olympics to face criminal charges for sporting fraud. Boxing • 01 Oct
Tokyo 2020: US fencer says X mark on hand was protest United States fencer and bronze medallist Race Imboden said that an X mark drawn on the back of his hand during the medal ceremony at ... Olympics • 04 Aug
Games will happen despite local concerns - IOC official International Olympics Committee vice president John Coates admits that while Japanese sentiment turning against the Tokyo Games was a "concern", he could foresee no scenario ... Olympics • 08 May
Daily Covid tests for Tokyo athletes and close contacts Olympic athletes will be given daily tests for the coronavirus during their time in Tokyo for the delayed 2020 Games, all part of tighter countermeasures ... Olympics • 28 Apr
Decision on domestic fans at Olympics may come in June A decision on limits for domestic spectators for the Tokyo Olympics may not be made until June, a month before the scheduled start of the ... Olympics • 20 Apr
IOC confident Japanese public will get behind Olympics While most Japanese residents remain opposed to the Tokyo Games going ahead in 100 days' time, the International Olympic Committee hopes the mood will shift ... Hideki Matsuyama • 14 Apr
Thomas Bach re-elected unopposed as IOC president Thomas Bach has been re-elected unopposed as president of the International Olympic Committee. Olympics • 10 Mar
Olympics organisers to decide on overseas fans A decision will be taken on whether overseas spectators will be able to attend the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games at the end of the ... Olympics • 03 Mar
Queensland may build new stadium if 2032 bid successful Australia may build a new stadium to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2032 Olympics if Brisbane secures the Games, Queensland state Premier, ... Olympics • 25 Feb
Brisbane chosen as 'preferred bidder' for 2032 Games Brisbane has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics. Olympics • 24 Feb
Tokyo 2020 boss Mori quits over sexist remarks The head of Tokyo's Olympic and Paralympic Games organising committee has quit over remarks he made about women. Olympics • 12 Feb
Tokyo 2020 CEO not ruling out Games without spectators Olympics organisers are "unwavering" on holding the coronavirus-delayed Games this year but can't rule out staging it without spectators, according to Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro ... Olympics • 20 Jan
Olympic rings return as Tokyo bids to build excitement A giant set of Olympic rings returned to Tokyo's waterfront on Tuesday after maintenance, with officials hoping the symbol will help build enthusiasm for the ... Olympics • 01 Dec 20
Bach 'ready to run for a second term' as IOC president Thomas Bach has conformed his intention to run for a second term as International Olympic Committee president at next year's election. Olympics • 17 Jul 20
Olympic champion Taylor supports Games protest option Two-time Olympic triple jump champion Christian Taylor has joined calls to allow athletes to protest peacefully during the Games. Olympics • 16 Jul 20
IOC "fully committed" to staging Olympics in 2021 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) remains fully committed to staging the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and is considering multiple scenarios for them to ... Olympics • 15 Jul 20
Thomas Bach holds IOC talks over Covid-19 fallout Olympic chief Thomas Bach held a series of talks with International Olympic Committee members today on the potential consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic that has ... Athletics • 27 May 20
Keane: Cancellation makes sense if 2021 Games delayed Olympic Federation of Ireland president Sarah Keane says that her International Olympic Committee (IOC) counterpart's assertion that the Tokyo Games cannot be postponed beyond 2021 ... Olympics • 22 May 20
2021 is 'last option' for Tokyo Games - IOC president Olympics chief Thomas Bach says 2021 is the "last option" for holding the delayed Tokyo Games, stressing that postponement cannot go on forever. Olympics • 21 May 20
Next Olympics to be 'scrapped' if 2021 date is missed Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said that the Olympic Games, already postponed to 2021, would be "scrapped" if it could not take place then, according ... Olympics • 28 Apr 20
Focus on 'must-haves' over 'nice-to-haves' for Olympics Postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will provide a welcome boost to the coronavirus-hit Japanese economy next year, a senior International Olympic Committee official has claimed. Olympics • 16 Apr 20
'Major challenge' to apportion cost of delayed Olympics Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee president Yoshiro Mori has told international federations that deciding who foots the bill for postponing the Games to 2021 will ... Olympics • 28 Mar 20
Naomi Osaka backs postponement of home Olympics Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, the nation's poster girl of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for ... Tennis • 28 Mar 20
Bach hopes Olympics can be 'light at end of the tunnel' IOC president Thomas Bach hopes the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games to next year can eventually help lead the world out of a "dark ... Olympics • 25 Mar 20
Pound suggests Olympic postponement already decided International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound believes the IOC has already decided to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and that an announcement will be forthcoming in ... Olympics • 23 Mar 20
