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Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said it was not yet known if the person had been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Covid-19 case in Olympic Games Village confirmed

Tokyo Olympics organisers revealed the first Covid-19 case in the Games Village on Saturday as they sought to reassure competitors that the pandemic-delayed event would be safe.

Olympics • 17 Jul 21

An official noticed the athlete was missing during a PCR test.

Search under way for missing Ugandan weightlifter

A Ugandan athlete in Japan for the Olympics has gone missing, and the team's host city in western Japan is conducting a search with police, Japan's top government spokesman said on Friday.

Olympics • 16 Jul 21

Novak Djokovic is targeting a historic year

Djokovic heading for Tokyo with dreams of 'Golden Slam'

World number one Novak Djokovic confirmed he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics as the Serb remains on course to achieve the Golden Slam in tennis.

Tennis • 16 Jul 21

Ireland celebrate their decisive win against France

Ireland's remarkable rise to Sevens heaven

It's been a long, hard road to the Olympic Games for Ireland's rugby sevens men's team. RTÉ Sport's Anthony Pyne looks at the stories behind their Tokyo dream.

Tokyo 2020 • 22 Jul 21

Ellen Walshe is part of the Ireland team heading for Tokyo

Nine-strong Irish swimming team heading for Tokyo

The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) has approved the nomination of a nine-strong Irish swimming team for the upcoming Tokyo Games.

Swimming • 07 Jul 21

McClenaghan and Ryan confirmed for Tokyo Games

Rhys McClenaghan and Meg Ryan have officially been confirmed as the artistic gymnastics team who will compete in the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.

Olympics • 02 Jul 21

Mo Farah: "I'm very grateful but that's all I had today."

Mo Farah's Olympic dream ends as quest falls short

Mo Farah will not race for a third successive 10,000m gold medal in Tokyo this year after he again failed to make the Olympic qualifying time in the British Athletics Championships on Friday - his last realistic chance to do so.

Olympics • 25 Jun 21

Carolyn Hayes: 'The whole journey has been a rollercoaster'

Hayes and White to carry Ireland's triathlon hopes

Carolyn Hayes and Russell White will carry Ireland's hopes in the triathlon at next month's Olympics after being officially selected for the Tokyo Games.

Olympics • 25 Jun 21

Fionnuala McCormack heads for her fourth Olympic Games.

Irish marathon & 50km race walkers named for Tokyo

Team Ireland has officially selected seven athletes to compete in the marathon and 50km race walk events at the Tokyo Games.

Olympics • 15 Jun 21

Kellie Harrington is heading for the Games in great shape

Harrington wins gold in Paris, Walsh takes silver

Kellie Harrington capped a brilliant week in France by winning gold at the European Olympic qualifiers after a convincing defeat of England's Caroline Dubois.

Boxing • 08 Jun 21

Lizzie Lee, pictured above crossing the finish line at the 2018 Dublin Marathon to become National Women's Champion, improved by nearly 10 seconds on her recent 10,000m time set at a Micro Meet in Cork

Personal best for Lizzie Lee at European 10,000m Cup

Lizzie Lee set a personal best at the European 10,000m Cup while Hiko Tonosa marked his international debut for Ireland with a 12th place finish in the men's race.

Athletics • 05 Jun 21

All five judges scored the bout in Kellie Harrington's favour

Harrington and O'Rourke seal Olympic qualification

Kellie Harrington and Aoife O'Rourke secured their places at this summer's Tokyo Games with respective unanimous victories at the European qualifiers in Paris.

Boxing • 05 Jun 21

Michaela Walsh is back in the ring on Sunday

Walsh & Harrington one win away from Tokyo Games

Michaela Walsh took another major step towards Olympic qualification in Paris on Friday as she eased past home favourite Mona Mestiaen at the European qualifiers.

Boxing • 04 Jun 21

Phil Healy (centre) impressed in Belfast

Phil Healy sparkles in Belfast with new 400m PB

Phil Healy clocked a new personal best at the Irish Milers meet in Belfast on Saturday evening to win the 400m in 51.50.

Athletics • 29 May 21

Carolyn Hayes: "I'm a little bit tired today... but it was definitely worth it!"

Carolyn Hayes: I feel so lucky to be chasing this dream

Triathlete Carolyn Hayes was late starting her qualification process for the Olympic Games, but the 33-year-old Limerick doctor is making a remarkable late surge that might just carry her all the way to Tokyo.

Olympics • 25 May 21

Hayes: "I knew if I stayed and it came down to a running race that I would be okay"

Podium-placing Hayes takes giant step towards Tokyo

Carolyn Hayes took a massive step towards qualification for the Tokyo Games with a superb second place finish at today's World Cup triathlon in Lisbon.

other sport • 23 May 21

Adam Gemili has spoken out on the IOC's protest ban

Gemili to take a knee if he wins medal in Tokyo

Adam Gemili said he would take a knee at the Tokyo Games if he wins a medal and the British sprinter predicts "all hell would break loose" if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) punishes athletes for protesting.

Olympics • 21 May 21

Top: Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen. Bottom (L to R): Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty.

Joy for Ireland as two more boats qualified for Tokyo

Ireland had a superb morning on the water in Lucerne as the women's four team and the lightweight women's double team both qualified boats for the Tokyo Games.

Rowing • 16 May 21

A protest against the hosting of the Games took place outside the Olympic museum in Tokyo on Sunday

Poll shows almost 60% in Japan want Games cancelled

Nearly 60% of people in Japan want the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled, an opinion poll showed on Monday, less than three months before the Games are due to begin.

Olympics • 10 May 21

John Treacy has been consistent in his views on Russian participation at Tokyo Games

Treacy: Russian case proves need for WADA independence

Sport Ireland CEO John Treacy has again aired his deep frustration that Russian athletes will be present at the Tokyo Games, arguing the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) need greater independence to impose stricter sanctions.

Athletics • 28 Apr 21

Ireland still has two other boats qualified for the Tokyo Games

No joy for Irish as European Olympic qualifier ends

All seven Irish boats completed the full 12-race series at the European Laser Olympic qualification regatta in Vilamoura, Portugal on Saturday.

Sailing • 24 Apr 21

Irish sailor Finn Lynch sees Olympics hopes ended

Irish hopes of securing a third boat for the Tokyo Games were ended on the penultimate day of the European Laser Olympic qualification regatta in Vilamoura, Portugal.

Sailing • 23 Apr 21

Christian Coleman's ban ends on 14 November

Christian Coleman out of Tokyo despite ban reduction

World 100m champion Christian Coleman had his two-year ban for breaching anti-doping whereabouts rules reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday but will still remain ineligible for this year's Tokyo Olympics.

Olympics • 16 Apr 21

Philip Doyle during a training session at his home in Banbridge back in May, 2020

Philip Doyle searching for 'magic click' as Tokyo looms

Last weekend trainee doctor and elite rower Philip Doyle got back on the water at the Europeans for the first time in 20 months. Now he's ready to ramp up his drive for Tokyo.

Rowing • 16 Apr 21

Caster Semenya: "Now is all about having fun."

Semenya could take 5,000m route to Tokyo Games

Caster Semenya retained her 5,000m title at the South African Athletics Championships on Thursday and confirmed she would not be attempting to qualify for the 200m at the Tokyo Games.

Olympics • 15 Apr 21