IOC President Thomas Bach says the COVID-19 vaccine will not be mandatory for athtletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics but he encourages everyone to do so.
Olympic sailing champion Hannah Mills says the disruption and uncertainty caused by Covid-19 is "mentally draining" as she prepares for the delayed Tokyo 2020. BBC Sport
Japan could be turning to the help of robots to help ramp up its COVID-19 testing capabilities, with less than 200 days to go until the Olympic Games are due to start in Tokyo. Adam Reed reports.
Olympic champions Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce discuss balancing motherhood and training, gender disparities in athletics and the postponement of.. BBC Sport
American Olympic 100 metres hurdles gold medallist Brianna McNeal charged and provisionally suspended for violating World Athletics' Anti-Doping rules.
Tokyo's biggest fish market held its new year auction on Tuesday, but the priciest tuna went for just ten percent of last year's top catch. The pandemic has slashed tuna prices, with diners staying at home. Lucy Fielder reports.
In a bid to attract a younger audience, the International Olympic Committee is bringing several new sports into the fold, but parkour is not one of them.
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The International Olympic Committee has given the go-ahead for a number of new sports to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. According to CNN, one notable newcomer will be breakdancing. It will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games, having been staged at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires two years ago. The IOC executive board also announced that skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing will be featured in Paris, too.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach briefly confronted a small group of anti-Olympics protesters outside the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, building following his meeting with the..
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