In coronavirus-hit world, sponsors to stand by delayed Olympics
Major corporate sponsors of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are standing by the International Olympic Committee after the Games were postponed and experts familiar with the...
Games postponement a “bummer”, says pole vaulter Duplantis
Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis described the postponement of the Tokyo Games as a “bummer”, having set his sights on gold after breaking the world...
Athletes’ association says change of culture needed at IOC
A change of culture is needed at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to make decision-making more inclusive, an association representing 85,000 athletes around the world...
Exclusive: Postponed Tokyo 2020 Games could open door for drug cheats – USADA
The one year postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could open the door for convicted drug cheats to compete for medals, and is something that...
Factbox:Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
Britain joined the ranks of countries in lockdown to try to hold back the coronavirus pandemic, and data showed business activity collapsing from Australia and...
Tokyo Games moved to 2021 as ‘light at end of pandemic tunnel’
The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked the...
FINA to reconsider world championship dates after Tokyo Games moved to 2021
The 2021 World Aquatics Championships that were due to be held in July-August 2021 in Fukuoka, Japan could be rescheduled after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics...
FINA to reconsider world championship dates after Tokyo Games moved to 2021
The 2021 World Aquatics Championships that were due to be held in July-August 2021 in Fukuoka, Japan could be rescheduled after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics...
Tokyo 2020 to be rescheduled to no later than summer 2021 – IOC and Japanese organizers
The International Olympic Committee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed, and held no later than the...
Factbox: Reaction to postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Athletes, national associations and sporting federation from around the world reacted with a mixture of sadness, relief and goodwill to the postponement of the Tokyo...