World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has warned the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee against what could be a "perfect storm" of exhaustion and disappointment following the postponement of the Games until next summer.

Tokyo 2020 have said they will work in principle to ensure tickets bought for the Olympics and Paralympics remain valid for the rescheduled Games next year.

Belarusian athletes have started to arrive back in the country after visits to overseas Olympic training camps were temporarily suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Barbadian sprinter Pearson Jordan has died at the age of 69, one of more than 37,000 victims of the coronavirus pandemic.

Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) President Brian Lewis claimed the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games will "complement" the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will now take place at the same time. 

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) have dismissed claims the organisation worked in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) or their counterparts from Canada to help force the postponement of Tokyo 2020 until next year.

The Japanese Government is reportedly set to expand its domestic esports industry in collaboration with the country's private sector.

Commonwealth Sport Canada will delay its final decision on a preferred candidate to bid for the Commonwealth Games.

German Tennis Federation vice-president Dirk Hordorff has claimed Wimbledon will be cancelled this week due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Australia’s four-time Olympic race walk medallist Jared Tallent has confirmed he intends to put off retirement plans to compete at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next year.

International World Games Association (IWGA) President José Perurena has pledged to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to "ensure that the World Games will take place as planned".

The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Athletes' Commission has supported the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021, with the body encouraging athletes to support their communities during the coronavirus pandemic.

Billy Joe Saunders, who boxed for Britain at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, has had his license suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBoC) after posting a video on social media appearing to encourage domestic violence.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has confirmed the postponement of its Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships in Albstadt and the BMX Supercross World Cup event in Rock Hill due to the coronavirus pandemic.