A lottery system will be used to decide which ticketholders can attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as well as sessions in eight sports.
A second member of a nine-strong group from Uganda that arrived in Japan on Saturday (June 18) for next month's Tokyo 2020 Olympics has tested positive for COVID-19.
Tokyo 2020 organisers have announced the launch of the official mobile app for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, to mark a month to go until the Opening Ceremony.
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has performed a U-turn and banned the sale of alcohol at Games venues.
Oman has been confirmed as the host of the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships, with the 50th edition of the competition set to take place in December.
Usain Bolt, Naomi Osaka and Nyjah Huston are among those who feature in the International Olympic Committee (IOC's) new global campaign, "Stronger Together", timed to tie in with today’s Olympic Day.
World Taekwondo has unveiled "virtual sparring" as the latest product from its partnership with Refract Technologies.
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has unveiled its Tokyo 2020 brand campaign, Glory From Anywhere, which highlights the accomplishments of Team Canada athletes alongside the inspiring stories of community heroes.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is taking a break from official duties this week and resting due to fatigue, it has been confirmed.
The United Kingdom's Culture Minister John Whittingdale has defended scrapping quarantine rules for some Euro 2020 fans and officials arriving in the country saying "strict restrictions" would be in place.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has described the withdrawal of Justis Huni from the country's Tokyo 2020 boxing team as "very sad" after the gold medal hope pulled out through injury.
American archer Brady Ellison and Mexico's Ana Vazquez are among the semi-finalists for the men's and women's recurve competition as confirmed at the end of the second day of the Archery World Cup in Paris.
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has suspended Doltcini-Van Eyck's team manager Marc Bracke for three years after its Ethics Commission found that his conduct constituted sexual harassment.
Malawi's Harriet Bonface has said she feels "humble and honoured" to be part of the new International Judo Federation (IJF) Athletes' Commission, which was selected prior to the IJF World Judo Championships in Budapest earlier this month.
China dominated the fifth day’s action at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, boosting its position atop the medals table with two more golds.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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The City of Liverpool is host to the World Gymnastics Championships in 2022. The World Gymnastics Championships 2022 will be one of the largest international sporting events ever to be held in Liverpool. Held at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool from 29 October to 6 November 2022, more than 550 gymnasts from 75 countries are expected to compete. We are looking for a freelance Project Director to lead the team as maternity cover for an initial 6 month period (with the possibility of extension and potential of Championship role in due course). This is a fantastic role for an experienced Project Director to continue the planning of the 2022 Championships, offering an opportunity to shape a unique and prestigious, world-class major international sport event.
The unprecedented delay to Tokyo 2020 meant the dreams of some athletes were stopped in their tracks. Mike Rowbottom reports on the men and women who could not wait another year.
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