Four Olympic Solidarity programmes, which support more than 1,600 athletes, have been extended through to the new dates of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
A ban on smoking in restaurants in Tokyo, which was introduced in stages ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics, has been fully implemented by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government from today.
The company responsible for constructing a more expansive subway system in time for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles has reported that a worker has tested positive for coronavirus.
Toyota have reportedly confirmed their continued support of their athletes after the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games until 2021.
Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have claimed they are ready for the "special situation" of back-to-back Games, following the postponement of Tokyo 2020 to next year.
Shigeru Ishiba, who is favoured by the Japanese public to replace long-serving Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, has raised doubts about the new dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Flame has been put on public display in Fukushima, where it will remain until the end of April before it is moved to the Japanese capital.
Olympic sponsor Visa has pledged to extend its financial support of athletes to 2021 after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were rescheduled.
New Tokyo 2020 dates announced yesterday have been endorsed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission.
Construction of SoFi Stadium, which will be one of the venues used for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, is continuing despite at least one worker testing positive for coronavirus.
A former executive at Japanese marketing agency Dentsu, who was given millions of dollars to help Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has claimed he played a crucial role in securing the support of officials including Lamine Diack.
World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Ghebreyesus has pledged his support to the successful staging of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games next year.
Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony executive producer Marco Balich has said that the COVID-19 crisis must be referenced at the event as it is the reason the Olympics were postponed.
The confirmation of new Tokyo 2020 dates has been welcomed as "fantastic news" by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons.
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.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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