The Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team have suggested they may form a National Olympic Committee (NOC) and seek International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition, with lacrosse seeking to be a part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Japanese softball team head coach Reika Utsugi has urged her players to capture Olympic gold on home soil after naming a 15-strong squad for Tokyo 2020.

Britain's Dylan Fletcher and Stu Bithell moved into first place in the 49er class on day two of the Lanzarote International Regatta in Spain, helping their chances of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Los Angeles City Council has authorised Mayor Eric Garcetti and Council President Nury Martinez to bring the city into a Cooperative to manage safety and security services for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. 

National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOCRB) President Viktor Lukashenko has claimed the country’s athletes will compete under the nation’s flag an anthem at Tokyo 2020, despite pressure for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to introduce further sanctions.

Japan may allow entry for around 500 foreign volunteers will specific skills to assist the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Mexico and the United States moved a step closer to booking a place at Tokyo 2020 after reaching the semi-finals of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) men's Olympic qualifier in Guadalajara.

Morocco and Senegal look set to compete in canoe slalom at this year’s rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after clinching quota spots at the African qualifiers.

Several National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have expressed their disappointment at the decision to ban international fans from attending the re-arranged Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 

Russia and Georgia secured two quotas each as 10 Greco-Roman wrestlers sealed Tokyo 2020 places for their nation at the European Olympic Games qualifier in Budapest.

Olympic champions Russia, Hungary and Sweden booked their places at Tokyo 2020 at the Olympic women's handball qualifiers taking place across three venues this weekend.

The Stade de France, one of the key venues for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, will become a major COVID-19 vaccination centre in April, it has been reported.

No overseas fans will be permitted to attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, organisers have confirmed today at a five-party meeting.

Taekwondo player Jack Woolley has become the second Irish athlete to be formally named to the country’s team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.