Domestic spectators could only be permitted to attend events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games if they provide either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, it has been claimed.
Eight teams will begin their pursuit of a place in the baseball tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games when the Americas qualifier gets underway in Florida tomorrow.
South African athletes are using leftover supplies of the single-jab Johnson and Johnson vaccine as part of clinical trials in the country to ensure they have a full course of an inoculation against COVID-19 in time for this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Organisers of next month's United States Olympic athletics trials in Eugene are to create "vaccinated" and "non-vaccinated" areas of the stands at Hayward Field after being given permission to have fans in attendance following a change in local health advice.
Athletes would be required to acknowledge the risk of death due to the potential exposure to COVID-19 or extreme heat, under waivers required for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex has opened a new athletics track at Font Romeu in the Pyrenees and inaugurated a €45 million (£38 million/$55 million) project for a High Performance Preparation Centre (CPHP) due to be completed in time for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Gavin Noble has been appointed as Ireland's Chef de Mission for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a report has said.
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed the women's football team for Tokyo 2020, with England captain Steph Houghton and Wales counterpart Sophie Ingle among the players selected.
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has confirmed state of emergency measures will be extended to June 20 in nine prefectures, with the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games due to begin a little over a month later.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced the make-up of its Independent Observer teams for this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has reportedly confirmed it will begin vaccinating athletes and support staff against COVID-19 prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch looks set be carried off road in Sapporo next month if, as expected, COVID-19 state of emergency measures remain in force there beyond May 31.
A senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official insists "barring an Armageddon" this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics will go ahead, despite fresh fears from the head of a Japanese doctors' union that the Games could create a new strain of COVID-19.
The chief operating officer of the National Football League's (NFL) international division has said the league is in favour of flag football being added to the programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper has called for the cancellation of Tokyo 2020 in an editorial, citing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Liverpool City Council - Project Director, World Gymnastics Championships 2022 - United Kingdom
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.
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