Germany’s world champion Florian Wellbrock won the Olympic gold medal in the men’s marathon swimming after executing his plan to perfection and leading almost the entire race.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus will not travel to the Opening Ceremony of Tokyo 2020 because of COVID-19. 

A documentary on archery in the tiny mountain kingdom of Bhutan - which culminates with the historic qualification of archer Karma for this year's Olympics - is set for release on DVD and online. 

Tokyo 2020 Torchbearers will be asked to wear protective masks when the Olympic Flame resumes its journey to the host city in a month from now. 

South Korea's short track speed skaters have already set down a huge marker for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, winning gold and silver in both the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic men's and women's 1,000 metres.

The man who built Doha's skatepark believes the competition at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games could be the touch paper for a Qatari revolution in the sport.

Athletes at the Summer Universiade have been encouraged to venture out from the huge liners in the Bay of Naples which serve as the Athletes' Village.

It was a night of double South African gold with victory for Tayla Lovemore in the 100 metres butterfly coming less than an hour after Tatjana Schoenmaker took gold in the 200m breaststroke, making her the most successful South African swimmer in Universiade history.

The man who helped Rafael Nadal win his first doubles title is the tournament referee at the Tarragona Tennis Club, where Mediterranean Games competition began today.

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) most senior member said the organisation lost "its moral authority" when it refused to ban the entire Russian team from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 

Hundreds have attended the funeral of the last surviving priestess from the first Olympic flame lighting ceremony.

The Olympic flame will briefly visit the Olympic Capital of Lausanne in Switzerland before heading to Brazilian soil next summer.