• 

  Tokyo Olympics boxing qualification events cancelled, postponed

  Other Sports | February 16, 2021 17:06 IST

  Boxers worldwide were to compete for 53 places in the Tokyo lineup at a tournament in Paris in June.

• 

  Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigns over sexism row

  Other Sports | February 12, 2021 17:22 IST

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in its new statement on Tuesday that Mori's remarks are "absolutely inappropriate and in contradiction to the IOC's commitments and the reforms of its Olympic Agenda 2020".

• 

  Tokyo Olympics president to resign over sexist comments: Reports

  Other Sports | February 11, 2021 15:21 IST

  The move follows his sexist comments about women more than a week ago, and an ensuing and rare public debate in Japan about gender equality.

• 

  Pandemic shakes up Olympic gymnastics qualification

  Other Sports | February 10, 2021 20:35 IST

  The International Gymnastics Federation said it was canceling its all-around World Cup series of events because of the pandemic.

• 

  'No clarity' on Covid vaccination for Olympic-bound Indian athletes: IOA

  Other Sports | February 10, 2021 20:36 IST

  According to the IOA secretary general, discussions with the health ministry are going on, but it's uncertain when the process of vaccination for athletes will commence.

• 

  Head of Tokyo Games won't resign after derogatory comments about women

  Other Sports | February 04, 2021 15:23 IST

  His comment came when he was asked about the presence of few women on the board of the Japanese Olympic Committee.

• 

  Head of Tokyo Olympics faces storm over comments about women

  Other Sports | February 04, 2021 9:35 IST

  Yoshiro Mori was reported by a daily newspaper saying women talk too much in meetings. His comments have created a storm in Japan, where women are grossly under-represented in politics and in board rooms.

• 

  No cheering, no bars, less intimacy to ensure safe Olympics

  Other Sports | February 03, 2021 21:59 IST

  Ground rules for thousands of Olympic and Paralympic officials to ensure safe travel, daily life and competitions at the Tokyo Games during the coronavirus pandemic were published Wednesday.

• 

  COVID-19 won't stop Olympics from happening this summer, says Tokyo 2020 chief

  Other Sports | February 02, 2021 18:39 IST

  Earlier it was reported that Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga may announce a month-long extension of a virus state of emergency till March 7 in Tokyo and other parts of the country.

• 

  Olympics without spectators among an option, says Games chief

  Other Sports | January 30, 2021 14:26 IST

  Uncertainty looms over the Olympics, which had already been postponed once due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8 this year.

• 

  Olympic silver medalist Mathias Boe to work with Chirag-Satwik ahead of Tokyo Games

  Other Sports | January 29, 2021 21:24 IST

  Satwik and Chirag are currently ninth in the Race to Tokyo with 16 pairs eligible.

Advertisement
• 

  Japan Prime Minister says he's determined to hold Tokyo Olympics this summer

  Other Sports | January 29, 2021 19:13 IST

  New cases in Tokyo have dipped but experts say they have not slowed enough, indicating that the emergency measures could be extended for several more weeks.

• 

  Fans or no fans? Tokyo Olympic organizers still mum

  Other Sports | January 28, 2021 18:06 IST

  Opinion polls in Japan show the public is against holding the Olympics with about 80% saying they should be postponed or canceled.

• 

  Restart date for Tokyo Olympic test events postponed by a month

  Other Sports | January 28, 2021 15:41 IST

  The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down in Tokyo three weeks after the Japanese capital entered a state of emergency on January 8.

• 

  Vaccines decisive for Tokyo Olympics, says Bill Gates

  World | January 27, 2021 20:35 IST

  The progress of vaccine distribution will play a decisive role on whether the Tokyo Olympic Games can be held or not, Microsoft Co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has said.

• 

  IOC, Tokyo Olympics to unveil rule book for beating pandemic

  Other Sports | January 27, 2021 16:09 IST

  This is the rule book that the IOC and Tokyo organizers are set to roll out next week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes and tens of thousands of others will try to safely enter Japan when the Olympics open in just under six months.

• 

  Russia confirm it won't appeal Olympic team restrictions

  Other Sports | January 25, 2021 16:09 IST

  CAS last month ruled that Russia's name, flag and anthem would be barred from the next two Olympics after backing the World Anti-Doping Agency's finding that doping data was manipulated.

• 

  Speculation over Tokyo Olympics: 2021, 2032 or not at all?

  Other Sports | January 23, 2021 7:58 IST

  Japanese authorities and the IOC moved quickly Friday to dismiss a report that quoted an anonymous government official claiming it has been concluded the games will be canceled.

• 

  Japan vaccination uncertainty casts doubts over Olympics

  Other Sports | January 22, 2021 16:18 IST

  Japan has secured vaccines for all its citizens, and then some, after striking deals with three foreign pharmaceutical makers

• 

  Japan government mulling cancellation of Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19: Report

  Other Sports | January 22, 2021 8:50 IST

  Merely a day after IOC President Thomas Bach insisted that the Olympics will take place as scheduled, a report has suggested that Japan Government wants the event to be cancelled.