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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will visit Japan to attend the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opening ceremony. He is expected to arrive in Japan on August 23. The Tokyo Paralympics will take place generally without…

Simone Biles withdrew from the individual all-around competition on Wednesday, a day after shocking the world by pulling out of the team all-around event in the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement…

Intense heat and humidity could force competition schedule changes at the Tokyo Olympics and the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday it would back any such plans if needed. Athletes across several sports have complained that…

The Tokyo Olympics should go ahead to demonstrate to the world what can be achieved with the right plan and measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organisation (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Speaking to…

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported three new cases of COVID-19 infection among athletes, as the population of the athletes' village rises ahead of the start of the Olympics next week. Organisers reported 10 new cases connected to…

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said there is "zero" risk of Olympics participants infecting Japanese residents with COVID-19, as cases hit a six-month high in the host city, Tokyo. Bach said Olympics athletes and…

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday the Tokyo Games, starting on July 23, will be historic for the way the Japanese people have overcome challenges to hold the global sporting event amid the…

The Tokyo Olympics will have a different feel with spectators banned from the venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach promised athletes a global digital audience of billions. On…

The World Health Organisation (WHO), which is advising the International Olympic Committee in the run-up to the opening of the Tokyo Games later this month, is urging caution so as to stem the spread of the coronavirus, a senior WHO…

Olympics organisers on Monday capped the number of spectators at 10,000 for each venue of the 2020 Tokyo Games, days after experts warned that holding the event without fans was the least risky option during the COVID-19 pandemic. The…