Tokyo Olympics organisers have fired the opening ceremony director after historical footage emerged of Kentaro Kobayashi making jokes about the …
Despite warnings to participants to “avoid unnecessary forms of physical contact” at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, organisers are expected to …
Tokyo Olympics organizers revealed the first COVID-19 case in the Games Village on Saturday as they sought to reassure competitors …
A Ugandan athlete is missing from a pre-training camp in Japan ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games, says the Uganda …
A member of the Nigerian Tokyo Olympics delegation became the first Olympics visitor admitted to hospital with Covid-19, Japan’s TV …
The Olympic torch relay has been scrapped on Tokyo’s public roads, officials announced this week, as virus concerns continue to …
The first batch contingent of Team Nigeria has left for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team members departed on Tuesday, …
The 2013 World 800m champion Eunice Sum has replaced 2016 Olympic javelin silver medallist Julius Yego as the athletics team …
Simone Biles punched her ticket to the Tokyo Games, easily winning the US women’s all-around title at the US Olympic …
Japan’s Olympic chief said there was “no way” to ensure zero virus cases among teams arriving for the Tokyo Games, …
Team Nigeria’s women 4x400m relay team will be among the 16 nations that will file out for the event at …
Japan’s prime minister dismissed claims that the country’s emperor is “concerned” the Tokyo Olympics could spread the coronavirus, saying the …
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers decided on Wednesday against selling alcohol at venues amid the coronavirus pandemic, while also defending plans …
The Olympics are scheduled to begin on 23 July, while the Paralympics follow a month later, from 24 August. Up …
The New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to make history and headlines after being confirmed as the first transgender …
During the just concluded national Olympics trials at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, and three athletes came out of the …
Dr Shigeru Omi met with representatives of the Tokyo 2020 local organizing committee and told them “the best way” to …
As Uganda gears to participate in the sport of boxing at this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Catherine Nanziri …
Nigeria’s Edem Offiong, Olufunke Oshonaike, Olajide Omotayo and Quadri Aruna are among the 135 players listed by the International Table …
The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Seiko Hashimoto, has said the Games will go ahead as planned, …
Aruna Quadri has earned the berth to represent Nigeria at the table tennis event of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. …
Japan opened its first mass vaccination centres on Monday in a bid to speed up a cautious Covid-19 inoculation programme …
The summer Olympics was scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan in 2020 but was postponed due to the Covid-19 …
Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge says that he still can perform at the highest level after his six-year unbeaten …
Cancelling the Tokyo Olympics remains an option less than 100 days out from the rescheduled Games, according to a top …
Sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala says he will consider applying to race as an independent athlete at the Tokyo Olympics if Athletics …
Nigeria’s Youth and Sports Development Minister Sunday Dare is confident the country’s 13-year wait for a track and field medal …
North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision is to …
The Organisers of Tokyo Olympics water polo test said the event has been postponed, following reports it had been called …
Three Nigerian Wrestlers have secured spots at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Commonwealth wrestling champions, Blessing Oborududu and Aminat Adeniyi, …
The Olympic torch relay will not be run on public roads in Osaka city given rising virus cases, the Japanese …
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games have been rescheduled to start on July 23, 2021 after being postponed due to coronavirus, …
Japan officially started the Olympic torch relay in Fukushima on Thursday (March 25), kicking off a four-month countdown to the …
In yet another setback for the postponed Tokyo Olympics and other involving comments about women — games’ creative director Hiroshi …
The U.S. men’s baseball team will play in June to determine if it qualifies for the Tokyo Olympics, the first …
Japan has decided to exclude overseas spectators from the Tokyo Olympics over fears an influx of visitors could bring an …
The families of athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics could be barred from entering Japan to watch them, the Games …
ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney is under the scanner after an investigation revealed his conduct over the last 12 months …
Japan’s Olympics minister, Seiko Hashimoto, is in line to lead the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, just over five months before …
The head of the Tokyo Olympics has announced his resignation over sexist comments. Yoshiro Mori had said women talk too …
The head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee is stepping down after facing backlash over sexist remarks. Yoshiro Mori, 83, …
Tokyo Olympics organisers have unveiled a rulebook to underline the strict rules in place for athletes at the Games amid …
Famous Nigerian track and field athlete, Blessing Okagbare has made it to Guinness World Records after she beat record breaker …
Yoshiro Mori has apologised but is facing calls to resign after he made the comments at a Japanese Olympic Committee …
Hundreds of people who signed up to volunteer at the Tokyo Olympic Games have resigned in protest against derogatory remarks about women …
The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee said he may need to resign over sexist comments that women …
The International Olympic Committee “is fully concentrated and committed to the successful and safe delivery” of the Tokyo Olympics and …
The virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will go ahead this summer, and there is “no plan B,” International Olympic Committee Chief Thomas …
