Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi will be the first runner from Japan to carry the flame on its journey to next year's Summer Games, the Tokyo organizing committee said Monday.more
Anita W³odarczyk is to receive the gold medal of the Olympic Games in London tomorrow during the Gala of the 100th anniversary of the Polish Olympic Committee.more
Tokyo, host of the 2020 Olympic Games, is considering proposing to start the marathon and race walking events as early as 3:00 a.m. to counter an IOC decision to move the races to Sapporo due to worries about heat, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday.more
Former world sport star, eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt will be one of the guests at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. The ceremony will take place on Monday, but it is not yet known what role the Jamaican sprinter will play.more
British athletes will be taught how to wash their hands properly before Tokyo 2020, as hygiene becomes a new frontier in the hunt for marginal gains. The English Institute of Sport is to recommend that athletes use SureWash, an online training programme used by professionals in the NHS, before the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year.more
Roger Federer has confirmed plans to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as he chases an elusive gold medal in singles. Federer, 38, missed Rio 2016 through injury and had been indecisive over whether he should travel to Japan next year to represent Switzerland.more
Sergio Ramos is considering representing Spain at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer. An Olympic medal is one of the few accolades missing from the Real Madrid captain's glittering haul, and he is believed to be desperate to add it to his collection.more
The organizers of next year's Olympic games in Tokyo are afraid that they will not be able to employ over 50,000 professional bodyguards needed during the competition of athletes. Hence the idea to use members of the Japanese territorial self-defense forces, police officers and volunteers.more
The Polish national basketball team has advanced by as many as 12 positions in the FIBA ranking and is currently 13th in the world and 9th in Europe.more
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry says he expects to play for the United States at next year's Tokyo Olympics, telling ESPN: "That is the plan, for sure."more
Mark Cavendish says he is still interested in racing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as he prepares to return to the track at Six Day London in October.more
The Tokyo Olympic organizers are offering high-end hospitality packages to Japan residents with prices soaring to 6.35 million yen - about $60,000. more
With the Tokyo Olympics less than a year away, speculation is growing in Japan over who will be the final torchbearer to light the cauldron in the new Olympic Stadium, in the traditional ritual that begins every Games.more
A heat wave that reportedly killed at least 11 people and sent thousands more to hospitals in Japan last week has renewed concerns about conditions during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics next summer.more
Olympic snowboarding slopestyle silver medallist Max Parrot of Canada has said he has beaten cancer and intends to return to competition at an X Games event in Norway in August. more
Hundreds of thousands of employees in Tokyo will work from home for two weeks as part of a trial of measures designed to reduce congestion during next year's Olympics.more
The last time that Tokyo hosted the Olympic Games is now 55 years ago, but the next time is just 365 days away as the Japanese capital commemorates one year to go to the 2020 Games opening ceremony.more
Retired superstar Floyd Mayweather has been named "special advisor" to China's boxing team as they look to improve their medal count at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese Boxing Federation said.more
A cart-like robot scuttles across the field to bring back javelins and discuses. A towering screen-on-wheels is designed for "virtual" attendance. The cute ones are, naturally, the likeness of the Olympic and Paralympic mascots.more
A cart-like robot scuttles across the field to bring back javelins and discuses. A towering screen-on-wheels is designed for "virtual" attendance. The cute ones are, naturally, the likeness of the Olympic and Paralympic mascots.more
