Olympics-Too early to worry coronavirus will further delay Tokyo Games

It is premature to think the novel coronavirus outbreak will further delay the Tokyo Olympics ... pressure from athletes, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo Games organisers ... Read More

World Anti-Doping Agency stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers before 2021 Tokyo Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency has said it stands by its decision to clear more than 20 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart medication before the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Read More

Olympic gold is great, but athletes say some cash to go with it is even better

“If we concentrate the money on only top athletes, only gold (medalists), then of course a lot of opportunities will disappear for athletes all over the world,” said David Lappartient, the president ... Read More

22 LGBTQ athletes to cheer at the Tokyo Olympics

The LGBTQ sports website Outsports said there are at least 162 out athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, by up just 56 at the Rio Games ... gold medals in a team Olympic event (female). Read More

U.S. athletes qualified for 2024 Paris Olympics

The U.S. Olympic team roster for the 2024 Paris Games will ultimately include more than 500 athletes. It will be one of, if not the biggest, delegation at the Games, which open July 26. Athletes will ... Read More

2024 Paris Olympics: Track and field becomes first Olympic sport to award prize money to winners

There will be even more incentive than a gold medal for track and field athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics ... an Olympic Games, I think it is important we start somewhere and make sure some ... Read More

OLYMPICS/ Protest rules at Tokyo Games not transparent-German athletes group

Days before the Tokyo Olympics got under way on July 23, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) relaxed its Rule 50, which forbids athletes from any form of protest at the Games. It now does ... Read More

Paris Olympics Organizers Are Encouraging Athletes to Have Sex

The Paris Olympics are ... course set by the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games, which ended up actually taking place in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Although athletes were provided with ... Read More

7 surprising Olympic Sports that just didn’t last

Every year the Olympic Games add another brand new sport or two into the mix. Keep an eye out for surfing and skateboarding at Tokyo 2020 among other new sports ... In some of the Olympics ... Read More

Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies ... Read More

Five athletes qualify for 2024 Olympics at US Rowing Olympic Trials in Sarasota

Those athletes will also make it to the Olympics if they perform well. However, they do not have automatic bids ... games in Tokyo as a single. Now, more than a decade removed from her first ... Read More