Australian state officials have declared athletes returning from the Tokyo Olympics will be required to quarantine for four weeks, with some being sent to remote outback camps for the duration.
Israeli Olympic gold medalist Linoy Ashram arrived in Israel Wednesday to a hero’s welcome as crowds thronged Ben Gurion Airport to greet the rhythmic gymnastics champion. Hundreds of well-wishers held signs of support and sang songs as Ashram came out of
Australia women’s soccer team linked arms and posed in a group photograph with an Aboriginal flag rather than the national flag ahead of their Olympic Games opening group game against New Zealand on Wednesday night.
The composer for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics has resigned after old interviews resurfaced in which he admitted to bullying and physically abusing disabled classmates when he was a minor, according to multiple reports.
Tokyo Olympic organisers on Wednesday unveiled a raft of tough new rules for spectators at the coronavirus-delayed Games, warning alcohol, hugs, cheers, and autographs have all been banned. Polite clapping is allowed but only under strict supervision.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games chief Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign Thursday after he sparked equal measures of outrage and blushes in Japan by claiming women talk too much in meetings.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games chief was drawn into a sexism row Wednesday after it was reported he said women made meetings drag on for too long because they “have difficulty” speaking concisely.
Chinese multiple Olympic and world swimming champion Sun Yang has been banned from the sport for eight years for breaking anti-doping rules after a vial of his blood was smashed with a hammer.
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the Japanese government went on the offensive Wednesday after a senior IOC member said the 2020 Games were being threatened by the spread of a viral outbreak, with their fate probably decided in the next three months.
The U.S. Olympic marathon trials have accepted the first transgender runner in the history of the event.
The chief executive officer of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics went public Wednesday with his concerns over the spread of the deadly coronavirus, saying he was “extremely worried” about its possible effect on this year’s games.
