The International Olympic Committee's longest-serving member assured Thursday that the Tokyo Games are "a go," as IOC officials huddled with local organizers for online talks.

International Olympic Committee veteran Pound says Tokyo Games 'a go'

A protestor disguised as a journalist gatecrashed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) virtual press conference on Wednesday as he unfurled a banner while shouting profanities and repeating anti-Olympic messages.

Protestor gatecrashes IOC's virtual press conference, unfurls anti-Olympic banner

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday said it backed Japanese measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 as was confident that the Tokyo Olympics would be a ‘historic’ event despite widespread public opposition.

IOC confident of successful Tokyo Olympics despite widespread opposition

International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates was adamant Saturday that nothing could stop the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead, despite ongoing risks from Covid-19.

Nothing can stop Olympics from going ahead: IOC's Coates

International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach's planned visit to Japan has been cancelled as the Asian country extended its state of emergency in Tokyo, broadcaster NHK said on Friday citing unnamed sources.

IOC President Bach's visit to Japan to be cancelled due to state of emergency: Reports

Overseas fans will be banned from this summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said Saturday, in a bid to reduce virus risks and convince a sceptical Japanese public the Games will be safe.

Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics over virus fears

The International Olympics Association on Friday said that it is not a "super world government" that can resolve political issues in China ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games.

'We are not a super world government': IOC on China's human rights issue

A number of countries have suspended the use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine after several patients developed blood clots, apparently as a side effect of the vaccine.

China's push for coronavirus vaccine in Tokyo Olympics - a distraction from Uighurs

Competitors at this year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games will be offered coronavirus vaccines purchased from China, Olympic chief Thomas Bach announced Thursday in a significant move for the holding of the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games.

Tokyo Olympics gets IOC-funded Chinese coronavirus jab

The Coronavirus vaccine will not be mandatory for the athletes participating in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020 says IOC Vice-President.

'Vaccine encouraged but not compulsory for athletes': IOC VP

Australia's federal sports minister Richard Colbeck on Thursday announced that the country aims to vaccinate its Olympians against coronavirus before they head to Tokyo Games.

Australia aiming to vaccinate Olympians before Tokyo Games

The International Olympic Committee on Friday reacted to the speculations of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 getting cancelled as the IOC dismissed all the reports while terming it "categorically untrue".

IOC reacts to reports of Tokyo Olympics getting cancelled, says it is 'categorically untrue'

India's parliamentary panel on Thursday said that “athletes, coaches and support staff going for the Tokyo Olympics should be put in the priority group for the Covid-19 vaccination.

Star atheletes need to be given vaccine priority before Tokyo 2021: Parliamentary panel

Breakdancing has become Olympic sport after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that four new sports have made it to the 2024 Paris Olympics with breakdancing being one of them.

Breakdance will make Olympic debut at 2024 Paris Games

The IOC banned two other officials from the NOC, including Lukashenko’s son, Viktor, who is the first vice president of the national Olympic body.

IOC bans Belarus president Lukashenko from Olympic Games

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is set to remain in office until 2025 as he will run unopposed next year for a second term, the IOC said on Tuesday.

IOC President Bach runs unopposed to stay on until 2025

Organisers of Tokyo Olympics have estimated that postponement of the games due to coronavirus has cost them about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion), as per a report in Yomiuri newspaper on Sunday which cited people involved with the event.

Tokyo 2020 organisers estimate Olympics postponement cost $1.9 billion: Report

Olympic chief Thomas Bach warned against allowing the Games to "descend into a marketplace of demonstrations" on Saturday after criticism of a rule banning protests by athletes.

Olympic chief says Games cannot be 'marketplace of demonstrations'

Tokyo has unveiled its first major community hub for the LGBTQ community as a part of the pre-Olympics project to fight against discrimination. The installation is called Pride House Tokyo and the campaigners are hoping to fight the stigma and raise awareness about the discrimination that the LGBTQ community faces.

Matter of pride: Tokyo unveils LGBTQ landmark before Olympics

The largest group of exiled ethnic Uighurs has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider holding the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, citing what it says is evidence of crimes against humanity committed in China’s Xinjiang region.

Uighur group urges IOC to reconsider 2022 Beijing Winter Games venue

In a major global recoil for Pakistan over Kashmir, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said on Monday that 'Kashmir is Bilateral Issue between India and Pakistan'. Watch this whole report.

WION Dispatch: OIC rejects Pak's agenda over Kashmir

Sebastian Coe, the head of World Athletics, was voted in as a member of the International Olympic Committee on Friday after being turned down several times. Coe, the two-time Olympic 1,500 metres champion for Britain who became head of athletics' world governing body in 2015, was blocked from membership as recently as December over a conflict of interest.

World Athletics chief Coe approved as IOC member

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday cleared Narinder Batra of indulging in any wrongdoing during his election as the IOA President, rejecting the complaint of irregularity filed by the Indian body's vice-President Sudhanshu Mittal.

War within IOA: IOC, FIH reject Mittal's charge of irregularity against Batra

After Japan postponed the Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee(IOC) said that he was looking at ways to "simplify the organisation of the Games".

IOC president Bach wants 'simplified' Olympics amid COVID-19 in Japan

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