An international gymnastics competition in Tokyo must succeed with thorough measures against coronavirus infections as "a model" for the delayed Olympic Games, star athlete Kohei Uchimura said Saturday.

Japan star sees gymnastics event as 'model' for Tokyo Olympics

World Athletics paved the way for changes to competition formats at the world championships or the Olympic Games when it published its 2020 guide to regulations and competitions on Monday.

World Athletics opens door for 'innovative' formats at Olympics

Just over half of Tokyo's residents don't think the postponed 2020 Olympics should be held next year, backing either a further delay or outright cancellation because of fears over the coronavirus, according to a poll published Monday.

Half of Tokyo residents oppose Olympics in 2021: poll

High-ranking Olympic official Pierre-Olivier Beckers on Saturday made plain that the delayed Tokyo Olympics "will be held in 2021 or not at all". The Belgian was reiterating the stance put forward by Japan and International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach that next year was the last chance to hold the Games postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It's 2021 or never for Tokyo, confirms senior Olympic official

Japan's top fencer Ryo Miyake has been delivering Uber Eats to keep up with his finances for his fitness and training after the Tokyo Olympics got postponed due to coronavirus pandemic.

Japan's silver-medalist fencer peddles his way to bear expenses due to delay in Olympics

Brazil's shot put champion Darlan Romani is not letting lockdown get in the way of preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, using an unused plot of land in a residential area of Sao Paulo state to keep up his winning form.

Nothing weighs down Brazil shot putter as he improvises Olympic training in lockdown

Japan Olympic Committee deputy chief Kozo Tashima said Tuesday he had contracted coronavirus, as doubts increase over whether Tokyo can safely host the Summer Games.

'My test result showed positive for coronavirus': Japan Olympic Committee deputy head Kozo Tashima

US President Donald Trump late Thursday praised Tokyo's Olympic preparations and their "magnificent" venue just hours after he suggested delaying the Summer Games for up to a year due to the coronavirus.

Donald Trump praises Tokyo Olympic preparations after suggesting delay

The countdown begins for the 2020 Olympic under growing fear of Coronavirus. Recently World Health Organization declares coronavirus a global pandemic.

Countdown Begins for 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Cancelling the 2020 Olympics is "unthinkable" although the classification of the coronavirus as a pandemic will likely have some impact on the Games, the Tokyo city governor said on Thursday.

Tokyo governor says cancelling 2020 Olympics 'unthinkable'

Scenarios of Olympics under the shadow of coronavirus

Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal said on Tuesday it had sold more than $1.25 billion in national advertising for the Tokyo Olympics, a new record for any broadcaster for the games.

NBCUniversal sells record $1.25 billion in Tokyo Olympic advertisements

Tokyo's governor Yuriko Koike has hit out at the Shaun Bailey, the mayor who offered London to host this year's Tokyo Olympics due to the novel coronavirus epidemic.

'Not appropriate': Tokyo's governor slams London Olympic hosting offer

The United States will try to follow their women's World Cup triumph with Olympic gold after punching their ticket to the Tokyo Games on Friday with a 4-0 victory over Mexico.

USA, Canada book Olympic women's football berths

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers said Thursday the triathlon and equestrian cross-country would start earlier, the latest rescheduling due to concerns over the Japanese capital's stifling summer heat.

More Tokyo Olympic events rescheduled due to heat concern

Rugby World Cup organisers took the unprecedented step Thursday of canceling two games -- England v France and New Zealand v Italy -- as Japan braces for Super Typhoon Hagibis, likely the biggest storm to hit the country this year.

Two World Cup games axed as super typhoon bears down on Japan

The Indian women's hockey team on Saturday defeated host Japan by 2-1 in their opening game of the Olympic Test Event here at Oi Hockey Stadium. It was India, which took an early lead through their penalty corner specialist, Gurjit Kaur, in the 9th minute, but the hosts equalised in the 16th minute as Aki Mitsuhashi scored a field goal.

Indian women's hockey team defeat Japan by 2-1 in Olympic Test Event

The swimming section of a paratriathlon test event for Tokyo 2020 was cancelled Saturday due to high levels of bacteria in the water, the latest in a series of difficulties over water quality and temperature.

Water bacteria cancels Tokyo 2020 paratriathlon test swim

World and former Olympic champion high hurdler Sally Pearson, the most successful Australian track athlete of her generation, gave up on her dream of a swansong at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and retired on Tuesday.

Injury forces former Olympic champion Sally Pearson to retire

Tokyo unveils robots for 2020 Olympics

With 500 days to go to the Olympics a Tokyo volunteer is proving it's never too late to learn

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