A foreign athlete and five Olympic workers in Japan have tested positive for COVID-19 just over a week before the opening ceremony. This has raised new concerns about the spread of coronavirus at a global sporting event.

An athlete, 5 Olympic workers test positive for COVID as opening ceremony nears

Badminton world champion PV Sindhu has talked about her preparations for Tokyo Olympics despite a forced break due to the coronavirus pandemic. As per the Rio 2016 silver medalist, the break gave her enough time to work on her skills and technique.

'Pandemic was very useful': Badminton ace PV Sindhu on Tokyo Olympics' preparation

A person with knowledge of the situation says U.S. Olympic guard Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards has entered the health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus, which raises the possibility that he might miss the Tokyo Games.

US basketball star Bradley Beal might miss Tokyo Olympics as he enters Covid safety protocols

German ace Angelique Kerber has become the latest tennis player to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. The 33-year-old has said that her "body needs rest".

German ace Angelique Kerber withdraws from Tokyo Olympics

The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will create new "stars and legends" despite a one-year delay, fragmented preparations and the absence of fans in the stadiums, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.

Tokyo Olympics: IOC's Bach confident of sporting success despite pandemic

With just a week to go to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, COVID infections are hitting the games. An athlete in Japan and 4 Olympic workers have tested positive for Coronavirus. Watch this report to know more.

Tokyo Olympics: Athlete and 4 workers test positive for COVID-19

English ace Johanna Konta and Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu have joined the list of players who have withdrawn from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The English player took to Twitter and revealed that she had tested positive for coronavirus.

Johanna Konta and Bianca Andreescu add to list of tennis stars skipping Tokyo Olympics

Tennis star Roger Federer announced that he will not be participating in the Tokyo Olympics after suffering a knee injury during the grasscourt season. The former world no-1 was knocked by Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in straight sets.

Tennis: Roger Federer withdraws from Tokyo Olympics

The White House on Tuesday said First Lady Jill Biden will lead the US delegation to the Tokyo Olympics, which President Joe Biden is skipping due to Japan's Covid lockdown.

Jill Biden to head US delegation to Tokyo Olympics

According to reports, four Olympic contractors from the United States and Britain have been arrested in the Japanese capital Tokyo over allegedly using cocaine. Japanese media reports said they were electricians with two belonging to UK and the other two from the United States.

Police arrest four Olympic contractors in Tokyo over alleged cocaine consumption

China's athletes were the first ones to show up in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics and fear that poor prevention measures at their lodging will expand the danger of getting COVID-19.

Tokyo Olympics: Chinese athletes complain about lax virus precautions at hotel

Kazunori Takishima's Olympic dream of setting a world record - a plan that had cost him almost $40,000 - ended this week when organisers said spectators would be banned for most of the Games events.

Tokyo Olympics - The $40,000 man: Olympic fan's world record dream shattered by spectator ban

Nick Kyrgios will not represent Australia at this year's Olympics in Tokyo because he does not want to compete if there are no fans in the stands, he said on Thursday.

Tennis: Nick Kyrgios says he will not play at fan-free Tokyo Games

Japan is set to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo that will run through its hosting of the Olympics to try to contain a new wave of coronavirus infections, a key minister said on Thursday, as organisers consider banning all spectators from the Games.

Olympics without fans: Japan to declare COVID-19 emergency for Tokyo

He’s made it to the Olympics 4x400m relay and will be representing India -a country of 1.3 billion people. But, his parents- Pandi, a construction labourer and Panchavarnam, a homemaker, hardly have an inkling of an idea of how significant their son’s feat is.

Naganathan Pandi - Trained & ran barefoot, toiled as construction worker, now a Police Constable and 4x400m Olympian

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach showed up in Toyko this week and is distantly meeting with coordinators and Tokyo's lead representative, while he goes through three days in self-isolation.

Tokyo Olympics to be held behind closed doors under state of emergency measures

On Wednesday, the Tokyo metropolitan government had reported 920 new virus cases, marking the highest daily figure since mid-May. Meanwhile, International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Thursday.

Japan declares state of emergency due to COVID-19 two weeks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

At a meeting with experts, Japanese government officials proposed a plan to issue a state of emergency in Tokyo from next Monday to August 22, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Olympic games.

Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Tokyo Olympics

The International Swimming Federation has banned caps designed for Black athletes at the Tokyo Olympics. FINA reportedly said the caps do not 'follow the natural form of the head'.

Gravitas: The Soul Cap ban controversy

American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson will not be selected to the U.S. 4x100-metre relay team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after she accepted a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis.

Tokyo Olympics: Sha'Carri Richardson not selected to US relay team after testing positive for cannabis

The Japanese government plans to impose a virus state of emergency in Tokyo during the Olympics, reports said Wednesday, meaning spectators could be barred from venues.

Japan to impose virus emergency in Tokyo during Olympics: Reports

The Olympic torch relay has been scrapped on Tokyo's public roads, officials announced Wednesday, as virus concerns continue to plague the Games just over two weeks before they begin.

Tokyo 2020 scraps Olympic torch relay legs in capital

Had her grandmother, her only guardian paid heed to relatives and other villagers of Sakkimangalam, 23-year old Revathi Veeramani would have been living a different life today, perhaps, as a married woman.

Was under pressure to get married, but this 23-yr old followed her dreams to be India’s Olympic sprinter

Consistency, assurance, and her never-say-die the bucket mentality have effectively been seen by everybody in sports. Her ascent to the highest levels of the game has been sensational, as she has moved to focus in a brief time frame.

Happy Birthday, PV Sindhu: The ace shuttler

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