Foreign journalists covering the Tokyo Olympics will be tracked by GPS, the Games president Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday. The media could have their passes cancelled if they break the COVID-19 protocols in place for the much-awaited Tokyo Games.

Tokyo Olympics: Overseas reporters' movement to be tracked by GPS as Japan gears up for Games

Half of the Japanese public thinks the Olympics will take place this summer, a survey by Yomiuri daily newspaper showed on Monday, less than two months before the Games' scheduled opening.

Half of Japanese predict Olympics will happen this year, poll shows

One of Japan's sporting heroes and a member of the local Olympic committee said on Friday her nation had been "cornered" into pressing ahead with the 2020 Games despite public opposition during the coronavirus pandemic.

Olympics: Japan 'cornered' into holding Games, says local Olympian

Around 10,000 of 80,000 planned Tokyo 2020 Olympic volunteers have quit, organisers have revealed as they battle persistent doubts over the Games with just 50 days until the opening ceremony.

10,000 Olympic volunteers quit ahead of Games: Organisers

With the Tokyo Olympic game set to begin in just a few weeks' time, all eyes are on the refugee athletes who will be competing at the highest level this year. These Refugee athletes are putting everything they have into reaching the goal.

Refugees continue to flee from Africa & Middle East to take part in Olympics

In Tokyo, Karate practitioners, or karatekas, will compete at Nippon Budokan, an indoor legacy venue built to host judo events at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

German karateka sets sights on Olympics

Tokyo 2020: Olympic Stadium holds track and field test event without fans

Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto became Tokyo 2020's new president on Thursday, capping an embarrassing sexism row with just over five months until the virus-postponed Games.

Seiko Hashimoto named Tokyo 2020 chief after sexism row

Japan stands to lose 1.8 trillion yen ($16 billion) if the Olympics were canceled, but that would pale in comparison to the economic hit from emergency curbs if the Summer Games turned into a super-spreader event, a top economist estimated.

Olympics: Japan's losses from COVID-19 curbs to dwarf Olympics no-go fallout, says economist

Tokyo Olympics fans may have to be vaccinated or test negative for the coronavirus before being allowed into venues, a Japanese newspaper report said Monday. Cheering, eating, high-fives and drinking alcohol would also be banned under controls now being considered, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily said, citing unnamed government officials.

Tokyo Olympics fans to need vaccination or virus test: report

The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have secured about 80% of the medical staff needed to stage the Games, a top Olympic official told Reuters on Monday, amid worries over infections and the slow rollout of vaccinations in the Japanese capital.

Most medical staff needed for Olympics secured: Games official

Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori on Tuesday said that the postponed Olympics will happen "however coronavirus evolves", reported AFP. Mori's comments come after Paralympics chief Andrew Parsons as the latter said that he is confident that the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games will go ahead as scheduled and will be "a platform to change to world" -- with or without spectators.

Olympics will happen 'however coronavirus evolves': Tokyo 2020 chief

Tokyo Olympics organisers have defended their request for 500 nurses at the pandemic-delayed mega-event, after accusations of diverting crucial medical resources.

Tokyo 2020 defends request for Olympic nurses as virus spikes

India aspires to become a global power and for that, India must have a modern military force, among other things. India buys a bulk of its defence equipment and there is urgent need to make it domestically.

Olympic anxiety leaves Japanese sponsors counting the cost

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, 20-time grand slam champion Roger Federer and world number two Daniil Medvedev all said they were keen to take part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, but added their decision could change in the coming weeks.

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Daniil Medvedev give their Olympic verdict

Ace Spanish badminton player Carolina Marin on Tuesday pulled out from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020 after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and both menisci of the left knee.

Badminton: Reigning Olympic champion, Carolina Marin pulls out of Tokyo 2020 due to knee injuries

World number one Novak Djokovic said on Monday that he might consider skipping the Tokyo Olympics if the two-week sporting festival takes place without spectators.

Tennis: Novak Djokovic says Olympics bid depends on fans presence, Roger Federer unsure

American Kenneth Bednarek edged Canadian André De Grasse in a scintillating 200 meters race at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday as Kenyans dominated the middle-distance competitions.

Olympics: Kenneth Bednarek wins 200m, Kenyans shine at Doha Diamond League

Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper, an official Tokyo Olympics sponsor, called for the Games to be cancelled on Wednesday, describing the event as "a threat to health".

Japan newspaper sponsoring Tokyo Olympics urges cancellation

The US said that Americans should avoid traveling to Japan, a state of emergency over a COVID-19 outbreak in most parts of the country, which has voiced doubts about Tokyo's plans to host the Olympics in less than two months.

Tokyo Olympics faces another trouble, US issues 'Do not travel' advisory for Japan

The United States warned its citizens Monday not to travel to Olympic host Japan, citing the growing risk of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Asian nation just two months before the Games begin.

Citing Covid risk, US warns against travel to Olympic host Japan

Ahead of the Olympics, Japans's second-largest city Osaka is battling the fourth wave of coronavirus with hospitals unable to cope with the pressure as cases have surged over the past week.

Ahead of Olympics, Japan's Osaka buckles under coronavirus fourth wave

Japan opened its first mass vaccination center on Monday, with only two months to speed up a vigilant COVID-19 vaccination program until the virus-postponed Tokyo Olympics.

Japan tries to ramp up its vaccine drive ahead of the Tokyo Olympics

The sporting future of swimmer Sun Yang, one of China's most celebrated athletes, will be decided next week in Switzerland when his appeal against an eight-year doping ban is heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Olympics: Sun Yang's career on the line at appeal hearing

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