After years of speculation over her retirement, six-time world champion MC Mary Kom on Thursday said she plans to hang her gloves after winning the elusive gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

'Mission is to get gold for India': Mary Kom wants to retire after Tokyo Olympics

National record holder KT Irfan Sunday became the first Indian from athletics to qualify for the next year's Olympics while finishing fourth in the 20 km event of the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan.

KT Irfan becomes first Indian athlete to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo unveils robots for 2020 Olympics

India's Neeraj Chopra is reluctant to discuss specific targets for the next couple of years but his coach Uwe Hohn has laid out a comprehensive roadmap for the former javelin world junior champion to win a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Coach Uwe Hohn lays out pathway for Neeraj Chopra's Tokyo success

The Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 on Tuesday unveiled the official sports pictograms, some of which were originally introduced at the Tokyo Olympics of 1964.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 unveils 50 official sport pictograms

Olympics: From budget battles to boxing blues, the rocky path to Tokyo 2020

North Korea and South Korea are interested in a joint march at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics as well as fielding some unified teams in different sports, the president of the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.

North, South Korea eye joint march, some unified teams for Tokyo 2020

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who won six titles at last year's Asian Games and was considered a strong medal contender for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, said on Tuesday she had been diagnosed with leukaemia.

Tokyo Olympics medal hopeful Rikako Ikee diagnosed with leukaemia

Tokyo 2020 organisers on Thursday unveiled plans for a centre to monitor extreme weather, after concerns the city's scorching summer could cause heatstroke or even deaths during the Games.

Tokyo 2020 plans weather monitoring after heatstroke fears

The head of Japan's Olympic Committee has been indicted in Paris for "active corruption" in connection with the awarding of the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo, a French judicial source said Friday.

Japanese Olympic chief indicted in France for corruption

Financial woes continued to trouble Pakistan hockey with the sport's national body now considering withdrawing from the FIH Pro Hockey League, a qualifying event for the 2020 Olympics.

Fund crunch hits Pakistan hockey yet again, team mulls withdrawing from Olympic qualifier

The possibility of extreme summer heat and typhoons in Tokyo is a "major issue" for the 2020 Olympics, a top official said Thursday, admitting there would be a knock-on effect on the budget.

Extreme weather 'major' issue for Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers said Friday that tests using underwater "screens" to filter water had successfully reduced bacteria at a venue for triathlon and marathon swimming.

Tokyo 2020 says venue water safe after 'screens' installed

Countries with 10-19 doping violations between 2008 and 2020 will be limited to two men and two women in Tokyo. India is one of them

Tokyo 2020: India to lose Olympic weightlifting spots in doping clampdown

Tokyo organisers are under pressure to keep costs down, with the International Olympic Committee worried that ballooning price tags for hosting the games will deter cities from bidding for the showcase event.

Tokyo 2020 unveils budget cuts

Tokyo's organising committee is aiming to collect eight tonnes of gold, silver and bronze at recycling bins across Japan

Olympics 2020: Tokyo asks public to donate old smartphones for medals

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