The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Athletics agreed to investigate two Belarusian coaches accused of trying to force an athlete to fly home from the Tokyo Olympics after she criticized them. In a joint statement, IOC and the …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Sept. 29 new restrictions for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February, including a ban on foreign spectators and mandatory quarantine for unvaccinated participants. Under the new guidelines, all athletes and participants who …
Tokyo Olympics 2020 organizers said that 25 people were hospitalized due to COVID-19 during the Games, which was initially reported as only five. “The initial five we reported was the figure for overseas residents who were hospitalized,” explained Tokyo 2020 …
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Wednesday that it is suspending North Korea until the end of 2022 after the country’s refusal to attend the Tokyo Olympics. “The NOC of the People’s Republic of Korea was the only NOC …
A COVID-19 case was detected in the Paralympic Village days before the Games open, organizers said on Thursday, August 19, as Japan combats a surge in infections. According to the organizers, a foreign Paralympic staff member was diagnosed with the …
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended British 4×100-meter relay silver medalist Chijindu Ujah for a suspected anti-doping violation at the Tokyo Olympics. The AIU said that the doping control laboratory in Tokyo had notified the International Testing Agency …
Tokyo 2020 organizers said in a statement Thursday that they will be replacing an Olympic softball player’s gold medal after the mayor of her hometown has bitten on it. Olympic officials said they will replace Miu Goto’s gold medal with …
South Australian athletes returning from the Tokyo Olympics face an unexpected 28-day quarantine described as “cruel” by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Aug. 11. The South Australian government has imposed a further mandatory two-week quarantine period for Olympians returning …
Hugues Fabrice Zango won Burkina Faso’s first-ever Olympic medal after claiming bronze in the men’s triple jump final on Aug. 5 in Tokyo. Zango claimed the third spot on the Olympic podium after jumping 17.47 meters in the final, coming …
Peruth Chemutai has become the first Ugandan woman to win an Olympic medal in any sport after winning gold in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase on Aug. 4. Chemutai, 22, finished the race in a time of nine minutes and 1.45 …