Olympics

Bach says the unprecedented step of postponing the mega-event had proved more complicated than he thought

The Polish Swimming Federation (PZP) sent too many athletes by mistake because of an administrative issue

The country has dominated the sport by winning 28 of the 32 table tennis titles awarded at the Games

24-year-old all-around American champion has won a record 25 world championship medals, 19 of which are gold

31-year-old Anna van der Breggen is retiring at the end of the year to become leader of her SD Worx team

The athletes and two staff members had been identified as close contacts to a positive case on their flight to Japan

World number eight picked up the muscle problem in London while Italy's 2018 Open winner withdrew with a back problem

Australian city appears all but certain to be anointed 2032 hosts when the IOC holds a vote in Tokyo

Judoka hopeful of winning medal in Tokyo when he makes his second appearance in Olympics

A number of cases have emerged involving athletes and other people involved with the Games

Jamaican would become the first woman to bag a hat-trick of 100m gold medals if she wins the final on July 31

Fans will be absent from the Games as coronavirus infections continue to climb in Japan

20-year-old makes his Games debut after his recent quarter-finals run at Wimbledon - his best result at a Grand Slam

British swimmer is among the "biased" athletes who want the event to happen and is taking every precaution to compete

The country has won a total of three gold medals in three different sports, with the latest at the 2004 Athens Games

World number one needs Games gold and then the US Open to become the first man to capture the Golden Grand Slam

Just one week is left until the opening ceremony as the virus infections surge in the Japanese capital

Australian tennis star is the recent athlete to see his Olympics dream shattered by the coronavirus pandemic

Since his Olympic debut in 2008, Kohei Uchimura had spearheaded his country to win the gold in three straight Games

Red Devils have gone from strength to strength as the 2016 silver medal has been the spur to go on to better things

25-year-old is Britain's best hope of victory on the track after Mo Farah failing even to qualify for the Games

Britain's Olympic long jump champion believes the absence of crowd atmosphere at the Games will have an adverse effect

Dearing will be only the third Black British swimmer ever to compete for an Olympic medal as she hopes for diversity

The IOC has said it wants to promote "youth-oriented sports" and make "gender equality a big focus"

Masomah sees herself as a representative of women living in repressive societies and of sportswomen who wear headscarf

Reigning Olympic champ had already secured his place at the Tokyo Games before the British selection trials in April

US star says rediscovering a sense of "fun" held the key to his return to form after a tumultuous year

The ill-fated Rio campaign was a rare blemish on the Americans dazzling record of success at international level

After losing the Wimbledon final to Ashleigh Barty in three sets, world number seven sets her eyes on the Tokyo Games

24-year-old could become just the fourth swimmer in history to win seven medals in a single Games

Her fifth and final Games will almost see her become the most decorated female track and field athlete in the history

Japanese star is one of his country's most revered athletes and his desire to win more gold remains as strong as ever

17-year-old will lead her country to the Olympics, where for the first time in 25 years won't feature Serena Williams

36-year-old LA Lakers playmaker, is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner, has opted out of the past two Games cycles

Japanese martial art's bid to join the Olympics had been rejected three times, including, initially, for Tokyo 2020

The 2019 French Open champion says she intended to compete in both singles and doubles at the Games

Egypt are desperate to include Liverpool winger Mo Salah in their squad world but his participation is not yet secured

National team coach Vlatko Andonovski named the roster that featured 11 players returning from the 2016 Rio lineup

29-year-old's career was in tatters after the Court of Arbitration for Sport's banned him for more than four years

The event will be unlike any other, with overseas fans banned and athletes kept away from the public

Even with some fans in the stands, there's no doubt this year's Games will be a pale imitation of past mega-events

Since 2004 Athens Games, this will be the first time where a male athlete other than Usain Bolt will be the champion

The five-time Olympic gold medallist prepares for her final run to the Tokyo Olympics

All three are ranked in position to qualify easily for the Tokyo Games tournament on July 29-August 1

The widening emergency, aimed at combatting a fourth wave, is putting Japan's medical system under strain

Four-time GS winner joined fellow Japanese Nishikori in raising concerns, with Tokyo under a Covid state of emergency

Japan has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May

IFAF which is pushing a five-on-five small-field version of the game for the Games, currently has 72 member nations

PSG star inspired the country to their first Olympic gold medal in football in 2016, ending a six-decade odyssey

"I've got 99 days now until Tokyo and everything I do between now and then is really important"