SASCOC will have to pick Tokyo Olympics team again, says IOC

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Athletes already qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will need to be picked again by their respective National Olympic Committees

Serbia, Croatia Olympic committees join calls for delaying Games

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Serbia and Croatia joined the growing chorus of Olympic committees and sports bodies calling for the 2020 Tokyo games to be postponed.

Dissent grows as IOC battles to keep Tokyo Games on track

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The IOC has remained committed to staging the Tokyo Games as planned, saying on Tuesday that measures against the virus were delivering results.

IOC committed to Tokyo 2020 Games, no need for "drastic decisions"

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Following discussions with international sports federations the IOC said changes would need to be made due to the Coronavirus

Tokyo 2020 Games handover ceremony stripped down to bare bones

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The ceremony usually attracts thousand of spectators, officials and participants in Athens' Panathenaic Stadium

Tokyo torch lighting ceremony ups measures to combat coronavirus

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The Olympic flame lighting ceremony - an important part of the Olympic Games process - is scheduled for this week

IOC to allow male/female flagbearers at Tokyo Games

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The International Olympic Committee broke with tradition to send a message of gender parity

IOC not discussing cancellation or postponement of Tokyo 2020 - Bach

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Thomas Bach was speaking at the end of the two-day meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland

15,000km away, Tahiti becomes 2024 Paris Games surfing venue

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Surfing will make its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games and will also feature as part of the paris Games in 2024

Tokyo Olympic Torch lighting ceremony hit by coronavirus measures

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Crowds will be smaller and receptions have been scrapped at the torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia

Tsitsipas poised for Grand Slam breakthrough in 2020

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Few players have looked capable of breaking the stranglehold Nadal, Federer and Djokovic have had on world tennis

Keep politics out of 2020 Tokyo Games, says IOC's Bach

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IOC President Thomas Bach wants to protect the event's neutrality and its status as a peaceful meeting place

Tokyo Games organisers look for advice to battle heat next year

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One of the biggest challenges at the RWC in Japan has been the extreme heat -both on and off the pitch

IOC wants more details on Salazar's athletes in doping case

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Salazar has coached some of the world's top runners, including Olympic champion Mo Farah

International Olympic Committee ask Senegal to help in Diack investigation

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The International Olympic Committee has asked Senegal to support a French investigation into the son of the former head of the IAAF.

GALLERY: Wind wreaks havoc at Pyeongchang Games, staff and fans injured

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A total of 16 Pyeongchang Olympics staff and spectators were injured when strong winds ripped through the Olympic venues on Wednesday.

IOC break with past to hand Olympics to Paris and Los Angeles

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There were no other candidates for either the 2024 or 2028 Games, and the votes, held at an IOC session in the Peruvian capital, were a formality.

Dortmund's Dembele remains suspended over missed training

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Borussia Dortmund have extended the suspension of talented forward Ousmane Dembele indefinitely after the 20-year-old France international skipped training last ...

Confident Djokovic marches on to #RG17 quarters

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The Serb found some resistance in the first set, with the third game lasting 13 minutes before Djokovic won it.

Cilic proves he is a real #RolandGarros contender

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The 28-year-old Croatian completed his win with his eighth ace to set up a round of 16 clash with either Britain's Kyle Edmund or Kevin Anderson of South Africa. ...

Can Wenger help lift the mood?

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Bayern Munich and Arsenal meet in their big-name Champions League round of 16 first leg tonight both hoping European success will help lift mid-season gloom on their ...

IOC undecided over refugee team for Tokyo Games

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The newly-formed refugee team competing at this year's Olympics was one of the highlights in Rio de Janeiro but it is not clear if it will compete at the 2020 Games ...

Rio 2016, the most perfect imperfect Games - IOC

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The Rio Olympics may not have been perfect, but it exceeded expectations given the political and economic situation in Brazil.

Greek athlete expelled from Rio after positive test

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A member of the Greek team has been expelled from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after testing positive for drugs, the country's Olympic Committee said.

IOC chief explains Russia decision

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A blanket ban on Russia at the Rio de Janeiro Games would have had devastating consequences, IOC President Thomas Bach said.