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Coronavirus impact: London offers to host Olympics if moved out of Tokyo

London hosted the Olympics in 2012, but British officials played down the prospect of taking away the Games from Tokyo, which has been planning the event for seven years since its bid won in 2013

Tokyo goes sentimental with 'United by Emotion' as motto for Olympics 2020

The official Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius" or "Faster, Higher, Stronger", but each host city chooses its own motto to accompany that edition of the Games.

FIH Pro League: India take on Netherlands in opener with eye on Olympics

This will be India's debut in the FIH Pro League after having missed the first edition

Kneeling, raised fist, hand gestures banned in Tokyo Olympics protest rules

The new guidelines come after two American athletes were reprimanded by the US Olympic Committee for medal podium protests

NADA starts conducting dope test on Tokyo Olympics 2020 probables athletes

More than 150 athletes from various sports such as athletics, hockey, boxing, shooting, archery, badminton, tennis and wrestling will be tested

Hockey: India men to kick start Tokyo Olympics campaign vs New Zealand

India women hockey team to kick start their Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign against The Netherlands on July 25, 2020

Tokyo unveils $188 mn Japanese-style gymnastics venue for 2020 Olympics

The futuristic-looking Ariake Gymnastics Centre in central Tokyo uses 2,300 cubic metres of wood and is intended to hark back to traditional building techniques that predated use of modern materials

The marathon man

The top 10 male marathon runners in the world ever are either Kenyan or Ethiopian. Among the women the top nine are from these two nations

Boxing high-performance director eyes 5 Olympics spots in Asian qualifiers

The Indian boxers produced their best-ever show at the World Championships with Amit Panghal (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) winning silver and bronze respectively in Russia

Cricket in line to be included in 2028 LA Olympics, says MCC's Gatting

ICC's new chief executive Manu Sawhney told the MCC's Cricket Committee that progress had been made to ensure the game's inclusion in the world's biggest sporting event

ICC hopeful of cricket making Olympic debut in 2028: MCC's Mike Gatting

Gatting said that the duration of the Olympics makes it more convenient for scheduling

Ex-Rio de Janerio governor admits he paid $2 nm bribe to host 2016 Olympics

Sergio Cabral told a judge the money went to Lamine Diack, the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations and was used to buy as many as nine votes

2022 Winter Olympics: Why criminilising doping will only worsen the problem

China and the US are making plans to criminalise the practice, which may only make it harder to mete out speedy punishment

We need to cut costs for Olympics hosts to attract bidders: IOC chief

Calgary, Stockholm and a joint Italian bid involving Cortina D'Ampezzo and Milan were this week short-listed to host the event in 2026

6-time Olympic gold winner Ryan Lochte being treated for alcohol addiction

Lochte is currently serving a 14-month suspension for a doping violation after receiving an intravenous infusion without a therapeutic use exemption

Indonesia running high on Asiad success, but can it host the Olympics?

Indonesia's confidence comes from successfully staging the 2018 Asian Games, a giant event with 40 sports and 17,000 athletes and officials held in the capital Jakarta and Palembang

Buoyed by Asian Games success, Indonesia surprises with Olympics 2032 bid

Indonesia's announcement reflects the growing clout and resources of countries in Asia, which is hosting three Olympics within the space of four years

Whenever a Russian athlete wins gold you will hear a golden oldie

A faithful few might recognise it as the official anthem, or hymn, of the Olympics

For Olympic glory, athletes need talent and a billionaire backer

It takes blood, sweat, and lots and lots of dollars to claim a spot on the podium

S Korea, Japan and China: How Asia won the right to host three Olympics

Olympics host city selection is a complicated interplay between the political and economic environments of the world when the host city selection process is playing out