The Olympic and Paralympic Games are meant to be the ultimate test for competitors from around the world, and so it has proved with the mental strength of would-be Olympians and Paralympians challenged as never before by the incursions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Exclusive: IOC set to relax complete ban on athlete demonstrations at Tokyo 2020
Athletes are set to be allowed to demonstrate inside venues at the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo after all under measures being considered to give competitors greater scope to express their views during the event.
Naomi Osaka, Tony Hawk, and Usain Bolt star in a powerful Olympics film to remind fans that we're 'stronger together'
We are stronger together, and there's no better showcase of that fact than the Olympic games.
Tokyo 2020 iconic art posters unveiled for Olympic and Paralympic Games
Diversity, joy and solidarity is the message behind two iconic Tokyo 2020 posters, which have been chosen to symbolise and promote the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021.
Trinidad and Tobago's Tyra Gittens still has a chance of Olympic hep qualification
HAVING affirmed her Olympic debut in the women’s long jump, multisport athlete Tyra Gittens still has a chance of securing Tokyo qualification in her pet event, the heptathlon.
Osaka has no obligation to speak to media at Tokyo 2020, IOC confirms
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka will not be required to talk to the media at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed.