2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

The former president, who encouraged his supporters at a rally ahead of the Tokyo Games to boo the side, suggested falsely in a statement that the women had refused to stand for the national…

Karate was included for the first time on the Olympic programme for the pandemic-delayed 2020 Games after decades of lobbying by the sport's governing body.…

The United States underwhelming athletics campaign suffered further blows on Thursday with favourite Grant Holloway beaten in the 110 metres hurdles and their men's 4x100m relay team failing to…

Biles withdrew during last week's team competition, suffering from an inability to orientate herself in mid-air.…

Fellow Namibian, 18-year-old Beatrice Masilingi, who finished sixth, also impressed by reaching the 200m final in her first major championships. But the presence of both women in Tuesday's race…