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The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development is set to commence national camping for athletes and officials in preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games. SEE ALSO: Only one issue left to end ASUU strike - FG Mr…

Japan said on Tuesday it would take counter-measures to ensure next year’s Tokyo Olympics were not derailed by cyberattacks. SEE ALSO: Maximum Caution Encouraged As Super Typhoon Approaches Southwest Japan Britain and the U.S. had accused…

Kenyan long-distance runner Patrick Siele has been banned for three-and-a-half years for fleeing from anti-doping officials who were trying to collect a sample, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday. SEE ALSO: Fernando Alonso…

The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held “at any cost” in 2021, Japan’s Olympic Minister, Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: China protests U.S. ‘bullying’ of Huawei Speaking at a news conference, Hashimoto said the Games should be…

Japan is making an aggressive move to grab enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times over. SEE ALSO: Sterling Inspires Man City To A 4 - 1 Victory Over Watford It is a push the government hopes will instil…

The Tokyo Olympics may have to be postponed again if the novel coronavirus mutates into a stronger pathogen, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, a prominent Japanese government adviser, said on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: Madagascar's President Reveals Two…

Four-times Olympic champion, Mo Farah, says he is targeting the one-hour world record at the AG Memorial Van Damme meet in Brussels on Sept. 4. SEE ALSO: Victory for May Over Brexit as Cabinet in Full Support of Brexit Plan He is…

Tokyo 2020 Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Toshiro Muto, on Wednesday says the rearranged Olympics will “not be done with grand splendour”, but will be simplified. SEE ALSO: Intervention Funds: LCCI Seeks Inclusion of Informal Sector The…

Senior international Olympics official John Coates said on Saturday the delayed Tokyo Olympics could end up being the greatest Games ever, coming next year as the world emerges from COVID-19 crisis. SEE ALSO: Vietnam Rejects Chinese…

Next year’s Tokyo Games will have to be cancelled if the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t brought under control. The President of the organising committee warned, on any further delays. Due to the spread of the virus, the auspicious event that…

World Athletics has suspended the qualification period for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games from April 6 until November 30, 2020. SEE ALSO: Marvel remakes release calendar; ‘Mulan’ moves to late July According to a statement on the website of…

The Tokyo Olympic organising committee on Thursday set up a task force to start dealing with the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games. SEE ALSO: Trump orders 30-day Ban on Travel from Europe over Coronavirus The…

U.S. President Donald Trump says he supports a one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic. SEE ALSO: COVID-19: Gov. Akeredolu Orders Closure of Markets, Malls The Japanese government said at a news…

Japan and the Olympics movement decided on Tuesday to delay this year’s Tokyo Games into 2021 as the coronavirus crisis obliterated the world’s last major imminent sporting event. SEE ALSO: World Water Day: Osun Govt. Reiterates Commitment…

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said for the first time on Monday that the Tokyo Olympic Games may be postponed if the event cannot be held in its “complete form” due to the coronavirus pandemic. SEE ALSO: Italy’s Top Sports body calls…

Abraham Majok, a South Sudanese 1,500m runner training in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, aims to bring back two things to his war-torn country after the Games: an Olympic medal and a message on the importance of peace. Majok and three…

World Karate Federation (WKF) Judge/Referee, Zainab Saleh, said she was doubtful if Nigeria would have a representative at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games. She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the Nigerian karatekas…

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Nigerians and Basketball fans all over the world in celebrating D’Tigers for a successful outing at FIBA World Cup 2019, defeating China, 86-73, and securing a place for Olympics 2020. The president’s…

Five Nigerian students drawn from secondary schools across the country have been selected to represent Nigeria at the next First Global Robotics Olympics (GRO) in Dubai in October. Mrs Remi Willoughby, Chief Executive Officer, Roboglobal…

Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics organisers launched their ambitious Robot Project on Friday, unveiling two of the robots designed to assist supporters, workers and athletes at the Games. Toyota’s Human Support Robot (HSR)…

South Korea’s Samsung has extended its sponsorship contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by eight years. The technological giants will remain a top sponsor until the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the world governing body said…

The Nigerian women’s bobsleigh team finished 20th and with the wooden spoon on Wednesday but left with their pride intact after an emotional Olympic debut in the crackpot winter pursuit. The enthusiastic team of three finished 20th in…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told his country’s athletes set to compete at the upcoming Winter Olympics that they should ignore the doping scandal and focus on winning. Putin suggested that sports have become mixed up…