Olympic Truce commences as IOC chief Bach visits Hiroshima

IMAGE: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), bump elbows at the start of their talks at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Building......

Tokyo organisers say fears of virus banished by success of test event

IMAGE: Gymnast Suni Lee poses for a portrait during the Team USA Tokyo 2020 Olympic shoot. Photograph: Harry How/Getty Images Organisers of a weekend international gymnastics meet in Tokyo, seen......

Jordan to hold Oly boxing qualifiers after move from Wuhan

  IMAGE: A giant monument of the five interlocking Olympic rings lit up, nestled in the water at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph:......

Olympic boxing qualifiers in Wuhan NIXED!

IMAGE: The global boxing body has been in turmoil over its finances and governance for years. Photograph: PTI Qualifying boxing matches for Asia and Oceania for the 2020 Olympic Games that......

Mary Kom adds another feather to her illustrious hat

IOC names Mary Kom in boxing's athlete ambassadors group for 2020 Olympics IMAGE: MC Mary Kom created history by becoming the first woman to win six boxing World titles. Photograph: PTI......