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Belarus

'Guilty of defending my country': Lukashenko hits out at Olympic ban

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended Belarus' president on Monday.

World News

Breakdancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris in 2024

Breakdancing will be called breaking at the Olympics, as it was in the 1970s by hip-hop pioneers in the United States.

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Small protest in Tokyo amid hope delayed Olympics will go ahead

The Tokyo Olympics were scheduled for last summer but put back a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Green News

11-year-old swims 2600m in open water to raise money for WWF

Ruby Yelling is the daughter of Liz Yelling, double Olympian and Commonwealth medalist.

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Norway

Norwegian star skier Petter Northug admits cocaine and speeding charge

The two-time Olympic champion is charged with possession and driving under the influence of drugs after saying he made a 'big mistake'

Spotlight

Olympic and Paralympic Games giving Japan a recovery boost

In partnership with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

In this episode of Spotlight, Euronews’ Charlotte Kan finds out why next summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo is being called Japan’s ‘Reconstruction Games’.

Spotlight

Welcoming the world: Japan's Olympic Host Towns

In partnership with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Spotlight takes a look at the cities and towns across Japan fostering cultural exchanges with the rest of the world.

World News

Climate change: Global sports 'playing against the clock'

Football, tennis, rugby, the Olympics — all have already been impacted by climate change. The industry is part of the problem, a new report has found.

Sport

Postponed Tokyo Olympics could be 'scrapped' if 2021 date doesn't work

Health experts have cast doubt on whether the Games could be held next summer without a vaccine or effective drugs to treat Covid-19 being found.

World News

This week in pictures: How coronavirus is dominating the global agenda

COVID-19 is affecting the way millions of people lead their lives. Our pictures of the week chart how the world is coping.

Japan

Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak

Following discussion between Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe and Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IOC confirmed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics "must be rescheduled"

Living

WATCH | Tokyo 2020 Olympics put vegetarianism on the table in Japan

This year's Olympics faces the challenge of catering to those with dietary restrictions.

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Tokyo Olympic Stadium inaugurated by Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt may not be competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics but he was the star turn at the inauguration of a new stadium for the event.

Italy

Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo to host 2026 Olympic Winter Games

Four other potential hosts earlier dropped out of the race with concerns over the size and cost of the event.

Living

Olympic house named one of the world’s most sustainable buildings

The IOC headquarters has been presented with a prestigious energy and environmental award.

Green News

Tokyo Olympics to make awards podiums out of household waste in 2020

The 2020 Olympic Games will see Tokyo incorporate recycled plastic into awards podiums.

South Africa

'Do we want to change our definition of what is a man and a woman?'

How should sporting bodies decide who can compete in which category?

World

Court rejects Caster Semenya's appeal against testosterone regulation

Olympic champion under threat from ruling which would restrict the level of testosterone permitted for female runners.

World

Abu Dhabi Special Olympics wraps, but fight for inclusion continues

Lit in Athens and brought to Abu Dhabi, the arrival of the Flame of Hope marked the start of the Special Olympic World Games in the United Arab Emirates. For the first time, the global sports event dedicated to people with intellectual disabilities was held in the Middle East.

Japan

Japan's 'Uncle Olympics' dies before Tokyo 2020 dream comes true

Superfan Naotoshi Yamada, famous in Japan for having been to every Summer Games since 1964, has died aged 92 with an unfulfilled dream of watching the Olympics when it returns to Tokyo next year