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The International Olympic Committee has held a second video call with Peng Shuai amid concerns on the Chinese tennis player’s wellbeing

The head of the Women’s Tennis Association says he remains “deeply concerned” about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to “communicate freely, openly and directly” after allegations that a powerful politician forced her to have sex.

Two-time NBA champion and three-time Olympic medalist Pau Gasol has won an election at the Tokyo Olympics.

The IOC says the Olympics are only about the sports, and that no politics are allowed

Police were called to break up an illegal party early Saturday after receiving reports that athletes were drinking in park and at least one was injured.

Six people were banned from the Olympics for breaking rules designed to minimize COVID-19 cases. Four of those who were banished include accredited contractors from the U.S. and Great Britain, who were arrested for allegedly using cocaine before the Olympics opened.

The International Olympic Committee’s medical chief said Thursday that the issue of transgender athletes’ participation in Olympic competition is complex and the IOC is still working on a framework for future eligibility.

After gymnast Simone Biles decided to prioritize her mental health and exit her team final, an International Olympic Committee spokesman said that “we can do more” when it comes to athletes’ mental health.

The rule change comes after some athletes disregarded the earlier rules mandating face coverings even during medal ceremonies

Each of the Olympians gathering in Japan this summer for the Tokyo Games will add to the long history of the Olympics, which have been played every four years since 1896 (except 1916 due to World War I, 1940 and 1944 due to World War II and 2020 due to COVID-19). Tokyo has hosted the Olympics once before in 1964….

The decades-long ban on all demonstrations was eased by the IOC three weeks ago when it was clear some athletes — especially in soccer and track and field — would express opinions on the field in Japan.

The IOC has finally relented to let Olympic athletes make gestures of protest in their field of play at the Tokyo Games

Comments from an IOC vice president saying the Tokyo Olympics will go on even if the city is under a COVID-19 state of emergency have stirred a backlash in Japan

The IOC vice president in charge of the Tokyo Olympics says the games will open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan are under a state of emergency because of rising COVID-19 cases

IOC Vice-President John Coates reiterated on Friday the organization’s intent to put on Tokyo Olympic games this summer in Japan.

With less than 3 months to go until the Olympics begin in Tokyo, Japan is battling a surge in coronavirus infections, but the IOC continues to say they are moving ahead with the Olympics in the country.

The International Olympic Committee and China are teaming up to offer vaccines to athletes and teams preparing for the upcoming games in both Tokyo and Beijing

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, who led the committee through the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, has won re-election to a second term.

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said on Wednesday that the organizing committee is still working through establishing coronavirus safety measures for the upcoming 2020 Olympics.

Tianna Bartoletta, a track and field star with three gold medals, says IOC Rule 50, which prohibits athletes from political protests like kneeling or raising a fist, is wrong for these times.