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The protests that spread around the world after the death of George Floyd have prompted many in the public eye to raise their voices to speak about racial injustice and police brutality, including leading athletes. Some who have resumed play during the coronavirus pandemic have expressed their views on the field of play, kneeling or including messages on their uniforms demanding justice. But...

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.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is creating an athlete group that will look into loosening restrictions on protests at the games

The International Olympic Committee is reconsidering its current ban on protesting amid global protests against racism, following stances made by other sporting leagues like FIFA and the NFL. Under current rules, athletes are required to show political neutrality at the games but can express their opinions in post-competition interviews and on social media.

The IOC has set aside $800 million for loans and payments arising from the pandemic that forced the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be postponed

The chief executive of the Tokyo Games says he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year because the coronavirus continues to spread in Japan

A signed Michael Jordan Team USA jersey from 1992 is up for auction with bidding starting at $25,000.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that the country plans to move forward with hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics as the coronavirus in Japan “has not progressed to an explosive rise of infection spread.”

The Olympic dreams of thousands of athletes are now on hold for at least another year after the International Olympic Committee decided to postpone the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but local athletes say they are comfortable with the decision to delay the games because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Jewell Loyd, a native of suburban Lincolnwood and a star…

The Olympic dreams of thousands of athletes are now on hold for at least another year after the International Olympic Committee decided to postpone the upcoming Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but local athletes say they are comfortable with the decision to delay the games because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the details.

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori officially announced the summer games would be postponed until 2021.

Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled

Tokyo Olympic organizers say a test event in gymnastics set for April 4-5 has been canceled.

President Donald Trump’s suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the spreading virus was immediately shot down by Japan’s Olympic minister.

The 500-year-old sport of curling is looking for ways to shorten games and keep fans engaged

There will be many losers if the Tokyo Olympic have to be called off because of the spreading virus that was first detected in China

Tokyo organizers are downsizing the arrival ceremony for the Olympic torch on March 20 and will not send 140 children to Greece to give the flame a send off

Japan’s Olympic minister says the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020

The International Olympic Committee met Tuesday in Switzerland and says despite the coronavirus outbreak, they remain committed to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games this summer.

Baseball’s final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics has been postponed from April to June because of concerns over the virus outbreak