Tag:Olympic Games

The Tokyo Olympics must be held “at any cost”, Japan’s Games minister, Seiko Hashimoto, has said, as organisers continue to weigh up options for...

Chaos on the streets. Poison seeping into minds. Athletes speaking out against racial injustice being vilified as villains by those in power. Right now...

Athlete claimed silver after five-hour final at 1956 Games Moment ‘etched into Australian Olympic folklore’ Australian high jumper Charles Chilla Porter. Photograph: National Archives of Australia Charles...

Olympic venues and podiums should be off-limits for any form of protest, most Australian athletes believe. But Australia’s Olympians want opportunities to express themselves...

This week’s roundup also features Fanny Blankers-Koen, Robin van Persie, and ‘the best coach in the Premier League’ Katie Ledecky, without milk on this occasion. Photograph:...

John Coates says health of athletes must be secured This week marks one year until postponed Games begin Illuminated Olympic rings are seen in front of...

Experimental trial conducted on 91 athletes before London 2012 Questions raised about excessive medication in British sport The London 2012 opening ceremony. It has been revealed...

Douady seen as one of the sport’s brightest young talents French climbing federation expresses ‘immense sadness’ Luce Douady was a world junior champion and...