Tokyo Olympics

Kimia Alizadeh, who left Iran citing institutional sexism, will face Nahid Kiyani Chandeh in the 57 kg weight class on July 25.

Head of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee says Kentaro Kobayashi was dismissed over joke about the Holocaust. The committee has been plagued by resignations and dismissals of officials over controversial conduct.

According to Outsports, 121 openly gay and nonbinary athletes will compete in the 2020 Olympics, up from 56 in the 2016 Rio Games, and 23 in the 2012 London Olympics.

Cynet CEO Eyal Gruner: We will provide the Israeli delegation with all the tools they need to keep their head in the game and help them focus on winning medals.

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee chief Toshiro Muto plans to keep an eye on infection numbers and liaise with other organizers if necessary. COVID-19 cases are rising in Tokyo and the Games, postponed last year because of the pandemic, will be held without spectators.

Rosie Gallegos-Main says post flagged by Facebook and Instagram that sparked outrage was "poor judgment."

Games first traveled down under to Melbourne in 1956, then to Sydney in 2000. The 2032 Olympics is estimated to cost $5 billion.

The Tokyo Olympics have already broken new ground because of the 12-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, pushing it into an odd-numbered year for the first time. But with no fans permitted in Japan, foreign or local, it has the distinction of being the first Games without spectators.

“It is just good news after good news; who wouldn’t want that, especially in times like this?” according to David Wiseman and Shari Wright-Pilo, who created a Facebook page to chart the journey of Israeli Olympic athletes and their designated sport.

"It is a legendary event to have Mohammad Hamada, a young, ambitious champion from Palestine, from Gaza, that witnessed wars and blockades, in Tokyo waving the Palestinian flag and competing against world champions," Palestinian Olympic Committee chief says.