Olympics

Russian Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova picked up a title of a different kind after she won an online vote on the Games' favorite style icon.

Russian speed-skating Olympic champion and State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova has said the sporting community will no longer need the Olympic governing body if the Tokyo Summer Games are eventually cancelled.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has acknowledged that the Tokyo Games would have to be cancelled if Covid-19 remains a threat next year

Russian two-time European champion long jumper Daria Klishina may be forced out of active competition due to the coronavirus, but she's making sure she stays healthy as she soaks up the rays in Florida.

Six-time world champion Yuliya Efimova has given fans another glimpse into her idyllic lifestyle during quarantine by joining friends for a twilight boat party and night swim in bioluminescent waters near her base in California.

Reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles is dealing with the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by keeping up her tough training routine, astonishing fans with a display of strength and balance while she is stuck at home.

IOC chief Thomas Bach has followed up on the organization's postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by leaving the door open for a spring games, as he confirmed the rearranged Games before the end of summer 2021.

Following Tuesday's news that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would be postponed until the summer of 2021 at the latest, the organizers confirmed Wednesday that the ceremonial Olympic torch relay would now also be postponed.

The Tokyo Summer Games has become the last victim of the dangerous coronavirus which has prompted sports officials to postpone or cancel all major sporting events scheduled for spring and summer.