Olympics

Olympic champion gymnast Karolina Sevastyanova, who posed with former UFC champion Conor McGregor on Instagram earlier this summer, has been on the beach again for a topless shot before running through a lineup of her style icons.

Japan’s Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto is adamant that the Tokyo Games will be held next year “at any cost.”

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates has said that the postponed Summer Games in Tokyo will take place next summer regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe has said he banned athletes under 20 from switching allegiances because of safeguarding concerns, leading Australian bosses to deny that tragic star Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya had been "traded".

Russian rhythmic gymnastics champion Aleksandra Soldatova decided to hold an impromptu training session while out in Moscow, and shared some pics of her regimen with her Instagram followers.

Five-time Olympic champion Svetlana Romashina has weighed in on the issue of diversity in synchronized swimming, suggesting that male competitors are not yet technically strong enough to perform at Olympic level.

Russian figure skating legend Irina Slutskaya has talked about one of the most dramatic moments in her sporting career: the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City – when she was denied a chance to win the coveted gold.

British wheelchair basketball player George Bates said he might consider having his left leg amputated to be eligible to take part in the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

A two-day hunt for Aleksandr Ivanitsky, the 1964 Olympic freestyle wrestling champion and respected commentator and editor, has ended in tragedy after he was found to have drowned during a trip into the woods to collect mushrooms.