Tokyo 2020

Former Olympian Seiko Hashimoto has been chosen as replacement for Yoshiro Mori who resigned as President of Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. Hashimoto who competed in seven Olympics was picked for the job on Thursday.…

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee (TOGOC) president Yoshiro Mori has offered apologies after calls for his resignation following sexist comment . Mori, an 83-year-old former prime minister known for public…

It will not be business as usual for visitors to the next Olympics in Tokyo as they may be expected to carry their medical certificate. This year's Olympics turned into a yoyo and had to be pushed till next year following the…

German 400m runner Alica Schmidt will be hoping for gold at Tokyo 2020 this summer - and so will her armies of loyal fans Alica Schmidt first came to public prominence by helping Germany take silver in 4x400 relay at the…

The President of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Abu Gumel has predicted a good outing for Team Nigeria at the Tokyo Olympic Games in July in Japan. The NOC boss based his optimism on the programmes line up for the athletes by…

Nigeria women’s beach volleyball team is one step away from the 2020 Olympics after finishing first at the Zone Three Olympic qualifiers in Laboma, Ghana. In the women championship, the Nigerian team won both matches as they beat…

Two-time Commonwealth champion Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) has reflected on her performance in the year 2019 and gave thanks to God almighty for her achievements. In a chat with Sportinglife.ng,  the Ondo State-born wrestler said she is…

Preparation by Team Nigeria ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has received a boost with aformer Olympian, Isaac Uche, offering to assist the athletes through the 1st Uche Isaac Sprint/Relay Athletics Championship scheduled for next year…

D’Tigress camp came alive yesterday as players and coaches reported to their base in Maputo for the 2020 pre Olympics qualifiers coming up in Mozambique from November 14 to 17. The team comprising of returnee, Atosu Upe, 2019 Afrobasket…

Designer Junichi Kawanishi was still coming to terms with his sudden fame on Thursday, a day after his design for the medals to be awarded at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was unveiled to the world. FILE PHOTO: Medal designer Junichi…

Olympic men's singles final will no longer be the usual excruciating five setters beginning from Tokyo 2020. The International Tennis Federation has confirmed. The five -setter has been in operation since 1996 but it appears…

Nothing seems to be pointing to the fact that Nigeria will be among the nations competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as Kenya has picked an inland city of Kurume in Fukuoka in Japan as its camp for the global sports fiesta. In…