Russian president Vladimir Putin has pledged to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, making him the first major western leader to indicate his attendance. His remarks came in a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said he looked forward to a “get-together”. It comes as a growing number of countries have joined […]
China has warned countries who have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics that they “will pay the price for their mistaken acts”. The US, UK, Australia and Canada will not send government representatives to the Games because of concerns over China’s human rights record. This includes widespread allegations of abuse against the […]
China has condemned a planned US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and threatened to retaliate. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China would take “resolute counter-measures” but did not give further details. On Monday, the US said it would not send diplomats to Beijing over concerns about China’s human rights record. […]
Disability Sport Hossain Rasouli recorded a best jump Paralympic Games on the BBC Venue: Tokyo, Japan Dates: 24 August-5 September Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Follow on Radio 5 Live and on the BBC Sport website Afghanistan evacuee Hossain Rasouli finally got his chance to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics – and his opponents “couldn’t help but feel joy” as […]
The Tokyo Olympics, postponed and played out behind closed doors because of the Covid pandemic, concluded with an upbeat ceremony in Japan’s capital. The Games took place without spectators and athletes were barred from venturing outside the Olympic village. Their staging has faced local opposition and around 30 protestors jostled with police at the National […]
Russian athletes are going home with their most medals since 2004 even though their team, flag and anthem were officially banned from the Tokyo Olympics. Competing as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) as punishment for a state-sponsored doping scandal, their athletes won 20 golds among their 71 medals. It meant they finished fifth in the […]
By Dan Roan BBC sports editor Tokyo’s spectacular early evening skies, as the light fades and the energy-sapping heat and humidity of the day starts to ease, is one of the things that many visitors to the city this summer will miss most. But as the sun sets tonight on a Games like no other, […]
Daniel Leussink Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Hockey – Men – Bronze medal match – Germany v India – Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 5, 2021. Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran of India poses for pictures as he celebrates winning the match for bronze. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – India won the bronze […]
India’s women’s hockey team has scripted history after qualifying for the semi-finals of the Olympics for the first time with a stunning 1-0 victory. They beat Australia, who had been looking for their first medal since securing a podium finish in Sydney in 2000, in the quarter-finals. India’s Gurjit Kaur scored the match’s only goal […]
Tokyo Olympic Games on the BBC Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. Great Britain missed out on a place in the men’s […]
