Tokyo 2020

Sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste remains passionate about winning a medal for at the Olympic Games although it may likely be her final appearance next year at the postponed event in Tokyo, Japan. This was quite obvious during an interview with Andre Errol Baptiste on isports on i95.5fm on Saturday.

More than 500 participants at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics arrived in the Japanese capital on Thursday (July 1) as the playbooks produced for the Games came into operation - and no COVID-19 cases have been reported.

30 named for Team TTO Olympic duty

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has claimed he does not believe there is a huge risk posed by the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, stressing the stringent measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Athletes’ Commission (AC) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today received the full support of the IOC Executive Board (EB) for a set of recommendations in regard to Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter and Athlete Expression at the Olympic Games. Rule 50 provides a framework to protect the neutrality of sport and the Olympic Games.

AS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IOC ATHLETES’ COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (EB) OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) HAS APPROVED THE RULE 50.2 GUIDELINES FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020.

A four-year plan for 2021 to 2024 that will enable a million young people affected by displacement to have access to safe sport has been approved by the Board of the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF).

The Olympic Refuge Foundation today reaffirmed its commitment to leveraging sport to protect and support young people affected by displacement worldwide.

The IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship has given a young boxer the support he needs to train in hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics – something that just months ago looked all but impossible.