Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine is SENT HOME from Tokyo Olympics and suspended from the sport after refusing to face Israeli opponent Tohar Butbul in a show of support to Palestine By Riath Al-Samarrai for MailOnline and Reuters Published: 02:02 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 02:04 EDT, 24 July 2021 Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine has been … Read more
Johanna Griggs busts out in form-fitting dress as she hosts Channel Seven’s Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony commentary – and viewers spot the former swimmer making an amusing mistake By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:53 EDT, 23 July 2021 | Updated: 08:07 EDT, 23 July 2021 It may be the first night of … Read more
Olympic rower Helen Glover trained for Tokyo 2020 while her babies were napping on just TWO HOURS of sleep per night By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 05:27 EDT, 23 July 2021 | Updated: 05:27 EDT, 23 July 2021 She’s heading to Tokyo 2020 for her third Olympics as part of Team GB. And Helen … Read more
Helen Glover is talking about the gift her children want her to bring home from Tokyo — and it does not come in gold, silver or bronze. ‘I definitely know that dinosaurs still come above medals,’ laughs the double Olympic champion. ‘When I went to the European Championships in Italy in April, I asked Logan … Read more
Channel 7 to air Larry Emdur hosted episodes of The Chase during the Tokyo Olympics… after former host Andrew O’Keefe’s assault charges are dismissed ‘on mental health grounds’ By D. Lawrance and Daniel Piotrowski for Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:53 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 09:53 BST, 11 July 2021 Channel 7 is set … Read more
Auckland’s exclusive Saint Kentigern Boys’ Presbyterian College has produced many star athletes over the years, but none quite as divisive as Laurel Hubbard. The 43-year-old competitive weightlifter was this week selected to represent New Zealand at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics – making her the first transgender athlete to compete at sport’s highest level. Hubbard transitioned … Read more
He couldn’t beat the clock and he couldn’t turn back time. For those reasons Sir Mo Farah will not be going to the Tokyo Olympics and with it one of the most successful careers in the recent history of British sport is just about done. There might be lucrative runs on the roads, possibly even … Read more
Tokyo placed under tighter coronavirus restrictions for at least a month – almost 100 days before the Olympics are set to begin – with host city experiencing surge in new cases Tokyo, the host city of the Olympics, has seen a surge of new cases and variants The Japanese government have now taken action by … Read more
First Date star Fred Sirieix reveals his daughter Andrea, 16, is training for the Tokyo Olympics with the GB diving team By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 17:24 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 17:37 BST, 6 April 2021 First Dates star Fred Sirieix has revealed his 16-year-old daughter, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, is training for the Olympics. … Read more
North Korea will not attend this year’s Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang’s sports ministry said, blowing the final whistle on Seoul’s hopes of using the Games to restart talks with its nuclear-armed neighbour. The isolated North’s participation in the last Winter Games, hosted by the South in Pyeongchang, was a key catalyst … Read more