American shot putter Raven Saunders has become the first athlete to demonstrate on the podium here Tokyo 2020 in a test of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Rule 50.

looking into" the demonstration from Saunders.Adams added the IOC was discussing the protest with World Athletics

A free live virtual concert series is being hosted within "The Pegasus Dream Tour" - the first-ever official video game of the Paralympic Games.

wheelchair tennis player Manami Tanaka, compatriots and badminton players Kohei Kobayashi and Rie Ogura, athletics

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Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with the country's record 25-strong team for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which was officially unveiled at the Akorda, the Presidential Palace.

judo, Kazakhstan is set to be represented at Tokyo 2020  in swimming, powerlifting, taekwondo, athletics

Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas tonight earned the Olympic title she deserved – and the world record she desired.

The Olympic men's 100 metres title, property since 2008 of Jamaican icon Usain Bolt, has now passed, most unexpectedly, to Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who clocked a European record of 9.80sec to complete an extraordinary Italian double following his team mate Gianmarco Tamberi's sharing of the men's high jump title.

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has been granted a humanitarian visa by the country after she alleged she had been taken to the airport in Tokyo against her will following criticism of Belarus coaches at Tokyo 2020 on social media.

The NOCRB had claimed in a statement the "coaching staff of the Belarusian national athletics team made

In one of the most beautiful of sporting moments, two men decided to share an Olympic title here tonight.

back down the heights was anathema.Shortly afterwards this uniquely unpredictable session of Olympic athletics

Australian Paralympic legend Louise Sauvage has been appointed as an ambassador of Disability Sports Australia (DSA).

silvers at the Paralympics from Barcelona 1992 to Athens 2004, including gold medals in every wheelchair athletics

5000m.This was accompanied by 12 gold medals and two silvers at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics

Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, has accused Tokyo 2020 officials of "steel band judging" after Michelle-Lee Ahye missed out on a place in the women’s 100 metres final at the Olympic Games here.

World Athletics and [President of World Athletics] Sebastian Coe have to be called to account."

China’s Gong Lijiao completed her Olympic medal set in the women’s shot by winning gold here this morning with a 2021 world-leading effort and personal best of 20.58 metres.

pic.twitter.com/W2vYqjNFVY— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 1, 2021Adams reached her own high

Elaine Thompson-Herah successfully defended her Olympic women's 100 metres title as she led home a Jamaican clean sweep in an Olympic record time of 10.61sec.

Jamaica in the women's 100m final ©Getty ImagesEarlier in the evening on day two of the Tokyo 2020 athletics

athletes - seven women and nine men - are set to represent Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in athletics

The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Athletics Canada officially selected the squad, which includes

Canada earned eight of its 29 medals at the Rio 2016 Paralympics in athletics, including three golds.Stanley

Athleten Deutschland has slammed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for allowing athletes to spend their quarantine period in "prison-like conditions" at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics here.

400 metres hurdler Sparkle Ann McKnight and long jumper Andwuelle Wright, were unable to compete in athletics

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended and will miss the remainder of Tokyo 2020 after testing positive for human growth hormone.

semi-finals here today.She won her race in the heats yesterday but was informed of her suspension by the Athletics

champion.Blessing Okagbare won her heat in the 100 metres at Tokyo 2020 yesterday ©Getty Images"The Athletics

suspension is mandatory following an adverse analytical finding for such substance under the World Athletics