Tokyo 2020 places are the target at the World Athletics Relays which starts tomorrow in Chorzow, Poland - while for the organisers the aspiration will be the staging of the sport’s World Championships.

champion Noah Lyles by just 0.02sec.Four other nations already qualified for Tokyo 2020 are involved - France

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto has acknowledged the Olympic and Paralympic Games may be held behind closed doors as organisers seek to ease concerns over hosting the multi-sport event.

There might be a situation where we can't allow any spectators to attend," Hashimoto told Agence France-Presse

The strict anti-COVID measures which organisers are planning for Tokyo 2020 are forcing France to give

Russia enjoyed a good day on the opening day of the European Championships in Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini Trampoline as their athletes impressed in senior qualification and the country claimed junior girls trampoline gold.

was Tachina Peeters of Belgium with a score of 66.800.In second place was Candy Briere-Vetillard of France

with a score of 66.000 while third place went to Manon Morancais of France with a score of 64.900.Russia

Danish duo Anders Antonsen and Rasmus Gemke were forced to dig deep in their respective last 16 matches to stay in the European Badminton Championships in Kyiv.

12 21-11 thumping of Germany’s Max Weisskirchen.Axelsen will next face eighth seed Thomas Rouxel of France

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has held the first coordination meetings with Trondheim and Saalbach, the hosts of the 2025 Alpine and Nordic World Ski Championships respectively.

Ski Championships in 1991 and had bid for the 2023 edition but lost out to Courchevel and Méribel in France

International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe has announced the new dates for this year’s rescheduled Men's Under-23 European Championship.

pic.twitter.com/4uXUV83xAb— IWBF Europe (@IWBFEurope) April 23, 2021Turkey, Germany, Spain, Poland, France

Tokyo 2020 has faced criticism from healthcare workers in the country over a request to secure 500 nurses for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

We need to come up with a way to coexist," Muto said, according to Agence France-Presse."

Defending champions Australia have been drawn with hosts and Rio 2016 bronze medallists Japan in the group stage of the wheelchair rugby tournament at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

seeking a third straight Paralympic gold medal at the Games in the Japanese capital, will take on Japan, France

France has finally moved to bring its anti-doping rules into line with the new World Anti-Doping Code

Action Report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) earlier this year.This is thought to have given France

Rohan Dennis led Ineos Grenadiers to a clean sweep of the podium in today’s four-kilometre prologue at Oron as the Tour de Romandie got underway.

Switzerland at an event that offers key preparation for riders ahead of the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France

His team mates Geraint Thomas of Britain, the 2018 Tour de France winner, and Australia's Richie Porte

were both nine seconds back.Rémi Cavagna of France, riding for Deceuninck-QuickStep, was 11sec back

Danish eighth seeds Daniel Lundgaard and Mathias Thyrri were the biggest names to be knocked out on day one of the European Badminton Championships in Kyiv, losing to England's Matthew Clare and Max Flynn.

the women's doubles ©Getty ImagesIn the women's doubles, fifth seeds Emilie Lefel and Anne Tran from France

The winners of the third and final Paris 2024 Olympic Modern Pentathlon test event have endorsed the new 90-minute format after the completion of four days of competition in Budapest.

UIPM Pentathlon World Cup and Pentathlon World Championships medallist men’s winner Pierre Dejardin of France

Organisers of the the rearranged Olympic Games in Tokyo have announced the schedule for football tournament following the draw conducted by FIFA last week.

Argentina and Australia will follow afterwards.Starting at 5pm the same day, Mexico are due to play France

Defending men’s champion Kiran Badloe of The Netherlands has extended his advantage at the RS:X World Championships in Spain, while compatriot Lilian De Geus saw her lead reduced in the women’s event.

her a total points of 28 and a net points total of 21.The big winner of the day was Charline Picon of France