The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has entered into a flexible borrowing arrangement known as a "revolving credit facility" with a number of Swiss banks.

favour of the bank.Borrowing costs are said to have been "recognised at the rate of 1.46 per cent".The United

States dollar depreciated against the Swiss franc between end-2019 and end-2020, increasing the amounts

Tokyo Governor Yoriko Koike is set to welcome the Olympic Flame tomorrow as it reaches the end of its 121-day journey around Japan.

in March.Were they also to light the final Cauldron together, they would invoke memories of when the United

States' 1980 gold medal-winning ice hockey team - famed for their "Miracle on Ice" heroics - reunited

Login identification and passwords of some Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games ticketholders has reportedly been leaked online.

News.Cybersecurity has been a concern prior to the Games.Six Russian intelligence officers were charged in the United

States last year for an alleged global computer hacking operation that included the 2018 Winter Olympic

The Czech Olympic Committee (COV) has launched an investigation into whether members of its delegation for the delayed Olympic Games here adhered to the strict COVID-19 measures after another two athletes tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

but could feasibly still compete once their quarantine has finished.Kara Eaker, an alternate on the United

States women's artistic gymnastics team, was placed into isolation after contracting the virus at a

Athletes who test positive for COVID-19 at the delayed Olympic Games here could be freed from their quarantine of up to 10 days if they return consecutive negative results from the sixth day of their isolation period, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed.

for competitors who fear a positive COVID-19 test will scupper their dream of competing.The document states

African footballers Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi, the first to test positive at the Village, and United

States women's artistic gymnastics alternate Kara Eaker have also contracted COVID-19 since arriving

The show director for the Opening Ceremony of the delayed Olympic Games here has been sacked by organisers on the eve of the event following criticism of "anti-Semitic" jokes he made in a stand-up comedy routine.

 A Jewish human rights group based in the United States had criticised Kobayashi for the remarks

Four-time Olympic basketball gold medallist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez will carry the United

States flag at the Opening Ceremony of Tokyo 2020 here tomorrow.

freestyle champions at the World Cadet Wrestling Championships for the very first time today, with the United

States and Russia rounding out the top three.

chance of victory in the team boys' freestyle contest, but with India winning three medals and the United

States losing the under-92 kilograms bronze-medal bout, they jumped ahead to take the honour.Russia

- 101 points— United World Wrestling (@wrestling) July 21, 2021Meanwhile in the 71kg class, Khorramdel's

Athletics, powerlifting and cerebral palsy football will comprise the sport programme for this year's International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games - with the first-ever Guttmann Games delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

give aspiring Paralympians and emerging athletes their first taste of international competition.The United

States' seven-time Paralympic champion Tatyana McFadden, Britain's gold medal-winning sprinter Jonnie

Should we applaud Tokyo’s dogged determination to go ahead with the 2020 Olympic Games? Or is it a stubborn, foolhardy venture that is certain to end in tears – and perhaps tragedy? I still cannot make up my mind. Obviously the organisers believe it is not worth the risk, but how can we be sure?

But I believe most, not least the United States, would have put safety first.As for China, well the belief

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The United States women's softball team is cheered by volunteers in Fukushima ©Getty ImagesCanada beat

ImagesBritain's Ellen White scored twice as her side beat the Chileans 2-0 ©Getty ImagesSweden shocked the United

States with a 3-0 win at Tokyo Stadium ©Getty ImagesThe Netherlands scored 10 goals against Zambia ©

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the creation of a trial development programme for the American freestyle moguls team.

With the creation of the Development Team (D Team), the governing body is aiming to establish the United

States as a dominant force in mogul skiing and provide a pathway to success at Milan Cortina 2026 and

venue at Utah Olympic Park.Mogul skiing has featured at every Winter Olympics since Calgary 1988.The United

States has won three Olympic gold medals on moguls courtesy of Donna Weinbrecht at Albertville 1992,

Women’s golf’s fourth major of the year, the Evian Championship, returns tomorrow after last year’s tournament was cancelled because of COVID-19.

been paired with the two winners of the Evian Championship prior to her for the first two rounds - the United

States' Angela Stanford and Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist.The South Korean was displaced as world number one

Women's football teams took the knee today in the first examples of protest at the Olympic Games after a relaxation of the rules.

Britain, Chile, Sweden, New Zealand and the United States all performed the gesture before kick-off in

Chilean taekwondo athlete Fernanda Aguirre, Dutch skateboarder Candy Jacobs and Czech table tennis player Pavel Širuček have been ruled out of the delayed Olympic Games here after testing positive for COVID-19.

opening match on July 26 and could be forced to pull out of the Games.Kara Eaker, an alternate on the United

States women's artistic gymnastics team, was placed into isolation after contracting the virus at a