Philip Barker: How the Olympic motto has changed as Thomas Bach continues evolution
A week ago there came a point in the Opening Ceremony when the Olympic motto was displayed on the floor of the stadium. "Faster, Higher, Stronger….Together."
Brian Oliver: Wonderful weightlifters have surely won over the IOC - but politics may ruin it all
Seven sessions so far and three have been all-time greats. The roll-call of stars at the Tokyo International Forum, venue for weightlifting at these Olympic Games, is a long one and we are only halfway through the schedule.
Liam Morgan: FIBA makes Baumann proud as 3x3 enjoys successful Olympic debut
There were mixed emotions on the sidelines as the first 3x3 Olympic basketball competition drew to a close here on Wednesday (July 28) night.
Alan Hubbard: So far so good, but is the cost of Tokyo 2020 yet to be counted?
Well, are you being gripped by the Games? Viewed from afar, so far so good!
Ian Reid: Spectacular celebrations as Birmingham 2022 marks one year to go
Today is a very special day in the countdown to Birmingham 2022 as it marks exactly one year until the Games begin.
David Owen: Olympic predicament highlights how companies may face mounting pressure to choose between the US and China
It is unusual for the Winter Games to be diverting attention when the Summer Olympics are in full swing.
Mike Rowbottom: Stoked is the word as the arts of skateboarding and amateur boxing cohabit at the Olympics
Stoked. I've missed the word at the Summer Olympics. Heard it many a time at the Winter Games, of course, when that cradle of sports began to take in babes-in-arms, starting with snowboarding last time an Olympic carnival played out in this country, at Nagano 1998.
Michael Pavitt: All eyes on Osaka despite silent stadiums at Tokyo 2020
It is quite hard to imagine what life must have been liked for Naomi Osaka over the past couple of months.
Brian Oliver: How Dutch weightlifting hero worked and ate his way to Olympic Games
Piet van de Kruk, ninth in the heavyweights at Mexico City in 1968, is the answer to a question that has been posed plenty of times in the weightlifting world over the past two weeks.
Philip Barker: Positive final flourishes to difficult journey to start Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Hair braided in cherry red, the national colour of Japan, Naomi Osaka turned out to be the chosen one who lit the Flame here in Tokyo.
Liam Morgan: Double standards and close contact chaos blight Olympic experience for athletes and media
Abhorrent behaviour from officials involved in the Opening Ceremony, a significant data breach and a missing Ugandan weightlifter have all tried, but the COVID-19 pandemic has still dominated the headlines in the week before Tokyo 2020 plus one.
Alan Hubbard: Yes, let the Olympic Games begin, but how and when will Tokyo 2020 end?
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?
David Owen: Bach’s big moment arrives as thoughts begin to stray towards succession
These are probably the most important weeks of Thomas Bach’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Presidency.
Mike Rowbottom: Putting some familiar pre-Olympic stories to bed
It may be the case that the cardboard beds in the Tokyo 2020 Athletes' Village will not sustain the most ancient activity known to man involving two people. But that was not what they were designed for.
Michael Pavitt: Close encounters - handling of COVID contacts a balancing act at Tokyo 2020
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach insisted yesterday that the meaning of this Olympic Games did not differ from the editions which had come before.
