The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Thursday reported 24 more COVID-19 cases associated with the games, the highest daily count since infections began being compiled from the start of this month, according to Kyodo News. The 24 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 193, include three athletes from overseas in Tokyo for the Olympics, which […]

Coronavirus cases in Tokyo have shot up to a record high just four days after the start of the Olympics, local media reported on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. Japan’s capital reported 2,848 new cases – its highest daily figure to date – as a wave of infections driven by the contagious Delta variant shows no […]

Hungary’s Kristof Milak won the 200m butterfly at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre and set an Olympic record time of 1:51.25, breaking Michael Phelps record of 1:52.03 set in Beijing 2008. The current world record holder gained an earlier lead against South Africa’s Chad le Clos in the first half of the race, but stayed ahead […]

Azerbaijani boxer Alfonso Dominguez has made his debut at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, APA reports.Winner of European Games Alfonso Dominguez who turns 26 today, made a present for birthday.He withdrew Dilshotbek Ruzmetov (Uzbekistan) in the 1/8 fin…

Russia’s former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov topped the rating of the most popular and highest-paid Russian stars according to Forbes magazine. The list was published on the publication’s website on Wednesday, APA reports citing TASS.Ac…

The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are underway, APA reports.25 sets of medals will be awarded on the 6th day of the competition.The Azerbaijani national team, which could not win an award in the previous days of the Olympics, will have another chance to w…

Seven more people related to the Tokyo Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19, including two athletes from overseas, bringing the total since the start of this month to 155, games organizers said Tuesday, according to Kyodo News. The two athletes, one of whom is a Dutch tennis player, were both living in the athletes’ village, […]

The United States, Italy, Serbia and Brazil claimed their second straight wins here on Tuesday in the women’s volleyball preliminaries of the Tokyo Olympic Games, APA reports citing Xinhua.The American women swept reigning Olympic champions China 29-27…

Russia won the gold medal in the women’s artistic gymnastics team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Tuesday, APA reports citing TASS.The squad of Russian athletes was awarded an aggregate result of 169.528 points, which earned them the gold…

At least 7 people, linked to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past day, according to a report published by the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee on Tuesday, APA reports citing TASS.Two of them are athletes, living…