Olympics

Craig Reedie, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said it would be unrealistic to allow currently banned athletes to enter qualifying competitions once they have begun.

The former world No. 1 said that problems with his surgically repaired right leg kept him out of the June 16-19 major.

Speaking during a visit to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Bach pledged to increase the amount of IOC funding for athletes from the war-torn nation.

Japan regularly dominates Olympics judo, but federation president Yasuhiro Yamashita believes the values of the sport are being lost as parents and coaches chase short-term glory.

JOC President Yasuhiro Yamashita said the move came about following last summer's Tokyo Games, where the number of athletes who came out as LGBTQ was the highest ever.

Sapporo is viewed as a leading contender for 2030 but is likely to face rival bids from other previous Olympic hosts such as Salt Lake City and Vancouver.

The former world heavyweight champion told a news show that isolating the country is a "painful" but necessary response to its ongoing war in Ukraine.

The move to replace equestrianism came after a German coach struck a horse at last year's Tokyo Olympics when it refused to jump a fence.

In his 32 years in charge at the AOC, the 71-year-old helped Australia land two Olympics and successfully steered the troubled 2020 Tokyo Games to the finish line last summer.

Chijindu Ujah and his teammates finished second behind Italy last August but were stripped of the silver in February after a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling.

The 36-year-old said in an Instagram post she planned to embark on her farewell season as a gesture of gratitude to the sport.