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By Martyn Herman TOKYO (Reuters) - Geraint Thomas has achieved pretty much everything in his illustrious career with a Tour de France title, rainbow jerseys and two Olympic track gold medals in his lo...

By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Battered by scandal on the eve of the opening ceremony, Tokyo 2020 organisers have the chance to patch up the Games' image when they reveal who will carry the Olympic fl...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Five rowers and rowing crews to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S EIGHT The United States have had a stranglehold on the women's eight, taking home gold in the...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Focus on rowing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are two distinct categories of events, contested on a 2,000m course: sculling and sweep. * Sculling involves t...

By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has learnt from his previous Olympics eartbreak and will not allow himself to be distracted from his quest to become the first man to complete the G...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Focus on archery at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are three types of bow used in archery - recurve, compound and barebow. The recurve bow is the only one used ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Five archers to watch at the Tokyo Olympics: BRADY ELLISON (UNITED STATES) Ranked number one in the world, and a three-times Olympic archery medallist, Ellison is enjoying the best t...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the head of Russia's Olympic Committee, beamed with pride as he posed alongside his daughter Sofia, a fencer who has arrived in Tokyo to continue the family's O...

By Pak Yiu and Andrew Bibee TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 160 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer athletes are due to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, making this year's Games th...

By Martyn Herman TOKYO (Reuters) - The iconic splendour of Mount Fuji will provide a majestic backdrop to the Olympic men's road race on Saturday - but those in the saddle will not be enjoying the vie...