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EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - New American sprint king Trayvon Bromell will make a couple of stops in Europe before the Tokyo Olympics, his manager said on Monday. "Trayvon will run two races in Europe b...

(Removes 'HOLD' from headline) WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday defended the country's selection of weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the Tokyo Olympics, a dec...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Olympic organisers will allow the sale of alcohol to Tokyo 2020 spectators, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday, drawing criticism as residents of the capital grapple with curbs on bars to...

(Reuters) - Focus on volleyball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Both men's and women's tournaments feature 12 teams divided into two pools, with games played in a round-robin format....

(Reuters) - Focus on taekwondo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Taekwondo is a full-contact combat sport developed in Korea that means "the way of kicking and punching". * Athletes, c...

(Reuters) - Focus on judo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Men and women compete in seven weight categories, ranging from under 60kg to over 100kg for men, and under 48kg to over 78kg...

(Reuters) - Focus on weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The winners are determined by the total weights of the barbells lifted. * Athletes lift weights in two movements ca...

(Reuters) - Focus on hockey at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * For both men's and women's hockey, 12 nations will compete in two groups of six. The top four teams from each group progre...

(Reuters) - World champion Donavan Brazier's Olympic dreams were shattered on Monday as the overwhelming favourite in the men's 800 metres suffered a shock defeat at the U.S. trials. The 24-year-old A...

(Reuters) - Focus on rugby sevens at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * A variation of the 15-aside rugby union game, sevens gets its name from the number of players on each team -- three ...