The Paralympics open on Aug. 24 with about 4,400 athletes, a far smaller event than the Olympics with 11,000 athletes. But the Paralympics ...

The Olympics are set to close Sunday, a year later than planned and far off the script the organizers described when they won the Games in ...

Wishing PM Suga and Japan the very best for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Modi tweeted, "We look forward to a season of incredible perfor...

The decision to limit the number of attendees during the opening ceremony at the National Stadium here was taken in view of the organisers'...

Just over a week before the July 23 opening ceremony, Tokyo reported 1,308 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, its highest daily tally sin...

"For the mixed team event, in case an athlete can no longer take part in the event, but the NOC (National Olympic Committee) has another at...

Public opinion surveys show about 60% of respondents want the Games canceled or postponed again. Behind the fears is the lagging vaccinatio...

As many as 148 athletes across all sports, including those who have qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Games, have already received their fir...

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President, who is also an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, is hoping that the Games will ...

Tokyo organizers have said they would refund the face value of the tickets, but are not responsible for other added charges. They have said...

The final artistic swimming qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics, originally due to take place from March 4 to 7, has been rescheduled to May 1...

A government spokesman said there was "no truth" to a report in The Times that Japan was now focused on rescheduling the event to 2032.

The July-October suicide rate rose 16% from the same period a year earlier, a stark reversal of the February-June decline of 14%, according...

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday announced the month-long measure covering the greater Tokyo area, taking effect from Friday, as t...

The reported cost of the delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic is in line with repeated estimates over the last several months. The organi...

Since deciding to postpone the Games until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers have said ticketholders could apply for refund...

Besides Kiren Rijiju, the other members of the delegation included Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra, secretary-general R...