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Winter Olympics 2022: Beijing marks 100-day countdown but boycott calls, virus weigh

The Chinese capital in February will become the first host of a Summer and Winter Games and last week welcomed the Olympic flame with a low-key ceremony as the main event swings into view.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Summer Games cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?

Olympic costs have been dissected in a study by the University of Oxford, which found that all Games since 1960 have had cost overruns averaging 172%. Tokyo's cost overrun is 111% or 244% depending on which cost figure you select.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chinese athletes complain about poor COVID-19 prevention measures at Olympics hotel

The pandemic has cast a shadow over the Games with organisers banning all fans from venues in Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures, in a huge blow for the event.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: John Coates invites trouble for defiant stance on Games despite virus

Coates' defiant tone has stirred a backlash in Japan where 60-80% in polls say they do not want the Olympics to open in two months in the midst of a pandemic.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Foreign fans unlikely to be allowed over COVID-19 fears, says report

In a public poll, 91 percent of the respondents said they wanted spectators to be kept at a minimum or not allowed at all.

AIBA says IOC could have retained Olympic world qualifiers, questions ranking system for quotas

The IOC's Boxing Task Force, which is in charge of conducting the qualifiers as well as the main event for the sport in Tokyo, decided to cancel the world qualifiers and push the European qualifiers to June from April in view of the COVID-19 restrictions globally.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anger grows over organising committee chief's sexist comments

While ranking high on a range of international indicators, Japan persistently trails on promoting gender equality - ranking 121 out of 153 nations surveyed in the World Economic Forum's 2020 global gender gap report.

IOC to consider placing Italy on probation for Olympics due to government interference

The IOC has taken issue with the Italian government's formation of a new organisation, "Sport e Salute," that was created at the start of 2019 to run the country's sports finances.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Former IOC VP Dick Pound says fans 'not a must-have' for Summer Games

His words come as recent polls in Japan show 80% of the public believe the Olympics should not happen with virus cases surging — or will not happen.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: IOC president Thomas Bach arrives in Japan as cheerleader for next year’s Games

IOC president Thomas Bach will be in Tokyo making the rounds, shaking hands and posing for photos in his first visit since the Olympics were postponed seven and a half months ago.