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Explained: Key questions surrounding 2020 Tokyo Olympics corruption scandals
Two years after the postponed Tokyo Olympics took place in a curtailed environment, the controversies and scandals continue to unfold.
Ex-chair of Tokyo Olympics sponsor Aoki Holdings handed suspended jail sentence
Aoki Holdings was an official partner of the 2020 Olympics allowing the firm to use the event's logo and sell officially licensed products
Japan advertising executive pleads guilty to Tokyo Olympics bribery
The admission in court comes as the investigation into bid-rigging and bribery widens, casting a shadow over Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Games
Ex-Tokyo Olympics official, three businessmen arrested over alleged Games bid-rigging
In a statement, Tokyo prosecutors said they arrested Yasuo Mori, 55, a senior Tokyo 2020 organising committee official, for allegedly violating the anti-monopoly law.
Sapporo suspends 2030 Winter Olympic bid events over Tokyo Games corruption scandal
Earlier this month, the IOC decided to postpone selecting a host for the 2030 Winter Games, citing concerns about the impact of climate change.
Tokyo Olympics board member arrested over $380,000 bribery allegations
Haruyuki Takahashi allegedly received $380,000 from high-street business suit retailer Aoki Holdings, an official partner of last year's pandemic-delayed 2020 Games.
Japanese police raid home of Tokyo Olympics board member: Reports
Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, is suspected of receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from high street business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc.
Delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics cost double original estimate at 1.42 trillion yen
The Games cost twice the 734 billion yen that the Tokyo Games organisers had predicted in their bid to the International Olympic Committee in 2013.
Organisers close books on costly, pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics
A University of Oxford study in 2020 said Tokyo was the most expensive Olympics on record.
Sharing Olympic gold at Tokyo was special but will not happen again, say high-jumpers Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim
Italian Tamberi and Qatar's Barshim shared the high jump gold medal in one of the most extraordinary moments of the Tokyo Olympics last year.
Swimmer Sajan Prakash ready to take bigger strides after 'breakthrough' moment
Prakash made history by becoming the first Indian to breach the Games ‘A’ standard time, achieving the feat at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome in 2021. Srihari Nataraj followed him soon after, achieving the ‘A’ qualifying time at the same event.
From Rio 2016 to Tokyo 2020, Indian women's hockey team has come a long way, says Rani Rampal
The Indian women's team narrowly missed out on a historic bronze in Tokyo in 2021 but recorded its best-ever performance at the Olympics.
Year in Review 2021: Top 10 sporting moments from the year gone by
As the year draws to a close, the sports desk at Firstpost picks some of their favourite moments from the 2021
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers say Games cost $1.8 billion less than expected
Organisers said the estimated official costs were $13.6 billion. Officials said part of the reduction was because there were no fans
Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: India captain Vivek Sagar Prasad hopes to establish team-first mentality
Prasad, who was a part of the Indian team that won a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year, said he just tried to pass on his experiences to his junior teammates.
Regroup, reset: Gymnast Simone Biles to rest after trailblazing 'Gold Over America Tour'
The 'GOAT' tour allowed Biles to reconnect with the energy of a crowd, energy that was palpably missing inside the spectator-free Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo.
Seven-member Indian contingent to compete in inaugural ISSF President's Cup
The top 12 athletes in individual rifle and pistol events according to the 2021 world ranking post the Games, have been invited to participate in the event where individual winners will be awarded the Golden Target, the Best Athlete of the Year title.
Neeraj Chopra honoured to be awarded Khel Ratna, says will continue to work hard to bring more laurels to country
The 23-year old Chopra, who became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold in the Tokyo Games, is among the 12 sportspersons named for the country's highest sporting award.
CSK honours Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Neeraj Chopra with Rs 1 crore cash prize, special jersey
After receiving the award and special jersey, the 23-year old Chopra said that the past two months have been an opportunity for him to experience new things and also thanked the CSK management for the support.