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Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto isn't ruling out a last minute cancellation of the Olympic Games amid rising Covid-19 cases. ( read original story ...)

Follow along for the latest news, results and features from The Times' team of 12 reporters covering the Tokyo Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics and the 2020 Paralympics will each feature a mascot designed by Fukuoka-based illustrator Ryo Taniguchi. ( read original story ...)

USWNT's loss to Sweden in quarterfinals at Rio Olympics in 2016 was its earliest exit ever at a major international tournament ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympiad,” a crime melodrama, a Cary Grant rom-com, a nostalgic anime and a new documentary offer timely POVs on the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

The tennis star said she shot the magazine covers last year, before she decided to step away from the French Open to focus on her mental health. ( read original story ...)

The IOC's decision to hold the Tokyo Olympics amid an ongoing pandemic in Japan has presented a plethora challenges — and positive tests for athletes before the Games have even begun. ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo public health expert says the Olympic bubble system "is kind of broken" just three days before the sporting spectacle is set to begin. ( read original story ...)

A number of swimmers have also signed an open letter calling for the entire Polish Swimming Federation board to resign over the mistake. ( read original story ...)

Thomas Bach says the Olympic Games could have “fallen to pieces” if the International Olympic Committee had not taken the unprecedented decision to reschedule as a consequence of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

The Ugandan weightlifter who went missing from a pre-Olympic training camp on Friday in Japan has been found. The Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) announced on Friday that Julius Sekitoleko had left ... ( read original story ...)

Infections in the Olympic Village have raised concerns, but experts say canceling the Games at this stage is almost impossible politically and legally. ( read original story ...)

Great Britain captain Tom Mitchell has hailed his players’ resilience after they overcame challenging odds to remain on track for another rugby sevens Olympic title bid. Mitchell led Britain’s silver ... ( read original story ...)

Rescheduling the Tokyo Olympics "caused sleepless nights" but must go ahead "to give hope" for the future, says IOC President Thomas Bach. ( read original story ...)

Julius Ssekitoleko left behind his luggage and a note saying he wanted to stay in Japan and work, officials said. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka hit back at Megyn Kelly after the ex-anchor appeared to accuse her of hypocrisy. Kelly criticized Osaka for saying she doesn't want to speak to the media before appearing in Vogue and SI. ( read original story ...)