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Paralympic competition schedule confirmed

The organizers of the Tokyo Paralympics have announced the competition schedule for the postponed Games

Kieler Woche draws the line on enormous rush of entries

Kieler Woche organisers have confirmed that they will adhere to existing limits on the maximum number of participants, despite an enormous rush of entries

49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 set European Championship for Austria in September

The 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 classes will hold their 2020 Forward WIP European Championships on Lake Attersee, Austria, from 18 September to 4 October

Olympic rings drawing sells for £169,000

An original drawing of the Olympic rings, sketched by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, sold at auction in Cannes on Sunday for £169,000

British Sailing Team reveals iconic Tokyo 2020 Posters

The British Sailing Team has released a collection of ten iconic posters featuring all 15 athletes picked to represent Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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Tokyo with One Year to Go

Today marks one year to go until the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games following the historic decision to postpone the event until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic

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Vaccine key to Tokyo Games going ahead

Thursday marks one year before the planned opening of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Ultimate Olympic Poster for Auction

An original drawing of the Olympic rings, sketched by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, will be auctioned in Cannes on Sunday 26 July

The Sailing Team that never was – Moscow 40 years on

It’s forty years to the day since the Olympics that nearly never were – Moscow 1980

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Fewer spectators an option for Tokyo Games

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has suggested that holding the Tokyo Games next year with fewer spectators should be considered as an option

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Revised Olympic sailing dates released

The revised competition schedule for next year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been released.

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IOC postpone Youth Olympics by four years!

The International Olympic Committee has postponed the Youth Olympics to 2026 due to the coronavirus pandemic