There’s nothing like sibling rivarly. Imagine then, what it must have been like over the years for a group of parents whose offspring are gearing up for the Tokyo Olympics.

Hundreds of sports fans have gathered in Tokyo as Japan is poised to kick off the 2020 Olympics after a year of delay due to Covid, with the opening ceremony to begin at 8pm local time (12pm GMT).

Ona Carbonell, 31, captain of Spain’s synchronised swimming team, said she was forced to leave 11-month-old son Kai at home after Tokyo Olympics bosses refused to let him travel with her.

Kantaro Kobayashi, a 48-year-old comedian, has been sacked as director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony just a day before it is due to be performed after Holocaust jokes resurfaced online.

Australian NBA star Ben Simmons won’t play for Australia in the upcoming Olympics after the 76ers point guard confirmed he will use the offseason ‘to focus on individual skill development’.

Lochte finished in seventh place in the 200-meter individual medley at US Olympic trials Friday night at CHI Health Center Arena in Omaha, Nebraska.

Nadal has always found the transition from clay to grass tough on his body and, with only two weeks between the French Open and Wimbledon this year, there is less time to adjust.

The group of 12 Victorian swimmers were granted exemption by the SA government to enter the state for the Tokyo trials in Adelaide on Tuesday. The decision was reversed on Thursday.

This year, the 11,000 athletes taking part are being discouraged by the organising committee from having sex.

On Friday, the Government’s advisory panel approved a preliminary extension until June 20, just one month before the pandemic-postponed Olympics is set to kick off on July 23.