Johnny Weissmuller, the American swimmer who went on to star as Tarzan in a dozen films, won three swimming gold medals at the Paris Games and also earned a bronze medal in water polo

Throughout the five days of programming across multiple time zones, the Olympians will showcase a variety of "interactive online experiences"

When competing in an Olympic final where everyone is prepared to the hilt, it is that 1% edge that makes all the difference, said India's only individual gold medallist Abhinav Bindra

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said a country as big as India has the potential to focus on multiple disciplines if all states embrace a sport each

The National Rifle Association of India released the list of 34 shooters who will be training separately for the Tokyo Olympic Games, scheduled to be held next summer after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed it back by a year

Following a High Court order, the Sports Ministry withdrew the recognition of 54 NSFs, including the All India Football Federation, Hockey India, and Athletics Federation of India

Legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra, who is India's only individual Olympic gold medalist, also makes his mark in the recording studio

Tokyo Olympics organisers are still working to secure the 5,000-apartment Athletes Village and the Tokyo Big Sight, a hulking convention center on Tokyo Bay that will be used as the main press center

This means that taking a knee, which was started by NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as a mark of protest against racism in the US, remains a punishable offence if done at the Olympic podium

The IOC executive board meets on Wednesday and will hear a brief presentation from Tokyo Olympic Games organizers on a remote hookup, explaining where things stand

The WADA study examined athletes with TUEs at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and the 2010 Vancouver, 2014 Sochi and 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to see if athletes with TUEs won more medals than those without

IOC president Thomas Bach admits that the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games would have to be cancelled if it cannot take place next summer

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the IOC in March took the historic decision to postpone the Games

A welfare fund of $500,000 was announced by the global athletics governing body and the IAF for helping athletes around the world who are facing financial hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic

Tokyo Olympics organizers have budgeted for an income of about $100 million from merchandise sales

Cricket hasn't been part of the Olympics since 1900 when Great Britain won the gold medal after beating France

Tony Estanguet, head of the organising committee, dismissed the idea of rehashing the Olympic model to reduce events and the number of athletes attending

Insisting that success in swimming is pivotal for any country in the Olympics because of the number of medals the sport offers, Kiren Rijiju said India need to act fast to be competitive in the water sport in 2028 Games

Kiren Rijiju said talent scouting for 2028 Olympics has already begun and the process will get a further boost once the nationwide coronavirus-forced lockdown is lifted

While speaking at the inaugural session of the six-day online technical officials' seminar jointly conducted by the South Asian Athletics Federation and the Athletics Federation of India, Kiren Rijiju said athletics is the heart and soul of Olympic Games