Fethi Nourine and his coach have been temporarily suspended from the International Judo Federation, meaning that Fethi Nourine will not be able to compete after making his bold statement in support of Palestine.

Iran’s Mirhashem Hosseini has suffered a 34 to 22 loss against Ulugbek Rashitov of Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals.

Iranian basketballers have opened their Group A campaign with an 84 to 78 loss against the Czech Republic.

Iran’s volleyball team have started their Olympic campaign with a victory, beating Pool A rivals Poland in a 5-set thriller.

A hat-trick by Richarlison has led Brazil to a 4-2 thrashing of Germany in their opening match in Group D.

Japan’s chief cabinet secretary declines to comment on allegations by the United Kingdom that Russia launched cyberattacks to disrupt the now-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee has set aside 800 million dollars to help with the "severe" financial impact caused by the postponement of the Tokyo 2020.