The World Olympians Association (WOA), the IOC-recognised organisation supporting 100,000 Olympians worldwide, has announced the Olympian-led projects that will receive funding through the annual WOA 2020 Grants Programme.

Three-time Olympic gold medallist in hockey, Balbir Singh Sr., 96, passed away this Monday. He had battled with multiple health complications in the past fortnight.

Five-time world cycling champion Shanaze Reade is as active as ever during lockdown, and has been helping to nurture Great Britain’s next generation of BMX talent.  

Watch now the trailer of the new original documentary featuring the extraordinary journey of wrestler Rulon Gardner, who became an American icon overnight after winning gold at the Olympic Games Sydney 2000 and then struggled to find his footing in life away from the mat.

The 'Cristiano Ronaldo of volleyball' explains how he's developed his winning mentality, what it was like to debut for Cuba aged 14 and why he feels different from the Portuguese star.

Now working as Head of Communications at the federation of the sport in which she rose to prominence, the French Taekwondo Federation, Gwladys Épangue competed in three editions of the Olympic Games, winning bronze at Beijing 2008, and is a two-time world champion, with victories in 2007 and 2011. She also served as Chef de Mission for the young athletes in the French delegation at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Buenos Aires 2018. Here, Épangue tells us about all the positive things you can be doing to prepare for the post-lockdown period.

After being named first reserve for the French men’s BMX squad at successive Olympic Games, waiting one more year to fulfil his Olympic dream is no problem for Sylvain André. And, with a garage full of gym equipment, the 2018 world champion is going to be raring and ready to go…

On the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, Farid Walizadeh, who is hoping to compete on the IOC Refugee Olympic Team at the rescheduled Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, reveals how we can be resilient in the face of uncertainty, and find hope when everything seems lost.

Today, the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021, to safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community.