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Yamanashi's high school sport federation says the sanitiser had been stored in an unlabelled plastic bottle alongside those containing drinking water in a cardboard box.

Nia Vanessa Suhana is determined to prove her detractors wrong by continuing to succeed not only as an athlete, but in her studies as well.

The US fell far short of their medals target four years ago, bringing back 23, the fewest they have claimed since the 1998 Nagano Games.

Although physically limited, three young people are determined to prove to themselves and society that they are more than their disability.

Sports analyst Dr Pekan Ramli says Malaysia's management of its Paralympic athletes is one of the best in Asia.

Athletes are permitted to drink alcohol only in their rooms and only if they are alone, as a precaution against Covid-19.

The cases will heighten concerns over the Olympics, which are facing opposition in Japan over fears they will bring new cases to a country already battling a surge in infections.

Organisers point to the success of other sports events during the pandemic, but experts note the Olympics will be on an entirely different scale.

The eight-time world champion for squash was also the only Asian candidate in the World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time poll.

Officials have issued a 54-page report outlining how they believe the Games can go ahead, even if the pandemic is not under control by the new start date of July 2021.