Olympic champion Duplantis improved his own record of 6.21m that he set in winning the world title outdoors in Oregon last year.

The design is part of The Kimono Project, centered around idea of "Golden Bengal."

A top official of Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics says he knew nothing about a 2 million dollar payment to a Singaporean consulting firm under investigation over alleged bribery suspicions.

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar becomes India's third goodwill ambassador for the 2016 Rio Olympics. He accepted the offer after the national Olympic body invited the batting legend to come on board on April 29, confirms India Olympics Association (IOA).

Tokyo's 2020 Olympics organisers on Tuesday scrapped the event's scandal-hit logo in the latest mishap for the Games.

The Japanese government has decided to scrap its controversial design for the stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.