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Multiple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has renewed his sponsorship deal with German kit-maker Puma until after the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Jamaican, 27, has been with Puma since 2003, and last renewed what is considered to be the biggest sponsorship deal in athletics in 2010. Bolt said he was proud to continue with Puma "for the years ahead". He had earlier indicated he may retire after the 2016 Games, but recently said he may compete for a year after that. There was no mention in the Puma announcement about any retirement plans. Bolt has won six Olympic gold and eight World Championship gold medals to date. In addition, his time of 9.58 seconds in the 100 metres is the fastest run to date. Puma chief executive Bjoern Gulden said the firm had supported Bolt since he was 16. "He will play a crucial role in our future product concepts, as well as brand communications leading towards the Olympic Games in Rio 2016 and beyond," Mr Gulden added. In ...

Wrestling has been reinstated to the program for the 2020 Games in Tokyo after a vote Sunday by members of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires. Wrestling won on the first round of voting by gaining 49 of the 95 votes cast. It was competing with the joint bid of baseball/softball and squash to win the final spot on the roster of sports for 2020, as the Summer Games returns to Asia after the Beijing Games of 2008. Baseball/softball claimed 24 votes and squash received 22. The result means wrestling, a sport which dates back to the ancient Olympics over 3,000 years ago, is assured of taking its place in both Tokyo in 2020 and the 2024 Summer Olympics. In February, wrestling, which has appeared in all the modern Games dating back to Athens in 1896, was cut from the 2020 program after the IOC executive board made an assessment of the performance of all 26 sports in the 2012 London Olympics. Read: Tokyo beats off challenge of Istanbul and Madrid But in May, with its wo...