American swimmer Lydia Jacoby competes in the 100m breastroke final on July 27. (Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images) Great Britain makes a …
Skateboarder Nishiya Momiji, 13, just became one of the youngest gold medal winners ever
Japan’s Aori Nishimura competes during the street prelims on July 26. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images) The Olympics began only on Friday, …
Athletes under pressure as they contend with “spiking temperatures” and “oppressive’ humidity”
Fans watch the Men’s road race at Fuji International Speedway. Christian Hartmann/Reuters Five hundred excited spectators gathered Saturday at one …
Tokyo Olympics: Live news and results
Fans watch the Men’s road race at Fuji International Speedway. Christian Hartmann/Reuters Five hundred excited spectators gathered Saturday at one …
How Abdi Abdirahman, the oldest US runner to make the Olympics, weathered setbacks to reach Tokyo 2020
But the pandemic and concerns over safety will keep Team USA at home up until about a week before the …
Olympics Opening Ceremony: What we know, who’s going and who’s not
Except Tokyo’s Opening Ceremony is mired in controversy after both the director and composer of the show stepped down from …
Brisbane officially announced as host of 2032 Olympics
The Australian city and surrounding South-East Queensland region were approved as the Games hosts at an International Olympic Committee (IOC) …
WNBA players Nneka Ogwumike and Elizabeth Williams won’t play for Nigeria at Olympics after appeal rejected
FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, had ruled that the two WNBA players could not suit up for Nigeria, …
Mark Spitz: Seven ways to survive the Olympic Games
Spitz, now 71, held the record of seven gold medals in a single Games when he dominated the pool in …
Qatar’s Ras Abu Aboud stadium is the first built in World Cup history that was meant to be torn down
It is Qatar’s Ras Abu Aboud stadium — the first built in World Cup history that was meant to be …