Olympic Games

This summer’s Tokyo Olympics marks the second time that Japan’s capital has hosted, with the first coming in 1964. After the Tokyo Games in 2021, the Olympics move to Beijing in 2022. Paris is then set to takeover as host of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Milano Cortina and Los Angeles follow as the next winter and summer hosts 2026 and…

In Saturday’s soccer tournament that went into overtime, Brazil took home the gold and Spain took the silver.

Was it the strangest Olympics ever, staged during a deadly global pandemic, with no fans

Riders say the statue may have distracted several horses in qualifying for the individual jumping final on Tuesday.

Biles withdrew from events last week, citing mental health concerns, but returned to capture a bronze medal in the women’s balance beam on Tuesday.

It’s been one week since fans from around the world took to their screens to cheer on athletes competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Despite the 13-hour time difference, New Yorkers have shown their support by watching the games at home or at outdoor viewings located throughout the city.  On Wednesday, NBC New York traveled to the Upper...

NBC New York spoke to over a dozen New Yorkers to find out how much they know about the 2020 Olympic Games. News 4’s Linda Gaudino reports.

Dominique Dawes, a member of the so-called Magnificent Seven of the Atlanta Games in 1996, reacts to Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the team gymnastics final in Tokyo.

Biles, a gymnastics superstar, left the competition with what USA Gymnastics called a “medical issue.”

Although the name Marty McFly won’t be on the start list for the first Olympic skateboarding competition, the “Back to the Future” character who inspired the immortal lines “What’s that thing he’s on? It’s a board, with wheels!” was a landmark personality for the sport in its groundbreaking journey to the Tokyo Games. The Olympic debut in Tokyo of BMX freestyle also...

The Tokyo Olympics are underway, with one of the largest Team USA delegations ever. Read on for some key statistics about U.S. athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Games. According to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committe (USOPC), Team USA has 613 members this year. Of them, 193 are returning Olympians, and 104 are Olympic medalists. The USOPC provided the following…

The Team USA athlete explained what it was like to be an American flag bearer alongside Sue Bird. “It’s a symbol of liberty, a symbol of opportunity—one that my family needed and left their country for,” Alvarez said. “I was very honored to stand with that flag.”

Olympians can’t roam around Tokyo or check out the sites because of virus protocols

Each of the Olympians gathering in Japan this summer for the Tokyo Games will add to the long history of the Olympics, which have been played every four years since 1896 (except 1916 due to World War I, 1940 and 1944 due to World War II and 2020 due to COVID-19). Tokyo has hosted the Olympics once before in 1964….

From Tokyo gold to their favorite pets, Team USA had a lot of creative responses when we asked them to write haiku. We teamed up with NBC Sports’ Peter King, NBC’s resident haiku expert and Olympic Games enthusiast, to figure out which Olympic athlete wrote each of the haikus.

Kara Eaker’s parents said their daughter was vaccinated and thankfully isn’t showing any COVID-19 symptoms

Microsoft’s ad, part of a campaign called “Ticket to Tokyo,” will premiere during Friday’s opening ceremonies broadcast.

Over the weekend, a U.S. track and field team member started the rumor that the cardboard bed frames are too weak to support sex.

The announcement comes on the heels of the Tokyo Olympics’ organizers banning spectators from the Summer Games.