Tokyo 2020

Two 18-year-old Namibian runners threw track and field’s contentious testosterone issue back into the Olympic spotlight Monday when they blazed into the women’s 200-meter final in Tokyo just weeks after being barred from the 400-meter race. One of them, Christine Mboma, broke the world under-20 record twice in the span of about eight hours at the Olympic Stadium on...

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard finally got to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. It didn’t last long, but it was significant. Hubbard couldn’t complete any of her first three lifts on Monday night, ruling her out of medal contention in the women’s over-87-kilogram division that ultimately was won by China’s Li Wenwen. Hubbard made a heart gesture to the audience...

U.S. track and field middle distance runners Emma Coburn, Valerie Constien and Courtney Frerichs qualified for the women’s 3000m steeplechase final on Saturday.

Kevin Hart. Snoop Dogg. The Olympics? Yup. The comedy and rap icons are hosting an Olympic highlights show on Peacock, with the first episode dropping July 23 and three more since. You’ll have to sign up for Peacock to see the best bits, but here are some highlights to whet your appetite. “I’m not shocked at that at all....

Ian Kinsler, Danny Valencia, Ryan Lavarnway and Ty Kelly are immersing in their Jewish heritage and helping build baseball in Israel

Fresh off Tokyo’s competition floor, four Olympic gymnasts lined up for a press conference. A podcaster offered a question on behalf of what has become a potent voice in the small world of elite gymnastics. “The gymternet would like know…” she began. The athletes nodded in familiarity with the online collective of diehard gymnastics fans cranking into gear for...

The U.S. men have a long history of dicey baton exchanges in the Olympic relays. So do the U.S. women. Their latest was a first-of-its-kind chance to flub one together, which they might have, but they caught a break that gives them a chance to still win a medal. The country’s difficult history in relay races reappeared in the...

Tyler Austin got three RBIs and Eddy Alvarez added two doubles and two RBIs.

About 30,000 people are spitting into tiny plastic vials every day at the Tokyo Olympics in a routine that’s grown crucial in going ahead with the pandemic-era Games

Ilona Maher, who wears number 2 for Team USA, is both a Rugby and TikTok star. Here’s info on her college resume and career as a registered nurse.

Answering fan questions on her Instagram, U.S. gymnast Simone Biles says she is still struggling with the ‘twisties’.

Of course, an Olympic medal has significance. But the bouquet of flowers that every medal winner is being handed at the Tokyo Olympics has deeper meaning. Much deeper. The sunflowers and all the other flowers in the bouquet were grown in the three northeastern Japanese prefectures that were devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and the subsequent meltdown of three…

Before American gymnast Jade Carey took the floor for her unexpected performance in the women’s Olympic all-around final on Thursday, she talked to her teammate, Simone Biles, whose exit from the competition meant Carey got the chance to fill her spot. “She told me, ‘Good luck,’ and go out there, do the best I can and have fun,” Carey...

A German cycling official has been suspended and will be sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after using a racist slur during the men’s time trial. German cycling federation sports director Patrick Moster had been overseeing the cycling squad at the Tokyo Games. He used the slur while urging German rider Nikias Arndt to catch up to riders from...

The International Olympic Committee’s medical chief said Thursday that the issue of transgender athletes’ participation in Olympic competition is complex and the IOC is still working on a framework for future eligibility.

U.S. gymnasts are still winning medals without the marquee name Simone Biles. NBCLX Storyteller Chase Cain, who is covering the Olympic Games from Tokyo, talks about the USA gymnastics team and how athletes are winning medals while supporting and relating to the pressure Biles said she is feeling.

After Simone Biles pulled out of the team and individual all-around competitions, athletes have been showing her support. Irish golfer Rory McIlroy praised her and Naomi Osaka for prioritizing their mental health.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics may be Jade Carey’s first Olympics Games, but she’s already a star in the gymnastics world. Here are five things to know about the U.S. athlete who is filling in for Simone Biles in the women’s gymnastics all-around.

The American gymnast will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not she will compete in next week’s individual event finals.

Alessandra Perilli won bronze for the microstate, with a score of 29.