Olympic inspiration: Girls imitate gymnasts after watching on TV
These two future Olympians were inspired by the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team after watching them compete on TV.
Philippines’ first-ever gold medalist also winning cash, housing and other prizes
A windfall of financial rewards awaits 30-year-old weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who won the first Olympic gold medal for the Philippines in nearly a century.
Hometown hero: Alaska town celebrates 17-year-old’s Olympic gold win
Lydia Jacoby upset Lily King to take gold in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke. More than 3,000 miles away in Seward, Alaska, an entire town celebrated her victory.
'OK not to be OK': Mental health takes top role at Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles cited mental health struggles for pulling out of Tokyo Olympics gymnastics competitions, highlighting an ongoing discussion in sports.
Tokyo's daily COVID-19 cases exceed 3,000 in day for 1st time
Tokyo reported 3,177 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, another all-time high just days after the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
USA Gymnastics' Simone Biles withdraws from all-around competition to focus on mental health
Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title.
Simone Biles withdrew from Olympics gymnastics final to protect team, self
U.S. star Simone Biles pulled out of the women's gymnastics team final at the Tokyo Olympics after not being in the right headspace to compete.
Naomi Osaka's early Olympic loss stuns Japan
The disappointment came just days after Naomi Osaka left the nation teary-eyed when lighting the Olympic cauldron with her torch to open the Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles looks to lead Team USA to gold medal
Simone Biles and Team USA seek their third consecutive gold medal in women's gymnastics in Tuesday's team final. The Americans trail the Russian Olympic Committee.
Tokyo Olympics in path of typhoon after sweltering heat
The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed a year, opened last week amid a heatwave and is now preparing for the threat of Tropical Storm Nepartak.
German gymnastics team wears unitards to push back on 'sexualization' of sport
The German women’s gymnastics team took the floor for their first competition at the Tokyo Olympics wearing unitards with leggings that stretched down to the ankle.
Pink offers to pay fine for female handball team's dress code violation
In a tweet posted on Sunday, Pink said: “The European handball federation SHOULD BE FINED FOR SEXISM. Good on ya, ladies.” She added that “I’ll be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up.”
Tokyo Olympics: Dressel wins swimming gold; Aussie beats Ledecky
Caeleb Dressel led off a U.S. victory in the men’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay Monday at the Tokyo Olympics, while Katie Ledecky suffered her first Olympic loss.
Google rolls out new web game for Tokyo Olympics
If you want to go for the gold but couldn’t compete in the Tokyo Olympics, a new Google game could be your next best bet.
France stuns US men's basketball in Tokyo Olympic opener
The U.S. men suffered an Olympic loss Sunday for the first time since the 2004 games in Athens.
Tokyo Olympics: US wins first gold medal for men's 400-meter IM swim
Swimmer Chase Kalisz won gold in men's 400-meter IM for 1st US medal at Tokyo Olympics; American Jay Litherland got silver.
Jill Biden, Team USA cheer for each other at Tokyo Olympics
Dr. Jill Biden cheered on Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday and the American swimmers returned the gesture.
Tokyo Olympics: US women's soccer dominates New Zealand for 1st win
The U.S. rebounded Saturday from its opening loss to Sweden with a 6-1 win over New Zealand.
Kansas City nurses crochet mini Olympic outfits for newborns
Newborns in Missouri wore Olympic-themed outfits hand-knitted by the nurse on staff in a mini opening ceremony.
Tokyo Olympics: At least 100 US athletes are unvaccinated
About 100 of the U.S. athletes descending on Tokyo for the Olympics are unvaccinated, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's medical chief said hours before Friday night's opening ceremony.