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Why the IOC Stepped in for China in the Peng Shuai Case
By Chad de Guzman
Can Tokyo Keep Paralympic Athletes Safe?
By Tim Hornyak/Tokyo
Tokyo Was the First COVID-19 Olympics. It Won’t Be the Last
By Amy Gunia
Even With No Tourists or Fans, Japan Is Already Seeing Economic Benefits From the $15.4 Billion Tokyo Olympics
By Tim Hornyak/Tokyo
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I’m a Health Writer Who Covers the Olympics. Here’s What I Thought of the Tokyo Games Bubble
As a health writer, I was excited and curious, yet wary about covering the first Olympic Games in recent history being held in the middle of a pandemic
By Alice Park/Tokyo
August 10, 2021
The 9 Best Moments of the Tokyo Olympics
After all that, Tokyo appears to have pulled off a pandemic Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics, which took place in a COVID-19 state-of-emergency in Tokyo, were rightly laden with worry. Public opposition to the Games, which...
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 8, 2021
The Tokyo Olympics Changed the Conversation About Mental Health
Biles' courageous choice created an opportunity for mental health discussions to move from raising awareness to positive action
By Alice Park/Tokyo
August 8, 2021
Sue Bird And Diana Taurasi Set a New Olympic Basketball Bar
“Those two, you can place above everyone”
By Sean Gregory/Saitama, Japan
August 8, 2021
'The Women Showed Up.' Team USA's Relay Super Team Wins Gold, Making More Olympic History for Allyson Felix
Felix—who’s running in her fifth and final Olympics—earned a sendoff fit for her legend
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 7, 2021
This Was No Team USA Men's Basketball Dream Team. But In Tokyo, It Demands Our Respect
The U.S. men’s basketball team, led by Kevin Durant, met the moment and won gold
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 7, 2021
These Athletes Made History at the Tokyo Olympics
From the smallest country to the first siblings
By Melissa Locker
August 6, 2021
Allyson Felix Is Now The Most Decorated Female Track And Field Olympian Ever
They were watching the race from the family room at Allyson Felix’s parents’ home in Los Angeles: Felix’s husband Kenny Ferguson, 2-year-old daughter Camryn, brother Wes, mother Marlean, dad Paul, and two cousins, Lee Williams...
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 6, 2021
Tom Daley Has Unveiled His Olympic Knitting Masterpiece
Daley went viral when he was spotted knitting while cheering on Olympic divers
By Melissa Locker
August 5, 2021
U.S. Skateboarders Are Chill About Being Beaten
In a sign that either the U.S. has done a fabulous job exporting skateboarding around the world, or the American Olympic skateboarders didn't step up in Tokyo—or, it just doesn't matter, dude—the U.S. failed to take home gold, writes Sean Gregory
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 5, 2021
Noah Lyles Discusses Mental Health After 200-m Olympic Bronze
Noah Lyles' post-race message after winning Olympic bronze in the men's 200-m sprint may be more valuable than any medal
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 4, 2021
Canada's Andre De Grasse Wins Gold in 200-m at Tokyo Olympics; Favorite Noah Lyles Finishes Third
Andre de Grasse of Canada won the 200-m gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday night, finishing the race with a time of 19.62 seconds. Team USA's Kenneth Bednarek won the silver, in 19.68...
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 4, 2021
U.S. Wallops Australia in Women's Basketball
Team USA has now won 53-straight Olympic games, last losing in 1992
By Amy Gunia
August 4, 2021
Japan Goes 3-for-3 in Olympic Skateboarding
Of the nine medals in skateboarding awarded at the Tokyo Summer Olympics so far, five have gone to Japan
By Aria Chen/Tokyo
August 4, 2021
Meet Erriyon Knighton, the 17-Year-Old Sprinting Phenom
The Florida native is the youngest man to compete for the U.S. in a Summer Olympics since 1964
By Raisa Bruner
August 3, 2021
How to Watch the Olympics Closing Ceremony
The 2021 Summer Olympics closing ceremony is slated for Aug. 8 in Tokyo, Japan. Here's everything you need to know about it
By Melissa Locker
August 3, 2021
Sydney McLaughlin Becomes a Breakout Star
Sydney McLaughlin won the 400-m hurdles to claim the first U.S. sprint or hurdles gold at Tokyo
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
Sydney McLaughlin Is the 400-m Hurdles World Record Holder. But Her Journey Is Just Beginning
McLaughlin is poised to succeed Allyson Felix as the most recognized—and marketed—woman in track
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
NBC’s Tokyo Olympics Coverage Was Always Going to Be a Disaster
Why, when I think of astonishing images from the Tokyo Olympics, is the first one that comes to mind a Geico ad?
By Judy Berman
August 3, 2021
Athing Mu Wins Gold in 800 meters at Tokyo Olympics
Athing Mu, 19, became the first American woman since Madeline Manning in 1968 to win gold in the 800-m race
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
Simone Biles Is Back
In her first event at the Tokyo Games after withdrawing from five of them, Biles was back on balance beam
By Alice Park/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
Simone Biles Wins Bronze at Tokyo Olympics
Biles’ much-anticipated return to the Ariake Gymnastics Center proved worth the wait. Following a solid, though scaled-down version of her balance beam routine, she earned bronze
By Alice Park/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
Kevin Durant Showed Up in Tokyo for Team USA
Team USA beat Spain, 95-81, on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 3, 2021
Team USA Athletes Are Protesting at the Tokyo Olympics
Raven Saunders said a handful of Team USA athletes planned to use the X symbol as their way of protesting. Here's what to know about IOC rules
By Josiah Bates
August 2, 2021
Harvard Grad Epidemiologist Just Won Olympic Bronze
Gabby Thomas is a strong medal contender in the women's 200-m sprint. She is also is studying for a master's in epidemiology
By Melissa Locker
August 2, 2021
How Nigeria's 1996 Olympic Gold Changed the African Soccer World
Twenty-five years later, it’s clear Nigeria's 1996 Olympic soccer team had an impact that stretched far beyond the nation’s borders
By Kovie Biakolo
August 2, 2021
Canada Defeats USWNT 1-0 at Tokyo Olympics
The dream of the double is over. Canada defeated the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT), 1-0, in an Olympic semifinal on Monday in Kashima, Japan, ending the squad's quest to become the first women’s soccer...
By Sean Gregory/Kashima, Japan
August 2, 2021
Xander Schauffele Wins Gold Medal in Golf
“I maybe put more pressure on myself wanting to go win this more than anything else,” he said
August 1, 2021
Lamont Marcell Jacobs Wins Olympic 100-m Sprint
He has now earned the coveted title of “world’s fastest man”
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
August 1, 2021
Sunisa Lee, Mykayla Skinner Earn More Gymnastics Medals
The US women’s gymnastics team continues to shine in Biles’ absence
By Alice Park/Tokyo
August 1, 2021
Fresh Faces Offer Hope for USA Swimming's Future
It’s a transition year for the sport, with newcomers getting their first Olympic experience
By Alice Park/Tokyo
July 31, 2021
Elaine Thompson-Herah Breaks 100-m Olympic Record
It was the second-fastest 100-m time in history
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 31, 2021
Katie Ledecky’s Incredible Olympic Legacy
On her most challenging day of competition in a career filled with them, Katie Ledecky thought about her grandparents. The 24-year-old American with a record haul of world championship medals had just finished a disappointing...
By Alice Park/Tokyo
July 31, 2021
Simone Biles Pulls Out of Olympic Vault and Uneven Bars Finals
The American gymnast has not made a decision about the floor and beam events
By Alice Park/Tokyo
July 30, 2021
Ledecky Adds Another Gold to Her Medal Haul
Ledecky dominates the longer distances
By Alice Park/Tokyo
July 30, 2021
Caeleb Dressel Wins 100-m Butterfly and Sets New World Record
The 100-m butterfly has been largely dominated by Michael Phelps at the Olympics since 2004. Now it’s Caeleb Dressel’s turn. Dressel won the race in a blazing 49.45 seconds on Saturday in Tokyo, nabbing his...
By Alice Park/Tokyo
July 30, 2021
Ariarne Titmus Is the New Name to Know in Women's Swimming
Australia's Titmus is having a golden Olympics experience already
By Raisa Bruner
July 30, 2021
Minnesota's Hmong Community Celebrates Suni Lee's Historic Olympic Win
The Hmong community would have been proud of Sunisa Lee, medal or not. When Lee made history on Thursday, clinching Olympic gold in the all-around final—the greatest individual prize in the sport, cheers erupted across...
By Angela Vang/St. Paul, Minn.
July 30, 2021
USWNT Defeats the Netherlands to Make Olympics Semifinals
The USWNT defeated the Netherlands on penalty kicks, keeping its hopes alive to win a World Cup and Olympic gold medal consecutively
By Sean Gregory/Yokohama
July 30, 2021
Here's Why the Twisties Are so Dangerous for Gymnasts
“She is doing some of the most difficult skills in the entire world, and if you’re not mentally in a great place, or have the twisties, then that can be a matter or life or death,” says former Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber.
By Alice Park/Tokyo
July 30, 2021
With No Spectators Allowed, Olympic Families Are Turning to Watch Parties
Olympians' friends and family have had to cheer for their athletes from a great distance
By Melissa Locker
July 29, 2021
With Silver and Bronze Medals, Lilly King Fulfills a Solemn Promise to Teammate Annie Lazor
When Lazor’s father died suddenly in April, apparently due to COVID-19, King made a promise to Lazor’s mother: She would do everything she could to help Annie get to the Olympics.
By Alice Park/Tokyo
July 29, 2021
How Suni Lee Won Gold in Tokyo Gymnastics All-Around
The first Hmong-American to compete for Team USA, Lee became the first Asian-American to win the coveted gymnastic all-around title
By Alice Park/Tokyo
July 29, 2021
How Tokyo's Brutal Heat Is Taking a Toll on Athletes
Many Olympic athletes tried to prepare for the Japanese host city's scorching summer. But the extreme weather is still creating potentially dangerous conditions
By Amy Gunia
July 29, 2021
How the Listless USWNT Can Beat Netherlands
One tip from former coach Jill Ellis: No corner kicks for the Dutch
By Sean Gregory/Tokyo
July 29, 2021
Caeleb Dressel Just Won His First Individual Gold in Tokyo
Dressel has been referred to as the next Michael Phelps, because he could take home as much hardware as Phelps did in Beijing.
By Alice Park/Tokyo
July 28, 2021
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