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Four-time WSL Champion Carissa Moore of Hawaii winning the final of the Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona on April 10, 2021 in Newcastle, Australia.

Australia Is Nearly COVID-19 Free. Tokyo-Bound Olympic Surfers Are Reaping the Benefits

The World Surf League is holding pre-Olympic events in Australia, a country...

The World Surf League is holding pre-Olympic events in Australia, a country where life has largely returned to normal—and athletes can train with less stress.

A sculpture depicts Olympic figure skaters for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at Shougang Park on December 16, 2020 in Beijing, China.

There Are Mounting Calls for a Boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Will It Be Effective?

Experts are divided on whether staying away will work

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, wearing a face mask, speaks to the media during a visit to the National Stadium, main venue for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, on November 17, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.

'Tokyo Is the Best-Ever Prepared Olympic City.' IOC President Thomas Bach on Why the 2020 Games Will Go Ahead

The IOC supremo is looking forward to "a very meaningful and very successfu...

The IOC supremo is looking forward to "a very meaningful and very successful Olympic Games" despite the threat of COVID-19

An athlete carries the olympic torch during one of the last relays ahead of the olympic flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece on March 19, 2020.

'We Want to Compete, But Not at the Cost of a Life.' Angry Olympians Call for the Tokyo Games to Be Delayed Over COVID-19

They are still set to begin in about four months, on July 24

Pedestrians wearing face masks walk past a monitor showing a live broadcast of a press conference by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Covid-19 on March 14, 2020 in Osaka, Japan. Excluding the Diamond Princess cruise ship cases, the number of coronavirus infections in Japan reached 714 on Saturday as United States President Donald Trump suggested the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed to next year.

Japanese Prime Minister Gives First Hints Tokyo Olympics Could Be Postponed

“I want to hold the Olympics and Paralympics perfectly, as proof that the h...

“I want to hold the Olympics and Paralympics perfectly, as proof that the human race will conquer the new coronavirus," Abe told reporters

Silver Medallist, Germany's Anke Karstens; Gold Medallist, Austria's Julia Dujmovits; and Bronze Medallist, Germany's Amelie Kober celebrate at the Women's Snowboard Parallel Slalom Flower Ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 22, 2014.

There’s a Special Meaning Behind the Flowers Medallists Will Get at the 2020 Olympics

There's a story behind the blooms

13 October 2019, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Gymnastics: World Championships, apparatus finals, women: Simone Biles from the USA reacts after her exercise on the ground. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa

Simone Biles Crushing This Gravity-Defying Vault Move Is Enough to Make the Masses Flip

Six months ahead of the 2020 Olympics, Simone Biles is focusing on some new...

Six months ahead of the 2020 Olympics, Simone Biles is focusing on some new vault moves. The world gymnastics champ posted a video of her latest feat on Monday evening to Twitter, a clip showcasing...