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An Olympic Runner On Pregnancy in Sports
By Sean Gregory
The Inspiring Story Behind 'The Swimmers'
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Japan’s ‘Ice Prince’ Yuzuru Hanyu Retires From Competition
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Eileen Gu to Serve as Ambassador for U.S. Winter Olympic Bid
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Ukraine Athletes Say Beijing Games ‘Front Line’ as Russia Banned
Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from the competition in a stunning reversal
By Bloomberg
March 3, 2022
What We Learned About COVID-19 Rules at the 2022 Olympics
Anti-COVID measures at the Beijing Games posed challenges, but showed it’s possible to keep Omicron at bay
By Chad de Guzman / Hong Kong
February 21, 2022
China Warned Against Treating Eileen Gu Like a Patriot
Veteran commentator Hu Xijin says China's honor could be at risk if the Olympic skier changes national allegiances again
By Bloomberg
February 14, 2022
Athletes in the Political Crossfire at Beijing Olympics
As competitors like Eileen Gu are finding, it was never going to be possible to avoid politics at the Winter Olympics
By Amy Gunia / Hong Kong
February 11, 2022
Beijing Shoppers Line Up Overnight for Olympic Mascots
The Winter Olympics mascot, a chubby panda named Bing Dwen Dwen, has become a huge hit with Chinese shoppers
By Bloomberg
February 9, 2022
U.S. Bobsledder Tests Positive for COVID in Beijing
The first U.S. Olympic athlete to test positive for COVID-19 in Beijing is bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor. She's also a new mother, who brought her nearly two-year-old son along with her.
By Eloise Barry
February 1, 2022
What to Know About the Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2022 Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, including boycotts and COVID-19 restrictions
By Chad de Guzman
January 24, 2022
Chloe Kim Is Ready to Win Olympic Gold Again—On Her Own Terms
Four years after becoming a breakout star, the snowboarding prodigy is bringing her full self to the Beijing Olympics
By Sean Gregory/Los Angeles
January 19, 2022
Beijing Reports First Omicron Case
The Winter Olympics start Feb. 4 in Beijing
By Bloomberg
January 15, 2022
Skier Eileen Gu Navigates the Road to the Beijing Olympics
Born in the U.S. and skiing for China, extreme sports rising star Eileen Gu must walk a delicate line in the run up to the Winter Games
By Charlie Campbell
January 6, 2022
An Olympic Boycott Splits the World Again
The U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia have joined together for a “diplomatic boycott" of the Beijing Games—ending a global detente over the Olympics
By Chad de Guzman
December 16, 2021
IOC: Olympic Athletes Free to Express Opinions in Beijing
One caveat: They must observe the laws in the host nation, China.
By Chad de Guzman
December 10, 2021
Why the IOC Stepped in for China in the Peng Shuai Case
Human rights advocates say the IOC's intervention shows it chose to side with officials in China instead of athletes
By Chad de Guzman
November 23, 2021
Can Tokyo Keep Paralympic Athletes Safe?
Some Paralympic athletes may be at greater risk of COVID-19 complications due to respiratory or immune system issues
By Tim Hornyak/Tokyo
August 27, 2021
Tokyo Was the First COVID-19 Olympics. It Won’t Be the Last
The next Olympics starts in just six months in Beijing—and even more rigorous anti-virus measures are being discussed
By Amy Gunia
August 15, 2021
Even With No Tourists or Fans, Japan Is Already Seeing Economic Benefits From the $15.4 Billion Tokyo Olympics
Here are some less obvious ways the Olympics have already generated economic benefits for Japan
By Tim Hornyak/Tokyo
August 11, 2021
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 and Melissa Locker
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
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