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Naomi Osaka: 'It's O.K. Not to Be O.K.'

By Naomi Osaka

How Russian Athletes Are Trying to Compete in the Olympics

By Madeline Roache

Richardson's Suspension for Marijuana Defies Common Sense

By Sean Gregory

Meet the Tokyo Olympics Team USA Women's Gymnastics Team

By Alice Park
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Simone Biles Is Already the Best Gymnast Ever. She'll Be Even Better for Tokyo

When you’ve won seven national championships, 19 world titles, five Olympic medals (four of them gold), and your leotards are already decorated with a rhinestone goat (a nod to Greatest of All Time status), is...

By Alice Park

Allyson Felix Launches Shoe Brand Saysh Ahead of Olympics

Felix's New Company, Saysh, Is a Lifestyle Brand for Women

By Sean Gregory

Arriving at the Tokyo Olympics Amid a Global Pandemic

"It's not going to be the Olympics of the past," says Australian softball player Clare Warwick

By Amy Gunia

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 where life has largely returned to normal—and athletes can train with less stress.

By Sean Gregory

Why Calls Are Mounting for a Boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics

Experts are divided on whether staying away will work

By Charlie Campbell / Shanghai

Olympics Head Says Tokyo Will Be Successful

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

By Charlie Campbell / Shanghai

Angry Olympians Call for a Delay

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

By Sean Gregory and Alice Park

Japanese PM Gives First Hints Olympics Could Be Postponed

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

By Isabel Reynolds / Bloomberg

What to Know About the Flowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics

There's a story behind the blooms

By Raisa Bruner

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 vault moves.The world gymnastics champ posted a video of her latest feat on Monday evening to Twitter, a clip showcasing a...

By Ashley Hoffman

Athletes Will Be Banned From Protesting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But the Games Have a Long History of Political Demonstrations

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced new guidelines on Thursday that ban athletes from making political, religious and ethnic demonstrations at the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympics “are not and must...

By Mélissa Godin

Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 Summer Olympics

The 2020 Summer Olympics kick off in Tokyo "no later than summer 2021"

By Raisa Bruner

U.S. Athletes Protest at Pan-Am Games in Peru

They may face disciplinary action from the U.S. Olympic Committee

By Alejandro de la Garza

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee 'Failed to Protect Its Athletes From Sexual Abuse,' Senate Investigation Determines

Several hundred athletes have come forward reporting they had been abused by Larry Nassar

By Alice Park

Ron Galimore, USA Gymnastics COO Tied to Sexual Abuse Scandal, Resigns

As USA Gymnastics faces decertification, its chief operating officer resigns

By Alice Park

Michael Phelps Opens Up About Retirement and Mental Health Awareness: 'I Struggle Through Problems Just Like Everybody Else'

Since Olympian Michael Phelps swam his last competitive race at the Rio Olympics, he's been busy fighting for water conservation and advocating for greater mental health awareness

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