Month: July 2021

ROC and China earned early victories against Japan and Romania, respectively, to kick off the first-ever basketball 3×3 tournament at the Olympics.

ROC and China earned early victories against Japan and Romania, respectively, to kick off the first-ever basketball 3×3 tournament at the Olympics.

The U.S. women’s water polo team handily defeated Japan 25-4 to begin its chase for a third-straight Olympic gold medal.

Dwayne Johnson introduces the best of us, the best of Team USA — gold medalists and world record holders, from Simone Biles to Katie Ledecky to Noah Lyles.

Unseeded Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray and doubles partner Joe Salisbury, representing Great Britain, upset the No. 2-seeded French team of Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in their first match in Tokyo.

After defeating Eswatini’s Dlamini Thabiso via TKO, Cameroon’s Albert Mengue Ayissi celebrated in epic fashion.

The United States women’s water polo team got off to a scorching start to its Tokyo campaign, chasing a third straight gold.

The Parade of Nations offers countries an opportunity to show off their style from traditional outfits to sharp-fitting suits, see the best outfits from the Opening Ceremony.

Duke Ragan, representing the United States of America, got the best of France’s Samuel Kistohurry in a featherweight clash, pushing him through to the the Round of 16.

Papua New Guinea’s Toua became the first five-time female Olympian lifter on Saturday despite a bout with tuberculosis and a tournament sacrificed so her sister could compete in a previous Olympics.

The Olympic torch is handed off to healthcare professionals and natural disaster survivors before it’s passed to four-time Grand Slam-winning tennis star Naomi Osaka, who ultimately lights the cauldron.

More than 1,800 drones combine to form a one-of-a-kind Opening Ceremony experience in Tokyo.

The festivities of the Opening Ceremony took a brief pause, as athletes and officials observed a moment of silence in remembrance of both the lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and those killed during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.

From its stirring displays of Japanese tradition to Naomi Osaka’s emotional lighting of the Olympic Flame, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was a spectacle to behold.

Germany (5:28.95) wins heat one of the men’s eight to advance to the A final; the United States (5:30.57), Romania (5:39.84) and Australia (5:43.66) finish second through fourth, move to repechage.

Team USA basketball stars Kevin Durant and Draymond Green arrive to Tokyo in time to walk with their fellow Team USA athletes in the Opening Ceremony. The NBA stars talk about the excitement of playing in the Olympics.

The United States (6:08.69) wins heat two of the women’s eight to advance to the A final; Romania (6:09.95) and Australia (6:18.95) finish second and third, move to repechage.

Athletes, essential workers and officials unite for the presentation and raising of the Olympic Flag during the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Toyko Olympic Games.