Here’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s…
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Jade Carey: Gold medal winner says Simone Biles told her to go and ‘kill floor’
By Wayne Sterling and John Sinnott, CNN With the words of USA teammate Simone Biles resounding in her ears — “Go out and kill…
Continue Reading Olympic diving champion Tom Daley says he was knitting a dog sweater during women’s final
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN If competitive diving doesn’t work out, Tom Daley can always pursue a career as a knitwear designer. The Olympic gold…
Continue Reading Megan Rapinoe: ‘It sucks,’ says forward as USWNT beaten by Canada in semifinals at Tokyo 2020
By Wayne Sterling, Becky Thompson and John Sinnott, CNN The United States Women’s National Team narrowly lost to Canada 1-0 in the Olympic…
Continue Reading Simone Biles: US gymnast to take part in Tuesday’s balance beam final at Tokyo 2020
By Ben Morse and Aleks Klosok, CNN Team USA gymnast Simone Biles will take part in Tuesday’s balance beam final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, USA…
Continue Reading Raven Saunders’ X podium protest: What it means and why the IOC is investigating
By Ben Morse, CNN US shot-putter Raven Saunders has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics meant.…
Continue Reading Here’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday
CNN By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-six gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics…
Continue Reading Poland grants humanitarian visa to Belarusian Olympic sprinter who refused to board flight home
By Helen Regan, Robert Iddiols, Sebastian Shukla, Taylor Barnes and Jim Sciutto, CNN Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya received a…
Continue Reading Katie Ledecky shares what she ate as her celebratory meal after winning gold
Olympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky sits down with CNN’s Coy Wire to discuss the two gold and two silver medals she won for Team USA at the 2020…
Continue Reading Katie Ledecky says she ‘never would have imagined’ her Olympic swimming success
By Coy Wire and George Ramsay, CNN With her Tokyo Olympics drawn to a close, American swimmer Katie Ledecky can start to unwind. “I did have a…
Continue Reading Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim share Olympic gold in emotional high jump final
By Rhea Mogul, CNN They both cleared the highest bar, but when it came to deciding a winner, two Olympic high jumpers opted not to take it to a…
Continue Reading Why the Refugee Olympic Team feels more relevant than ever: ‘We’ve all lived through collective exile’
By George Ramsay, CNN As soon as the gun sounds at the start of his first Olympic 5,000-meter race, Jamal Mohammed knows his nerves will disappear.…
Continue Reading Belarusian sprinter says she is being forcibly removed from the Olympics and sent home
By Seb Shukla and Taylor Barnes, CNN A Belarusian sprinter competing at the Tokyo Olympics released a video on Sunday calling for the International…
Continue Reading Caeleb Dressel, Bobby Finke are part of a winning Sunday for Team USA men’s swimming at the Olympics
By Kevin Dotson and Seamus Fagan, CNN American swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Robert Finke won gold again on Sunday, as part of an exemplary effort from…
Continue Reading How much are Olympic medals worth?
By Jack Guy, CNN Olympians taking part in Tokyo 2020 are competing for a chance to write a page in the history books — and hopefully bring home…
Continue Reading Elaine Thompson-Herah defends Olympic 100m title in all-Jamaican podium
By George Ramsay, CNN The celebrations started even before she had crossed the line, gesturing with her left arm and shouting in delight. A…
Continue Reading ‘My heart was totally broken’: The agony of the Olympics and how we measure athlete success
By George Ramsay, CNN After years of dominance that equated to a glut of 20 medals across the past three Olympic Games, Great Britain’s rowers…
Continue Reading ‘My heart was totally broken’: The agony of the Olympics and how we measure athlete success
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN After years of dominance that equated to a glut of 20 medals across the past three Olympic Games, Great Britain’s…
Continue Reading TikTok: How one user went viral after sharing his Tinder hack to virtually connect with Olympians
By Heather Law, CNN The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway with thousands of the world’s most outstanding athletes competing against each…
Continue Reading Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles withdraws from vault and uneven bars finals at Tokyo Olympics
By Jill Martin and Nectar Gan, CNN Simone Biles will not compete in the Olympics finals for two of the four individual women’s gymnastics…
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