Tokyo 2020 isn’t the first Olympic Games to battle a pandemic
By Teele Rebane, CNN Covid-19 has thrown more than a few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers — but this isn’t the first Games to…
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US women’s national soccer team players appeal equal pay lawsuit decision
By Homero De la Fuente and David Close, CNN Players from the United States women’s national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
By George Ramsay, CNN With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics‘ Opening Ceremony…
Continue ReadingOlympic greats call on IOC to allow podium protests
By Seamus Fagan and Sara Spary, CNN Over 150 athletes, sports organizations, human rights and social justice experts have signed an open letter…
Continue ReadingOlympic health plan for US Tokyo delegation: Treat members as if they’re unvaccinated
By Ben Morse, Jill Martin, Coy Wire, CNN Well over three quarters of the US athletes that are in Japan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have received…
Continue ReadingWith Tokyo 2020 overshadowed by Covid-19, athletes are left to bring light to troubled Olympics
By George Ramsay, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic has loomed large over the Tokyo Olympics ever since last year’s postponement, shaping a Games the…
Continue ReadingNFL says coronavirus outbreaks among unvaccinated players may lead to forfeits this season
By Eric Levenson, Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN If a National Football League game cannot be rescheduled and is canceled due to a Covid-19…
Continue ReadingHow the world’s best pole vaulter handles stress
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis holds the world record in pole vault and he’s sharing his tips on managing stress in competition to help the rest of us…
Continue ReadingDefending Olympic champion Brazil defeats Germany in rematch of 2016 men’s football final
By Ben Morse, CNN Defending Olympic champion Brazil defeated Germany on Thursday in what was a rematch of the 2016 Rio men’s football final.…
Continue ReadingBeach volleyball player Markéta Sluková-Nausch left in tears as Czech star misses Olympics due to positive Covid-19 result
By Ben Morse and Ivana Kottasova, CNN Czech beach volleyball players Markéta Sluková-Nausch and Barbora Hermannova are coming to terms with being…
Continue ReadingLegendary college football coach Bobby Bowden diagnosed with a terminal illness
By Jacob Lev, CNN Legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, he and his family announced on…
Continue ReadingAthletes who’ve had to drop out of the Olympics because of Covid-19
By Seamus Fagan, David Close and Jill Martin, CNN The 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway in Tokyo. Competition began Wednesday, more than a…
Continue ReadingWomen’s soccer teams take a knee ahead of opening Olympic Games matches
By Jacob Lev, CNN Five women’s soccer teams took a knee ahead of their opening matches at the 2020 Summer Games. Great Britain and Chile teams…
Continue ReadingNetherlands thrashes Zambia 10-3 in women’s football tournament to set new Olympics record
By Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN The Netherlands thrashed Zambia 10-3 to break the record for the most goals scored by a single team in a…
Continue ReadingTeam USA volleyball player Taylor Crabb reportedly tests positive for Covid-19 and will miss Tokyo Olympics
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN US men’s beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for…
Continue ReadingNo fans or sex? Tokyo has tough task trying not to be the first ‘no-fun’ Olympics
By Blake Essig, Akanksha Sharma and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Empty stadiums, no fans, and if you’re an athlete it’s probably best to avoid…
Continue ReadingThis is what athletes are getting up to in the Olympic Village
Olympic athletes have arrived in Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and are sharing what they do in their down time on social…
Continue ReadingWhy Japan’s fastest man trains with a set of wheels
If the Olympics were held on time last year, Ryota Yamagata wouldn’t have qualified. One year later, he’s been named captain of the country’s…
Continue ReadingBrazil football legends Marta and Formiga create Olympic history
By Ben Morse and Aleks Klosok, CNN Brazil football legends Marta and Formiga created Olympic history on Wednesday in their opening match of the 2020…
Continue ReadingUS Women’s National Team hammered by Sweden in opening Tokyo 2020 match
By Matias Grez, CNN Sweden laid down an early marker in the women’s Olympic football competition, hammering the US Women’s National Team…
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