Simone Biles out of women’s Olympic gymnastics team final in Tokyo
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles will not compete in the final three rotations of the women’s Olympic gymnastics team…
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Takanori Nagase adds to Japan’s gold medal count in judo
Takanori Nagase defeated Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia to win another judo gold medal for Japan at the Tokyo…
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France’s Clarisse Agbegnenou wins first Olympic judo gold
France’s Clarisse Agbegnenou defeated Tina Trstenjak of Slovenia to win her first Olympic judo gold…
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Zach Apple finishes second in men’s 100m freestyle heat
U.S. swimmer Zach Apple finished second in 100m freestyle…
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Chinese-Taipei lifter Kuo claims gold in 59kg weight class
Kuo Hsing-Chun collected an Olympic gold medal with an impressive batch of lifts in the 59kg weight class at the Tokyo…
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Germany dominates Great Britain in Pool B play
Germany was in control the whole way against Great Britain on Tuesday, cruising to a 5-1 win in a Pool B…
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Lydia Jacoby has surge of career to win gold in 100 breast
Alaska’s Lydia Jacoby wins 100 breast gold with an incredible surge (and celebration), Ryan Murphy finishes with bronze, while Great Britain’s Tom…
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Fiji advances to men’s rugby semifinal
Fiji took down Australia 19-0 in men’s rugby…
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Podcast: Swimmers Litherland, Weyant detail what it was like to win Team USA’s first medals in Tokyo
Swimmers Emma Weyant and Jay Litherland were among the first Americans to win medals for Team USA. They discuss what that experience was like on this…
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Funk finds gold, Germany’s first of Games, in K-1 slalom
Three-time world medalist Ricarda Funk captures gold in the women’s kayak slalom, Germany’s first of the Tokyo Games, clocking 105.50 in a perfect…
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Osaka is upset and athletes face harsh weather on Day 4
Team Japan tennis player Naomi Osaka suffered a shocking loss, an Olympic record was set in swimming, athletes battled the elements and much more on…
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Japan stuns Montenegro in women’s handball
Host Japan upset Montenegro in women’s handball on Tuesday. The final score was…
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Liu Juan’s table tennis run falls just short of recent U.S. best
A recap of table tennis Day 4 at Tokyo…
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Moroccan boxer Youness Baalla attempts to bite New Zealand’s David Nyika
There was almost a Mike Tyson-esque biting incident between boxers Youness Baalla and David…
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Japan’s Nagase, France’s Agbegnenou win judo gold
Japanese judoka Takanori Nagase stunned world No. 1 seed Matthias Casse of Belgium 1-0 in golden score to claim a berth in the gold medal…
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U.S. women draw Australia, advance to knockout round
The United States Women’s National Team registered a scoreless draw against Australia in the last of three Olympic group stage games. The result was…
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Podcast: MyKayla Skinner shares how she hopes her path to the Olympics will inspire others
On Episode 3 of On Her Turf, MyKayla Skinner discussed her Olympic journey while Monica McNutt and Kendall Coyne Schofield talked about the…
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Argentina upsets South Africa in men’s rugby
Argentina hangs on to beat South Africa 19-14 in men’s rugby…
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U.S. women draw Australia to reach Olympic soccer knockout rounds
The United States women’s soccer team officially overcame its tournament-opening stumble to clinch a spot in the knockout rounds with a 0-0 draw with…
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Tokyo Olympics Day 4 Roundup: Alaska, Hawaii claim gold in and on the water
Alaskan swimmer Lydia Jacoby and Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore led the way for U.S. athletes on Day 4 of the Tokyo…
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