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U.S. divers Palmer and Hernandez advance to medal round

July 31, 2021 1:28 am NBC Olympics

Krysta Palmer and Hailey Hernandez earned their place in the women’s 3m springboard diving medal round at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic…

Litvinovich’s sensational routine earns him trampoline gold

July 31, 2021 1:28 am NBC Olympics

The best was saved for last in men’s trampoline when Belarus’ Ivan Litvinovich – the final athlete to compete – put in a 61.715 in the final to win…

Christen tops charts in women’s 50m rifle 3-position

July 31, 2021 1:22 am NBC Olympics

Switzerland’s Nina Christen was unstoppable toward the end the women’s 50m rifle 3-position event, topping the leaderboard after every elimination…

Krysta Palmer of Team United States competes during the Women's 3m Springboard Preliminary round on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Palmer, Hernandez advance to women’s 3m springboard diving finals

July 31, 2021 1:01 am NBC Olympics

Americans Krysta Palmer, Hailey Hernandez advanced to finals of women’s 3m springboard diving competition behind dominant Chinese…

Olympic boxing Day 8: British, Cuban favorites roll on

July 31, 2021 12:57 am NBC Olympics

Middleweight world champion Lauren Price was among the boxers guaranteeing themselves a medal Saturday at the Tokyo…

‘My heart was totally broken’: The agony of the Olympics and how we measure athlete success

July 31, 2021 12:50 am CNN Newsource

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…

‘My heart was totally broken’: The agony of the Olympics and how we measure athlete success

July 31, 2021 12:50 am CNN Newsource

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…

Ethiopia's Selemon Barega celebrates after winning the men's 10000m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Ethiopia lauds Barega’s stunning 10,000m win

July 31, 2021 12:45 am NBC Olympics

Selemon Barega received congratulations on Twitter from his nation’s prime minister; water, irrigation and energy minister; and ambassador to the…

Mulern Jean of Team Haiti and Kendra Harrison of Team United States compete in round one of the Women's 100m hurdles heats on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

World record holder Harrison set for 100m hurdles gold dash

July 31, 2021 12:33 am NBC Olympics

The U.S. swept the medals in Rio five years ago and is favored this time around too, though Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn provides strong…

Kenya's Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (2nd R) competes to win the men's 800m heats during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Contenders for men’s 800m qualify comfortably for semis

July 31, 2021 12:23 am NBC Olympics

A new winner is set to emerge in Tokyo for the first time since 2012. Nijel Amos, Ferguson Rotich, Emmanuel Korir and Clayton Murphy were among the…

TikTok: How one user went viral after sharing his Tinder hack to virtually connect with Olympians

July 31, 2021 12:20 am CNN Newsource

By Heather Law, CNN The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway with thousands of the world’s most outstanding athletes competing against each…

Balazs Erdelyi of Team Hungary defends against Johnny Hooper of Team United States

Men’s water polo Day 8: U.S. falls to Hungary

July 31, 2021 12:05 am NBC Olympics

The U.S. men’s water polo team lost to Hungary in pool play, while Spain remained…

Litvinovich bounces Belarus to first Olympic medal of 2020

July 31, 2021 12:05 am NBC Olympics

Ivan Litvinovich won Belarus’ win gold of the Tokyo Games with the top score in the men’s individual trampoline…

Team USA unable to catch Hungary in men’s water polo

July 30, 2021 11:50 pm NBC Olympics

The United States and Hungary traded the lead multiple times in a back-and-forth Pool A preliminary matchup. Despite a comeback by Team USA, the…

USA’s Keyshawn Davis knocks out No. 1 seed Sofiane Oumiha

July 30, 2021 11:46 pm NBC Olympics

USA’s Keyshawn Davis defeated France’s Sofiane Oumiha, the No. 1 seed in the men’s lightweight division, via TKO to move on to the lightweight…

Barega upsets Cheptegei for 10K gold, 1st Tokyo track medal

July 30, 2021 11:43 pm NBC Olympics

Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega, the 2019 world silver medalist, kicked early and held off world record-holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda to win men’s…

Paul Casey ‘relieved’ after shooting 66 in Round 3

July 30, 2021 11:40 pm NBC Olympics

Paul Casey shared a sense of relief after fighting through a few bogeys to shoot a 66 in Round 3. The British golfer commented on the tight race and…

China's Lu Yunxia competes in the windsurfing (RS:X) class

China’s Lu wins women’s sailing gold in back-and-forth final race

July 30, 2021 11:29 pm NBC Olympics

China’s Lu Yunxia finished third in the medal race of the windsurfing (RS:X) class Saturday, close enough to deny defending champion Charline Picon…

Xander Schauffele at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Olympic Golf Day 8: American Xander Schauffele stays on top, Matsuyama closes in

July 30, 2021 11:22 pm NBC Olympics

Team USA’s Xander Schauffele stayed on top of the leaderboard in round three, solidifying his lead with a 3-under par for a 14-under total of…

Spain wins, U.S. comes third in debut mixed trap team event

July 30, 2021 11:14 pm NBC Olympics

Spain wins gold in the first ever Olympic mixed trap team event, San Marino recorded its best ever finish in an Olympic event with silver, and the…