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ROC sweeps reigning champion Brazil in men’s volleyball

July 28, 2021 10:32 am NBC Olympics

The ROC beats reigning Olympic champion Brazil three games to zero in the men’s volleyball…

Skateboarding steps into the spotlight in its Olympic debut

July 28, 2021 10:28 am NBC Olympics

Skateboarding is having a golden moment in Japan, going from the street to the Olympic stage. Naoko Funayama shares how the sport is inspiring…

Olympic athletes are showing us their funny, fascinating, complicated selves on TikTok and beyond

July 28, 2021 10:26 am CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN In between the superhuman feats of strength and grace, this year’s Olympic athletes are treating us to something equally…

Olympic athletes are showing us their funny, fascinating, complicated selves on TikTok and beyond

July 28, 2021 10:26 am CNN Newsource

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN In between the superhuman feats of strength and grace, this year’s Olympic athletes are treating us to something…

Olympic athletes are showing us their funny, fascinating, complicated selves on TikTok and beyond

July 28, 2021 10:26 am CNN Newsource

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN In between the superhuman feats of strength and grace, this year’s Olympic athletes are treating us to something…

Tanith White on how mental strength is key to archery

July 28, 2021 10:21 am NBC Olympics

Archery requires extreme mental fitness. Tanith White looks at how the U.S. Olympic archery team trains both their bodies and minds and tries out the…

Relive the best moments of Olympic Day 4

July 28, 2021 10:15 am NBC Olympics

Relive the thrilling performances of Olympic Day…

How I fought back against ‘quitter’ label: Long-distance running legend on Simone Biles

July 28, 2021 10:11 am CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN It was meant to be the biggest day of Paula Radcliffe’s career. The whole planet was expecting the world record holder…

All four members of the U.S. women's 3x3 basketball team bite down on gold medals and hold flowers in their left hands.

U.S. bests ROC to win inaugural women’s 3×3 basketball gold

July 28, 2021 10:10 am NBC Olympics

Seven points from Stefanie Dolson and strong defense helped the U.S. women take down ROC in the first-ever Olympic women’s 3×3 basketball gold medal…

What happens below the surface of the Olympic swimming pool?

July 28, 2021 10:06 am NBC Olympics

Tokyo turns things upside down with a peek at what happens beneath the surface during the aquatic…

Late jumper seals men’s 3×3 basketball gold for Latvia

July 28, 2021 9:56 am NBC Olympics

Latvia’s Karlis Lasmanis hit a late two-point jumper to seal a 21-18 win over the athletes from the Russian Olympic Committee and the first gold…

China’s Shi Zhiyong sets new weightlifting world record

July 28, 2021 9:35 am NBC Olympics

China’s Shi Zhiyong breaks the weightlifting world record in the clean and jerk at 198kg. This is Zhiyong’s second straight gold…

Charlotte Dujardin smiles and holds a bronze medal in her right hand and raises flowers in her left hand

Dujardin, young Gio reach individual dressage bronze

July 28, 2021 9:16 am NBC Olympics

Charlotte Dujardin rides to individual dressage bronze with an 88.543 aboard Gio in the gelding’s first…

Isabell Werth smiles and waves in celebration while holding flowers in her right hand and a silver medal in her left

Werth extends equestrian medal record with individual silver

July 28, 2021 9:16 am NBC Olympics

German dressage mainstay Isabell Werth added to her already historic Olympic medal count with individual silver aboard reigning European champion…

Four Latvian basketball players hold up the Latvian flag in celebration

Latvia rallies to inaugural men’s 3×3 basketball gold vs ROC

July 28, 2021 9:13 am NBC Olympics

Karlis Lasmanis helps Latvia rally back from a nine-point deficit to win the gold medal game over ROC in the inaugural men’s 3×3 basketball…

Here’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday

July 28, 2021 9:06 am CNN Newsource

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-three gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Basketball 3 X 3…

Gus Kenworthy cheers on divers at men’s 10m synchro final

July 28, 2021 9:02 am NBC Olympics

In this episode of ‘Freestyle with Gus Kenworthy,’ the Olympic freestyle skier cheers on the divers at the men’s synchronized 10m platform final,…

Daiki Hashimoto wins gold for all-around men’s gymnastics

July 28, 2021 8:35 am NBC Olympics

Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto takes home the gold medal for the all-around men’s gymnastics competition in a close…

There may be more Olympians who identify as LGBTQ than ever before. But there are limits to inclusion

July 28, 2021 8:26 am CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The 2020 Summer Olympic Games are already historic, and not just because they’re taking place a year later than…

Breakthrough Moments: Latvia wins gold in basketball 3x3

Breakthrough Moments: Latvia wins gold in basketball 3×3

July 28, 2021 8:18 am NBC Olympics

Latvia comes up big at the buzzer to defeat the Russian Olympic Committee in the basketball 3×3 final and win gold in Tokyo! For more moments like…