Summer Olympics Nov 26, 2021
World Athletics chief sees 'disturbing' results with Olympic survey on social media abuse
The survey found that 23 athletes received targeted abuse through social media, with 16 of those being women.
Summer Olympics / Softball Nov 18, 2021
Softball star Miu Goto motivated by experience at Tokyo Olympics
by Jim Allen
Goto went from having no expectations of personal success for Japan to earning the win in three of Japan's five victories during the Tokyo Games.
Athletics Nov 16, 2021
Retired Usain Bolt says he 'could have won' 100 meter gold in Tokyo
The eight-time gold medalist said that it was frustrating to watch the 2020 Games from his home in Jamaica as his male countrymen flopped and Italy's Lamont Jacobs claimed a shock victory.
Summer Olympics / Baseball Oct 25, 2021
Other awards included Outstanding NOC of Tokyo 2020, which was given to the Japanese Olympic Committee.
Summer Olympics Oct 14, 2021
U.S. star Allyson Felix says she was never chasing Carl Lewis
Allyson Felix said surpassing Carl Lewis as the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete was "never a goal" but that it was "amazing" to have achieved the feat after winning her 11th Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games. The 13-time world champion picked up ...
More Sports / Athletics Oct 12, 2021
A surprise sports hero broadens Italy’s image of itself
by Jason Horowitz
Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the son of a Black American father and white Italian mother, has broadened the public imagination of what Italian athletes, and Italians, can look like.
Gymnastics Sep 28, 2021
In an interview released on Monday, Biles said that she struggled with anxiety after arriving in Tokyo.
More Sports / Athletics Sep 25, 2021
Su led the United team — essentially China's national squad — to gold in the 4x100 meters relay at the National Games on Friday
Paralympics / Summer Paralympics Sep 23, 2021
Former Canadian Paralympian calls on Japan to be more inclusive
"We can't just have the world being excited and celebrating people with disabilities only at the Paralympic Games," said Stephanie Dixon.
Sports Sep 19, 2021
Iran does not recognize Israel and its athletes usually refrain from facing Israeli opponents, whether by forfeiting the match or by simply not participating.
Olympics Sep 15, 2021
Uniqlo and Sweden keen on podium return after extending partnership
by Dan Orlowitz
The Nordic nation's Olympic and Paralympic teams became the first outside Japan to be supplied by the fast fashion retailer during the Tokyo Games.
Judo Sep 14, 2021
Algerian gets 10-year ban for withdrawing from Olympics to avoid Israeli
The IJF said the pair used the Games "as a platform for protest and promotion of political and religious propaganda," which breached its code of ethics and the Olympic Charter.