The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday in a largely empty stadium, as cases of the coronavirus in the host city hit a six-month high. Friends and families of competitors were among ...

The legendary champion emphasized the importance of taking a break. "It is no longer a weakness." She did so at the fourth ...

Stay up to date on the Tokyo Olympics with the latest news and highlights from the men's basketball competition.

When it won its bid in 2013, the Tokyo metropolitan government estimated the cost to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic ...

No singing, no dancing and masks at “all times” – these are some of the measures unveiled by the organisers of the Tokyo Olympics as part of a COVID-19 plan seeking to ensure the event goes ahead in a ...

The president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee has apologised for his “inappropriate” sexist remarks about Japanese female officials for the Olympics, stirring controversy and casting further ...

Australia has won its first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics, with the women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay team winning in world record time. Brendon Smith won Australia's first medal of the games in ...

In more than 120 years, the Olympic motto was revised for the first time, with the inclusion of the word "together" to ...

In 2016, Ryan Lochte was at his peak after winning his 12th Olympic medal. A decade later, he sold 9 of those medals and ...