As a child, Hiroko Fujita watched the 1964 Tokyo Games on television. Now remembered as an event that brought live Olympics sports to the world, Fujita told CNN how thrilling it had been to witness ...

US hammer thrower Gwen Berry, along with famed 1968 medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos, are three of over 150 athletes, human rights and social justice experts, and sports organizations who ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The following is a timeline of major events in the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year and set to open in a month: September 2013: Tokyo is awarded the 2020 ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 24: Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto speaks to media after video conference with IOC executive board on February 24, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Mrs ...

TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Japan concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a record haul of 27 gold medals, far exceeding the previous high of 16 at the 2000 Athens Olympics. Mitsugi Ogata, general ...

TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel is expected to be the star of Day 7 at the Tokyo Games as he seeks his third gold medal in Friday night coverage of the Olympics. The U.S. women’s soccer team plays ...

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A year later than originally planned, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will officially open on Friday. The Tokyo Olympic Stadium will host the opening ceremony behind closed doors and the stands will remain ...

YOKOHAMA (Reuters) - A company run by a former Tokyo Olympic organiser received more than $1 million from Games sponsor AOKI Holdings Inc, on top of payments from the suit retailer being investigated ...

TOKYO — On Friday, July 23, 2021, the Olympics will begin with reference after reference to a year that is, well, not 2021. In fact, throughout Tokyo, “2020” is everywhere. It’s on airport signs and ...