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, 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 ...

The Tokyo Olympics, christened with “2020” but held in mid-2021 after being interrupted for a year by the coronavirus, glided to their conclusion in a COVID-emptied stadium Sunday night. A rollicking ...

Actively engage with international, translated fiction. Recognize and explain the significance of some aspects of Japanese culture and geography. Evaluate legacies of the 1964 and the 2020 Tokyo ...

Along the edge of a polished court, wheelchairs sit side by side while office workers wait to take turns throwing balls.

Olympic Women's Hockey: What Makes USA vs. Canada So Special?

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — Hershey native Valarie Allman won gold in the women’s discus at the Tokyo Olympics. Allman’s finals opening throw was 68.98 meters. It was the first medal for the U.S. track and ...

Objective To analyse injuries and illnesses during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games. Methods This retrospective descriptive study included 11 420 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees and ...

Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics wasn’t a sexy one. But the promise of efficiency, competence and high-tech wizardry was more than enough to convince members of the International Olympic ...

The COVID-19 pandemic nearly wiped out a multi-billion dollar investment and half a decade of meticulous planning, marketing and merchandising for the Tokyo Olympics. A year later, thousands of ...