Seventeen gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Swimming Duet Free Routine: Russian Olympic Committee Athletics Women’s 400m Hurdles: Sydney McLaughlin, United States Women’s 3000m Steeplechase: Peruth Chemutai, Uganda Men’s Hammer Throw: Wojciech Nowicki, Poland Men’s 800m: Emmanuel Korir, Kenya Men’s 200m: Andre de Grasse, Canada Boxing Men’s…

Australian Olympians returning from the Tokyo 2020 games have been criticized over “excessive alcohol consumption” and “loud and disruptive” behavior on their flight home. Ian Chesterman, Australia’s chef de mission, told reporters Wednesday that he had received a report from Japan Airlines about the “unacceptable” behavior of team members. Athletes “failed to respond to requests…

With three gold medals from three events, Tokyo’s Ariake Urban Sports Park has been a home from home for Japanese skateboarders at the Tokyo Olympics. Sakura Yosozumi was the latest to top the podium as park skating’s first ever Olympic champion, while her teammate, Kokona Hiraki, made history of her own as the youngest medalist…

The probe into US athlete Raven Saunders’ X gesture at the Olympics has been suspended after she shared on social media that her mother has died, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Saunders — a 25-year-old Black, LGBTQ athlete — raised her hands and crossed them to form an X when she was on…

Twenty-six gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Parallel Bars: Zou Jingyuan, China Women’s Balance Beam: Guan Chenchen, China Men’s Horizontal Bar: Hashimoto Daiki, Japan Athletics Women’s Long Jump: Malaika Mihambo, Germany Men’s 400m Hurdles: Karsten Warholm, Norway Men’s Pole Vault: Armand Duplantis, Sweden Women’s Hammer…

Skateboarding is an Olympic event this year for the first time in the history of the Games. For any other sport, that would be a cause for celebration. But skateboarding isn’t like any other sport. When Tokyo organizers first recommended that skateboarding be added to the lineup, thousands of people signed a petition asking the…

China’s Guan Chenchen won gold in the women’s balance beam final at the Tokyo Olympics as US gymnastics star Simone Biles overcame mental health challenges to claim a bronze. Biles’ psychological well-being has been the focus of attention since she withdrew from the women’s team final last week. The 24-year-old then didn’t compete in four…

Naomi Osaka discovered what it’s like to be at the sharp end of a sporting governing body’s regulations this summer. The ​four-time grand slam singles champion declined to ​attend press conferences as she began her French Open campaign in June — citing the importance of protecting her mental health and addressing the toll that media…

Twenty gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Rings: Liu Yang, China Women’s Floor Exercise: Jade Carey, United States Men’s Vault: Shin Jea-hwan, South Korea Athletics Men’s Long Jump: Miltiadis Tentoglou, Greece Women’s 100m Hurdles: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Puerto Rico Women’s Discus Throw: Valarie Allman, United States…

With the words of USA teammate Simone Biles resounding in her ears — “Go out and kill floor” — gymnast Jade Carney did just that at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Carey finished eighth in Sunday’s vault final — she made a mistake on the first of her two vaults — but the American was…

The United States Women’s National Team narrowly lost to Canada 1-0 in the Olympic semifinals in Japan on Monday, ending the world champion’s bid for the gold medal. Jessie Fleming’s second-half penalty decided the game as Canada defeated the US for the first time in 20 years. The USWNT was aiming to become the first…

US shot-putter Raven Saunders has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics meant. The 25-year-old raised her hands and crossed them in an X as she and her fellow medal winners posed for photos, telling NBC that it represented “the intersection of where all people who are…

Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya received a humanitarian visa from Poland on Monday, hours after she refused to board a flight out of Japan saying she was being forced to return to her native country against her will and that she feared arrest. Poland’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marcin Przydacz, announced on Twitter that Timanovskaya…