Australian cyclist wins first gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Greco crossed the line first in the women's C1-3 3,000 meters individual pursuit at the Izu Velodrome ahead of silver...
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‘The best of humanity’: Paralympic Games officially begin with vibrant Opening Ceremony
The delayed 16th Summer Paralympics will take place amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in the country but those inside...
Afghanistan flag to feature in Paralympic opening ceremony as a show of ‘solidarity’
The 16th Summer Paralympics -- delayed by a year due to the pandemic -- will take place amid Japan's worst...
Olympian who nearly missed his race tracks down the volunteer who gave him money for a cab
Jamaica's gold medal-winning hurdler narrowly avoided embarrassment thanks to a volunteer who gave the athlete money for a taxi after...
Neeraj Chopra’s javelin victory delivers India its first Olympic gold medal in track and field
Chopra's throw of 87.58m secured the top spot on the podium, as India also won its first gold medal at...
Belarusian sprinter says she is being forcibly removed from the Olympics and sent home
Athlete Kristina Timanovskaya said in the short video released on social media: "I was put under pressure and they are...
Elaine Thompson-Herah defends Olympic 100m title in all-Jamaican podium
A month-and-a-half ago, Elaine Thompson-Herah thought she wouldn't be able to compete at the Tokyo Olympics as she struggled to...
Heat and humidity make ‘Tokyo Summer the worst in the history of Olympics’
Before the pandemic, heat stroke was the biggest risk to athletes for the Tokyo Olympics, but during the first week...
Missing Ugandan Olympic hopeful left note saying he wants to work in Japan
Julius Ssekitoleko, a 20-year-old weightlifter, failed to qualify for the Games after his arrival in Japan, and was due to...
A brief history of French Open champ Rafael Nadal, in 5 statues
But imagine the psychological hurdle of competing against a player so dominant that he is immortalized in a statue outside...
Indian Premier League indefinitely suspended due to Covid-19 crisis
In a statement on Tuesday, tournament organizers said that "while we have tried to bring in some positivity and cheer,...
Myanmar swimmer Win Htet Oo: ‘Genocidaires do not deserve to be in the Olympics’
In a Facebook post, swimmer Win Htet Oo said by rejecting the Myanmar Olympic Committee he had foregone any chance...
Australian Olympian and his brother found guilty in $152 million cocaine plot
Nathan Baggaley, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, and his brother had pleaded not...
The Olympic flame starts its final leg to Tokyo. Some suggest this day should never have come
But the Grand Start of the Olympic Torch Relay in Fukushima was closed to the public on Thursday, as members...
British Gymnastics faces legal action over alleged ‘systemic physical and psychological abuse’
"This is a landmark moment in our campaign for justice," Claire Heafford, a former elite gymnast and one of the...
Don’t be silent: How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
But in less than two weeks, Momoko Nojo's #DontBeSilent campaign organised with other activists gathered more than 150,000 signatures, galvanising...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics president to resign following sexist remarks
Mori said at an Olympics board of trustees meeting last week that "board meetings with lots of women take longer"...
Can vaccines save the Olympics?
"I think a lot of people had this vested belief that once the vaccine started to roll out, that would...
