Month: August 2021

Sign up to myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Tokyo Olympics news. The US overtook China in the official medals table on the last day of the Tokyo Games, as all nations begin to assess ... ( read original story ...)

Ireland's Kellie Harrington won an enthralling battle against Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira and Cuba's Andy Cruz scored a split decision win over Keyshawn Davis in their lightweight gold medal bouts on ... ( read original story ...)

Britain's Lauren Price becomes the first Welsh fighter to win an Olympic boxing gold medal, beating China's Li Qian in the women's middleweight final. ( read original story ...)

Outdoor events have drawn huge turnouts in Tokyo despite public concern over coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Tourists can't attend the Tokyo Olympics, but when it becomes safer to go to Japan's largest city, fans will be able to connect to these legacy holdovers they're seeing on television now. ( read original story ...)

Japan's players sprinted onto the mound and the collection of All-Stars hoisted their manager up and down as if on a trampoline. They beamed when hanging shiny gold medals around each other's necks, ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics will be remembered for the spotlight they shone on mental health, when even the toughest athletes opened up on the need to care for more than limbs and ligaments. Two of the biggest ... ( read original story ...)

The pandemic affected almost every part of Tokyo's Olympics, forcing a historic postponement, the banning of almost all spectators, and ending the dreams of more than a few athletes. ( read original story ...)

Brittney Griner scored 30 points, and the United States won its seventh straight gold medal in women’s basketball, beating Japan 90-75. ( read original story ...)

Team USA's women's basketball team continues its run of dominance on the world stage, winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Brittney Griner scored 30 points, leading the United States past host Japan, 90-75, on Sunday, securing America’s seventh straight Olympic gold medal in women’s basketball. The victory at Saitama ... ( read original story ...)

Japan secured the country's record medal haul at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games of at least 56 medals as of Sunday morning, of which 27 are gold. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo will pass the Olympic baton to Paris on Sunday after staging a Games that was delayed by Covid and dismayed a skeptical public but still delivered its share of drama. ( read original story ...)