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When officials decided to move the Olympic race walking and marathon events to Sapporo, they didn't expect the races to coincide with the city's longest heatwave in close to a century. Image: Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)

A city mayor in central Japan has apologized for biting the gold medal of a member of Japan's softball team after the action sparked an uproar across the country. ( read original story ...)

Even watching the 2020 Olympics infrequently like our super-fan Seiji has been, it’s easy to spot a gold medal winner sticking their prize in their mouths on the podium. It’s an odd tradition that is ... ( read original story ...)

Eddy Alvarez became only the third American to earn medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics when the United States beat defending-champion South Korea 7-2 Thursday night to gain a berth into ... ( read original story ...)

Biles and Osaka made decisions that were best for them and not their careers, something Black women have struggled to do for decades. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo reported 5,042 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its most since the pandemic began as infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. Tokyo has been under a state of emergency ... ( read original story ...)

The Olympics host city of Tokyo reported over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, its highest daily increase since the pandemic began. At the Games, the U.S. women's soccer team beat Australia in the ... ( read original story ...)

The roar from the Tokyo Olympics didn’t fill National Stadium when a world record fell, nor will it rattle around Saitama Super Arena when the basketball gold medal games are contested over the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan extended its emergency measures over most of its population, as coronavirus infections rose nationwide to what its prime minister called “an unprecedented level”. Yoshihide Suga declared eight ... ( read original story ...)

Zakynthos island and Chania on Crete hit by measures aimed at cutting Covid spread; advisers to government in Tokyo say surge requires harsher measures ... ( read original story ...)

The United States will face Japan in baseball's first Olympic gold-medal game in 13 years after defeating defending champions South Korea 7-2 with a barrage of sixth-inning singles on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

The northern Japan city of Sapporo was chosen as a haven from Tokyo's punishing heat and humidity for the Olympic marathon and race walking events, giving it an opportunity to promote its bid to host ... ( read original story ...)

"I forgot my position as Nagoya mayor and acted in an extremely inappropriate way,' Takashi Kawamura said in a televised apology. ( read original story ...)

Concerns from the Canada and Sweden soccer teams about Tokyo’s fierce morning heat have resulted in the late rescheduling and relocation of the Olympic women’s final. ( read original story ...)

With the heat in Tokyo continuing to be intense, the IOC announced on Thursday that Olympic women's soccer gold medal match between Canada and Sweden has been moved from Friday morning in Tokyo to ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ... ( read original story ...)