The long wait is over with the Games of the XXXII Olympiad officially opening. Join Barry Glendenning for updates ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony: Best moments from the event
After a yearlong delay and a string of scandals, the 2020 Summer Olympics is officially opening in Tokyo on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony live: Parade of nations underway, ordered by Japanese alphabet
The opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics officially kicks off the Summer Games on Friday. Follow along for live updates. ( read original story ...)
Celebratory but subdued, Tokyo Olympics begin with opening ceremony like no other
The Tokyo Games finally got underway with a four-hour extravaganza that was both celebratory and subdued, in a stadium filled with empty seats. ( read original story ...)
Opening ceremony kicks off the Tokyo Olympics in a mostly empty stadium
As COVID cases in host city hit six-month high, the relatively somber event marks the start of an Olympics clouded by the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
The top moments from the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
The Tokyo Olympics officially kicked off in a virtually empty stadium on Friday night after a yearlong delay due to the pandemic. As the Games face the ongoing threat of Covid-19, with the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Some Russian athletes barred from Tokyo Olympics on suspicion of doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency says it had to ban some Russian athletes from competing at the Tokyo Olympics because they are under suspicion of cheating. ( read original story ...)
About 100 U.S. athletes in Tokyo unvaccinated as Covid-hit Olympics begin
"Eighty-three percent is actually a substantial number and we’re quite happy with it," the team's doctor said Friday of the estimated number who are vaccinated against Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
The Olympics are finally here … for now
Even as the games are just starting — after a year’s delay — there are concerns they won’t be completed because of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
People in Japan thought skate culture was dangerous. Now it’s going mainstream
Once a niche counterculture in Japan, skateboarding has slowly become more popular -- and the sport's debut at the Olympics on Sunday will only increase its profile. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Frenchman Seeks Macron’s Help Over ‘Abduction’ of His Children in Japan
French father-of-two Vincent Fichot stands with his banner where he has been on a hunger strike since July 10 to protest what he says is Japan's sanctioning of child 'abductions' by a parent, near the ... ( read original story ...)
Live from the Olympics opening ceremony: Latest news, updates from the scene in Tokyo
The opening ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics officially kicks off the Summer Games on Friday. Follow along for live updates. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Is Facing a Record COVID-19 Surge. One Thing That Could Slow It? Japan’s Olympic Athletes Losing
"If Japanese athletes win lots of gold medals, and there's a euphoric atmosphere, then people may go out and eat and drink together and break the rules," says Dr. Kentaro Iwata. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito to open Olympics, reprising grandfather’s role
Japan's Emperor Naruhito is set to declare the opening of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday, reprising the role of his grandfather who opened the last Tokyo Olympics in 1964. Those Games were ... ( read original story ...)
Jill Biden Meets with Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Zooms with Team USA Ahead of Tokyo Opening Ceremony
Biden is on her first solo international trip since her husband entered the White House. The first lady arrived in Tokyo on Thursday and had dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his ... ( read original story ...)
Three years after WWII ended, Japan was still technically an enemy — and banned from the London Games
Without an official peace agreement signed, British officials banned Japan and Germany from attending the 1948 Olympics in bombed out London. ( read original story ...)