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olympic.org News: Trans Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard Makes Olympic History : Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics - NPR

After making history Monday, weightlifter Laurel Hubbard thanked the International Olympic Committee "for living up to the Olympic values and showing that sport is for all and that weightlifting can be done by all types of people." Swen Pförtner/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

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olympic.org News: U.S. Gymnast Jade Carey Takes Gold In The Olympic Floor Exercise Final - NPR

U.S. gymnast Jade Carey competes during the women's floor exercise final on Monday at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images hide caption TOKYO — U.S. gymnast Jade Carey has won gold — her first Olympic medal — in the individual floor exercise final at the Tokyo Olympics.

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olympic.org News: The Japanese Public Begins To Embrace The Tokyo Olympics - NPR

Pedestrians cross the landmark Shibuya Crossing intersection in the shopping and entertainment district of Shibuya in Tokyo on June 27, 2021. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption TOKYO — In the year leading up to the delayed Summer Olympics, public opinion polls in Japan showed people overwhelmingly against holding the Games in the country.…

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TV tech delivers Olympic viewers real-time pulse of the Games

With the Tokyo Olympics resigned to be a crowdless affair, organizers and broadcasters are pulling out all the technological stops to bring the Games closer to people's living rooms. When Japanese ...

Beijing Games: Sports coverage fine, other things maybe not

This will be the mantra, as it always is, when the Beijing Winter Games open in six months. Covering ski races or figure-skating finals should be painless; just stay in the sports bubble and out of ...

Olympic Rights

We take a look at the strict rules about Olympic Games broadcasting rights. The Olympics are the biggest sporting event going on right now, so you might wonder why some news programs, including this ...

López etches name into history books by clinching fourth Olympic wrestling title at Tokyo 2020

Cuba’s Mijaín López emulated Japanese women’s great Kaori Icho as he earned a stylish victory over Georgian Iakobi Kajaia to become the first male ...

Canada's Vincent De Haitre eyes ambitious Olympic goal: 2 Games, 2 sports, 180 days

Track cycling in the Summer and speed skating in the Winter. It's not unprecedent, but Vincent De Haitre will have to channel all his ambition to pull off Tokyo and Beijing.

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Olympic gymnastics live updates: Jade Carey wins gold, and Simone Biles will be back for beam

Jade Carey won gold in floor exercise Monday -- and Simone Biles announced she will compete on beam. We have all of your live updates here.

French boxer who staged sit-in files for re-match

The French boxer Mourad Aliev, who staged an hour-long ringside sit-in after being disqualified for head-butting at the Tokyo Olympics, has filed for a re-match of his super heavyweight quarterfinal.

Allman's discus win is first track gold for U.S.

Valarie Allman's discus victory delivers the United States its first gold medal in track and field at the Tokyo Olympics.

U.S. draws Aussies for women's hoops quarters

The next challenge for the U.S. women's basketball team in its quest to win a seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal is rival Australia in the quarterfinals.

IOC: Taiwan, Hong Kong will be at Beijing 2022

Hong Kong and Taiwan will be able to send teams to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics in February just as for any other Games despite any ongoing political tension with China, the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday.

U.S. beach volleyball player Gibb calls it a career

Four-time U.S. Olympian Jake Gibb announced he's retiring from beach volleyball after he and partner Tri Bourne were eliminated in the round of 16 on Monday.

Van Niekerk crashes out in 400m semifinal

Defending champion and world-record holder Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa crashed out of the men's 400 metres after finishing fifth in the semifinal on Monday.

Japan rallies past U.S. to reach baseball semis

Japan beat the United States 7-6 Monday night in 10 innings to reach the Olympic semifinals and send the Americans to the losers bracket.

What you missed in Tokyo: Heartbreak for USWNT and USA baseball, but Biles is back

The good news? Simone Biles is back, Jade Carey won gold and the U.S. women's basketball team is headed to the quarterfinals. The bad news? The USWNT and American baseball team both lost. Here's all the Tokyo action you might have missed.

Jessica Springsteen is far more than The Boss' daughter

When Jessica Springsteen competes in equestrian jumping at the Olympics, she'll aim to take her famous family name to new a level.

Great Britain diver Tom Daley knits while in stands at Tokyo Olympics

Tom Daley has also knitted a pouch for his gold medal and has used the craft to pass time during the pandemic.

American Gray takes silver in women's wrestling

American Adeline Gray finally got her long-awaited Olympic medal, but had to settle for silver after losing to friend Aline Rotter-Focken of Germany in the 76-kilogram women's freestyle wrestling final.

Olympics, Day 10: Team GB take eventing gold after historic showjumping display

Great Britain's eventing team secured gold in the showjumping at Tokyo 2020 on Monday, their first Olympic title in the discipline since the Munich Games of 1972.

Hassan wins 5,000 meters, eyes 2 more golds

Sifan Hassan has won the first of what she hopes will be three gold medals after winning the women's 5,000-meter race.

Opals beat Puerto Rico to keep Tokyo dream alive

Australia have pulled their Tokyo campaign from the flames with a last-ditch 27-point defeat of Puerto Rico to progress to the quarter-finals.

India at Tokyo 2020: Hockey women in semis; Kamalpreet Kaur finishes sixth

Here's a recap of all the Indians in action at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Monday, August 2.

Transgender weightlifter fails lifts in Olympics

Openly transgender female athlete Laurel Hubbard failed to complete any of her three snatch lifts during the women's +87kg Olympic weightlifting competition.