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By Becky Thompson, CNN Canadian footballer Quinn made history at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by becoming the first trans and the first non-binary…

By James Briggs, CNN British police have arrested 11 people across the UK in connection with episodes of racist abuse targeting England football…

By Ben Morse and Aditi Sangal, CNN Amid the joy of the Indian men’s hockey team ending its 41-year Olympic medal drought its players took time…

By David Close, CNN Simone Biles has tweeted thanks to a Japanese gym for allowing her to privately train while she attempted to regain her gold…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Seventeen gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Swimming Duet Free…

By Gawon Bae, CNN US Olympic fencer and bronze medalist Race Imboden says he wore a black X symbol on his hand when he posed on the podium as a…

By George Ramsay, CNN With three gold medals from three events, Tokyo’s Ariake Urban Sports Park has been a home from home for Japanese…

By Gawon Bae and Jill Martin, CNN The probe into US athlete Raven Saunders’ X gesture at the Olympics has been suspended after she shared on…

By Taylor Barnes, Sara Turnbull and Helen Regan, CNN Belarusian Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya, who refused to fly home fearing she would be…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-six gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s…

By Serenitie Wang and Jake Kwon, CNN South Korea plans to pursue a formal complaint in response to a Chinese Olympian who was heard repeatedly…

By Amy Woodyatt and Jack Guy, CNN The Izu Velodrome witnessed a heated confrontation on Tuesday as Denmark and Great Britain track cyclists collided…

By George Ramsay, CNN It started the way his races often do — a slap of the chest, a pump of the fist, and a roar to the camera — but…

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Naomi Osaka discovered what it’s like to be at the sharp end of a sporting governing body’s regulations this summer.…

By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN The Tokyo Olympics have marked the return of fan-favorite events like swimming and gymnastics. But viewers…

By Aleks Klosok and George Ramsay, CNN New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the first ​out transgender woman to compete in the 125-year…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s…

By Wayne Sterling and John Sinnott, CNN With the words of USA teammate Simone Biles resounding in her ears — “Go out and kill…

By Wayne Sterling, Becky Thompson and John Sinnott, CNN The United States Women’s National Team narrowly lost to Canada 1-0 in the Olympic…

By Ben Morse, CNN US shot-putter Raven Saunders has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics meant.…

By Coy Wire and George Ramsay, CNN With her Tokyo Olympics drawn to a close, American swimmer Katie Ledecky can start to unwind. “I did have a…

By Rhea Mogul, CNN They both cleared the highest bar, but when it came to deciding a winner, two Olympic high jumpers opted not to take it to a…

By George Ramsay, CNN As soon as the gun sounds at the start of his first Olympic 5,000-meter race, Jamal Mohammed knows his nerves will disappear.…

By Seb Shukla and Taylor Barnes, CNN A Belarusian sprinter competing at the Tokyo Olympics released a video on Sunday calling for the International…

By George Ramsay, CNN The celebrations started even before she had crossed the line, gesturing with her left arm and shouting in delight. A…

By George Ramsay, CNN After years of dominance that equated to a glut of 20 medals across the past three Olympic Games, Great Britain’s rowers…

By Heather Law, CNN The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway with thousands of the world’s most outstanding athletes competing against each…

By Jill Martin and Nectar Gan, CNN Simone Biles will not compete in the Olympics finals for two of the four individual women’s gymnastics…

By Amanda Sealy and Selina Wang, CNN Japan’s summers are hot, humid, and can be deadly. If records are being broken during events at the…

By Ben Morse, CNN Novak Djokovic’s search for a historic ‘Golden Slam’ came to an end on Friday as he lost to Alexander Zverev at…

By Ray Sanchez, CNN The story of Suni Lee’s rise as Olympic gold medalist in many ways reflects the larger struggles of the Hmong people as one…

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN Seventeen gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Artistic Gymnastics…

By Holly Yan, CNN Suni Lee just accomplished what no one expected three days ago — not even herself. “This is such a surreal moment. I…

By Mayumi Maruyama, Jaide Garcia and Sara Spary, CNN Germany cycling coach Patrick Moster has been sent back home from the Toyko Olympics after he…

By Sara Spary, CNN Simone Biles, the US gymnast who withdrew from Tokyo 2020 Olympic events to prioritize her mental health, has thanked fans for…

By Ben Morse and Shane O’Donoghue, CNN After making history with his victory at the Open earlier this month, Collin Morikawa might well be the…

By Rachel Trent, CNN So you’re trying to avoid spoilers about the Olympics… Even if working from home takes out the risk of watercooler…

By Homero De la Fuente and Ray Sanchez, CNN The Baltimore Ravens opened training camp Wednesday without star quarterback Lamar Jackson, who tested…

By AJ Willingham, CNN In between the superhuman feats of strength and grace, this year’s Olympic athletes are treating us to something equally…

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN It was meant to be the biggest day of Paula Radcliffe’s career. The whole planet was expecting the world record holder…

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-three gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Basketball 3 X 3…

By Scottie Andrew, CNN The 2020 Summer Olympic Games are already historic, and not just because they’re taking place a year later than…

By Jack Guy, CNN Amid spiking temperatures and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, tennis player Daniil Medvedev posed an unsettling…

By Ben Church and Jill Martin, CNN Simone Biles has withdrawn from the individual all-around competition to focus on her mental health, USA…

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Simone Biles came to the Tokyo Olympics looking to earn another gold medal or four and deliver yet another stellar performance…

By Holly Yan, CNN At 4 feet, 8 inches tall, Simone Biles often feels she has “the weight of the world on my shoulders.” She was the first…

By Aleks Klosok, CNN The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won a dramatic women’s team gymnastic final to take the gold medal after Team USA was…

By Jill Martin, CNN Naomi Osaka will leave the Tokyo 2020 Olympics without a medal, as the four-time major champion was upset in the third round…

By Rhea Mogul, CNN Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history Monday becoming the first athlete from the Philippines to win gold at the Olympics. The…

By Rachel Trent, CNN If you’ve been watching the Olympics this year, you may notice an unfamiliar abbreviation, ROC. It stands for the Russian…

Wayne Sterling, CNN Twenty-one gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Archery Men’s Team: Republic…

By Coy Wire and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Nobody was speaking about Anna Kiesenhofer ahead of the Tokyo 2020 women’s road race, but they certainly are…

By Rebecca Wright and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN The German women’s gymnastics team has forgone bikini-cut unitards in favor of full-body versions…