Month: July 2021

There are seven sets of siblings on Team USA. Sam Brock talks with three sets of sisters about the advantages of having a family member by their side for the Games.

The United Nations refugee agency says it is seeking to help a Venezuelan boxer who fought in the Tokyo Games for the Refugee Olympic Team, a day after his father said he cannot return to Trinidad and Tobago where he had been living.

For one member of the U.S. Olympic volleyball team, Garrett Muagututia, making Olympic history is a family tradition. Corey Robinson speaks with Muagututia and his parents about his journey to the Olympics.

Day 2 track and field recaps, including finals in the women’s 100m, mixed 4x400m relay and men’s discus; women’s 800m semis; women’s 400mH prelims; and more.

Natalie Morales gets back to nature with a lesson in “forest bathing,” which is practiced by the Japanese to expand their senses and relax. It’s a way to get outdoors and unplug, no water required.

Japan’s Irie Sena won the women’s feather 54-57kg semifinals in a close fight against Great Britain’s Karriss Artingstall.

The title of “World’s Fastest Man” will be decided in the men’s 100m Olympic final, and Trayvon Bromell is among the favorites. But five years ago in Rio, a dramatic injury left Bromell unsure if he’d ever run again.

Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina is filled with a mixed sense of wonder and trepidation when she watches the gravity-defying and often treacherous routines of Simone Biles as the American set out to break her Olympic gold-medal record.

As the women’s field hockey tournament gains momentum, China got the better of New Zealand, beating them 3-2 in a preliminary match.

ROC made an outstanding comeback against France, making the final score 28-27. ROC now heads to the knockout rounds.