Why Olympic divers take showers — and use those tiny towels — between dives
By Faith Karimi, CNN Viewers of the Tokyo Olympics are apparently a little baffled by the behavior of athletes in the diving events. Divers typically…
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Alberto Ginés wins first Olympic climbing gold in Tokyo
By George Ramsay, CNN Aged 18, Alberto Ginés has just made two pieces of history at the Tokyo Olympics: he’s the first person to be crowned a…
Continue ReadingQuinn: First out trans Olympian isn’t just thinking about medals at Tokyo 2020 — ‘The fight isn’t close to over’
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…
Continue ReadingBritish police arrest 11 people for online racist abuse following Euro 2020 final
By James Briggs, CNN British police have arrested 11 people across the UK in connection with episodes of racist abuse targeting England football…
Continue ReadingFrom Simone Biles to skateboarding, these are the notable moments of the Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles has publicly thanked the gym an hour outside of Tokyo where she was able to step away from the public eye and train privately to get…
Continue ReadingIndian men’s hockey team dedicates Olympic bronze medal to doctors, Covid-19 frontline ‘warriors’
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…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles thanks Japanese gym where she secretly trained to regain her Olympic form
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…
Continue ReadingHere’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Seventeen gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Swimming Duet Free…
Continue ReadingRace Imboden: What US Olympic fencer’s black X symbol on his hand means
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…
Continue ReadingAustralian Olympians showed ‘unacceptable’ behavior on flight home
By Jack Guy, CNN Australian Olympians returning from the Tokyo 2020 games have been criticized over “excessive alcohol consumption” and…
Continue ReadingDamian Warner: Three-time Olympian says Tokyo 2020 is the ‘hottest’ Games’ he’s competed in
By Ben Morse, CNN Olympic athletes train for years to push their bodies to the extreme at the Summer Games. And having to battle extreme heat at the…
Continue ReadingSky Brown: How 13-year-old British skateboarder was urged on to bronze by gold medal winner Sakura Yosozumi
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…
Continue ReadingThe youngest and oldest Olympic athletes ever — and at Tokyo 2020
By Ben Morse, CNN You might think competing at the Olympics is very much a young person’s pursuit. In truth, the Games is a broad church when…
Continue ReadingInternational Olympic Committee suspends its action on Raven Saunders’ podium protest after her mother’s death
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…
Continue ReadingOlympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya lands in Warsaw after refusing to fly back to Belarus
By Taylor Barnes, Sara Turnbull and Helen Regan, CNN Belarusian Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya, who refused to fly home fearing she would be…
Continue ReadingHere’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday
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…
Continue ReadingChinese badminton player’s cursing at Tokyo 2020 riles South Koreans
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…
Continue ReadingSome skateboarders don’t want to see their sport in the Olympics. Here’s why others say it’s a positive step
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Skateboarding is an Olympic event this year for the first time in the history of the Games. For any other sport, that would be a…
Continue ReadingDanish cyclist crashes into GB rider during team pursuit
By Amy Woodyatt and Jack Guy, CNN The Izu Velodrome witnessed a heated confrontation on Tuesday as Denmark and Great Britain track cyclists collided…
Continue ReadingGuan Chenchen wins balance beam gold at the Tokyo Olympics as Simone Biles claims bronze
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN China’s Guan Chenchen won gold in the women’s balance beam final at the Tokyo Olympics as US gymnastics star…
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