Jordan Chiles stepped in for Team USA after her friend and confidante Simone Biles withdrew
By Eric Levenson, CNN There’s no replacing Simone Biles. But her teammate and confidante Jordan Chiles was tasked with trying. Chiles, a…
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Russian Olympic Committee wins gold in women’s team gymnastics as Team USA hit by Simone Biles withdrawal
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…
Continue Reading‘I have to focus on my mental health,’ says Simone Biles after withdrawing from gold medal event
By George Ramsay, John Sinnott and Rebecca Wright, CNN Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s team gymnastics final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles: US gymnast to take part in Tuesday’s balance beam final at Tokyo 2020
Simone Biles has withdrawn from the women’s team gymnastic team event, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has confirmed to CNN. CNN’s…
Continue ReadingHidilyn Diaz wins Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal with weightlifting
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history Monday becoming the first athlete from the Philippines to win gold at the Olympics. The…
Continue ReadingWhat is ROC? Here’s what to know about Russia and the Olympics
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…
Continue ReadingHere’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday
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…
Continue ReadingAnna Kiesenhofer is a math genius who just pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Olympics history
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…
Continue ReadingAnna Kiesenhofer is a math genius who just pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Olympics history
Anna Kiesenhofer secured Austria’s first cycling gold medal since 1896 with a shock win. The 30-year-old broke away from the leading group more than…
Continue ReadingAn Argentinian fencer lost her match but won a proposal of marriage
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Argentinian fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice may have lost the chance of a medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, but she is…
Continue ReadingPink is offering to pay the Norwegian women’s beach handball team’s fine for wearing shorts
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Singer-songwriter Pink has offered to pay fines handed out to the Norwegian women’s beach handball team after they…
Continue ReadingGermany’s gymnasts wear body-covering unitards, rejecting ‘sexualization’ of sport
By Rebecca Wright and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN The German women’s gymnastics team has forgone bikini-cut unitards in favor of full-body versions…
Continue ReadingUS men’s basketball team defeated by France for first Olympic loss since 2004
By Claire Colbert and Homero De la Fuente, CNN France beat the US men’s basketball team 83-76 at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, ending Team…
Continue ReadingHere’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Eighteen athletes won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Here’s a breakdown of who clinched gold: Archery…
Continue ReadingUSA wins first Tokyo Olympics medals with gold, silver finish in men’s 400-meter individual medley
By Seamus Fagan and Kevin Dotson, CNN The United States has won its first medals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as Chase Kalisz and Jay Litherland…
Continue ReadingKimia Alizadeh: Iranian defector from Olympic Refugee Team stuns two-time Olympic taekwondo champion
By Jacob Lev, CNN An Iranian taekwondo athlete competing for the Refugee Olympic Team made her mark at Tokyo 2020 after she defeated two-time Olympic…
Continue ReadingAnnemiek van Vleuten crossed the line and thought she’d won cycling gold. She hadn’t
By Sana Noor Haq and Matias Grez, CNN Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten threw her arms up in the air, her face a picture of ecstasy and joy.…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka ‘refreshed and happy’ as she kicks off her Olympic campaign with dominant victory against Saisai Zheng
By George Ramsay, CNN These are early days for the Tokyo Olympics, but Naomi Osaka is quickly emerging as the headline act. Two days after lighting…
Continue ReadingHere’s who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday
By Wayne Sterling, CNN All 11 gold medals have been awarded at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for Saturday. Here’s a breakdown of who clinched gold:…
Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic says current weather conditions in Tokyo are ‘brutal’
By John Sinnott and Matias Grez, CNN Day one of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and things are hotting up — not least the weather. World No. 1 Novak…
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