An 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…
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Pink 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…
Continue ReadingBelgian basketball star Ann Wauters’ Olympic dream was a long time coming
Belgium’s 40-year-old basketball player Ann Wauters boasts a glittering resume of success with club teams in three different continents, but neither…
Continue ReadingBelgian basketball star Ann Wauters’ Olympic dream was a long time coming
By Don Riddell, CNN More than 10,000 athletes compete in the summer Olympics. There are gold medalists and athletes who’ll never get anywhere…
Continue ReadingAlgerian Olympian withdraws from Games due to potential matchup with Israeli competitor
By David Close, Taylor Barnes and Aqeel Najim, CNN Algerian judo athlete Fethi Nourine says he has chosen to withdraw from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics…
Continue ReadingOlympic protests are nearly as old as the Games themselves. So why are officials so hesitant to allow them?
By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Tokyo Olympics — after a long delay — are finally happening. The opening ceremony formally kicked off the Games…
Continue ReadingTokyo 2020 isn’t the first Olympic Games to battle a pandemic
By Teele Rebane, CNN Covid-19 has thrown more than a few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers — but this isn’t the first Games to…
Continue ReadingUS women’s national soccer team players appeal equal pay lawsuit decision
By Homero De la Fuente and David Close, CNN Players from the United States women’s national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
By George Ramsay, CNN With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics‘ Opening Ceremony…
Continue ReadingOlympic greats call on IOC to allow podium protests
By Seamus Fagan and Sara Spary, CNN Over 150 athletes, sports organizations, human rights and social justice experts have signed an open letter…
Continue ReadingOlympic health plan for US Tokyo delegation: Treat members as if they’re unvaccinated
By Ben Morse, Jill Martin, Coy Wire, CNN Well over three quarters of the US athletes that are in Japan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have received…
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