Olympics 2020 Archives

Nick Allen of the United States celebrates after hitting a one-run home run in the fifth inning during the baseball opening round Group B game against South Korea.

Casas, Allen go deep to power U.S. to perfect pool play record

July 31, 2021 5:53 AM NBC Olympics

Home runs from top MLB prospects Tristan Casas and Nick Allen lifted the United States baseball team to a 4-1 win over South Korea in a pool play…

Rach McBride of Canada celebrates a third place finish in the Pro Women's Division during the Subaru Ironman Canada triathlon on July 30

Podcast: How can sports be more inclusive of transgender athletes?

July 31, 2021 5:52 AM NBC Olympics

Journalist Britni de la Cretaz and professional triathlete Rach McBride joined On Her Turf to discuss how sports can change to become more…

USA’s Athing Mu wins 800m semifinal heat

July 31, 2021 5:50 AM NBC Olympics

American Athing Mu won her women’s 800m semifinal heat, clocking…

Poland wins first 4x400m mixed relay gold of Olympics

July 31, 2021 5:43 AM NBC Olympics

The Dominican Republic picked up silver while the United States, favorite to win after its 2019 world title, took…

Durant breaks USA men’s all-time Olympic scoring record

July 31, 2021 5:42 AM NBC Olympics

Kevin Durant officially broke the all-time U.S. men’s Olympic scoring record previously held by Carmelo Anthony in Saturday’s game against the Czech…

‘Swedish Viking’ Stahl celebrates discus gold medal win

July 31, 2021 5:40 AM NBC Olympics

Sweden’s Daniel Stahl proclaimed “I’m a Swedish Viking” after winning the gold medal in men’s discus. Countryman Simon Pettersson won…

Kiran Badloe impresses in windsurfer medal race, wins gold

July 31, 2021 5:34 AM NBC Olympics

Kiran Badloe of the Netherlands finished second in the men’s windsurfing medal race, but it was good enough to keep him at the top of the standings…

Elina Svitolina wins Ukraine’s first Olympic tennis medal

July 31, 2021 5:28 AM NBC Olympics

In the women’s singles bronze medal match, the Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina took the three-set victory in a two-hour, 24-minute affair. Svitolina, the…

Kevin Durant becomes Team USA’s all-time leading scorer, breaks Carmelo Anthony’s record

July 31, 2021 5:28 AM NBC Olympics

Kevin Durant needed five points against the Czech Republic on Saturday to become Team USA’s all-time leading…

Sweden's Daniel Stahl reacts while competing in the men's discus throw final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Daniel Stahl adds discus gold to world title in Swedish one-two

July 31, 2021 5:28 AM NBC Olympics

Daniel Stahl came into the final as overwhelming favorite to pick up gold. He sent the discus soaring to 68.90 meters on his second…

Japan escapes New Zealand in shootout for semifinal spot

July 31, 2021 5:26 AM NBC Olympics

Host nation Japan survived a scoreless quarterfinal against New Zealand, scoring all of their penalty kicks to advance via the…

Hodgkinson pushes to win women’s 800m semifinal in close end

July 31, 2021 5:23 AM NBC Olympics

Keely Hodgkinson of Great Britain exerted all her energy in the last few seconds to catch up and take first place in her women’s 800m semifinal,…

Fraser-Pryce clocks 10.73 100m semifinal, advances to final

July 31, 2021 5:21 AM NBC Olympics

Two-time Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked 10.73 in the third semifinal of the women’s 100m, the fifth-fastest time run by a…

Bromell 4th, De Grasse wins, Aussie upsets in 100m prelims

July 31, 2021 5:14 AM NBC Olympics

In the men’s 100m first round, American Trayvon Bromell finished a shocking fourth in heat two, Canada’s Andre De Grasse thundered back to take heat…

Cuba's Juan Miguel Echevarria competes in the men's long jump qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Cuba’s Echevarria tops men’s long jump qualifying

July 31, 2021 5:11 AM NBC Olympics

The 22-year-old, 2019 world bronze medalist, recorded a leap of…

Ta Lou, Jackson go 1-2 in photo-finish 100m semifinal

July 31, 2021 5:11 AM NBC Olympics

In a photo-finish, Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou beat Jamaican Shericka Jackson to the line by three milliseconds – 10.784 to 10.787 – to…

Jamaican runner Natoya Goule raises an arm after running the fastest time in the heat

USA’s Wilson fourth in 800m semis, doesn’t advance to final

July 31, 2021 5:09 AM NBC Olympics

Team USA’s Ajee Wilson took fourth place in her women’s 800 meter semifinal and didn’t advance to the…

Thompson-Herah wins semi for chance to defend 100m title

July 31, 2021 5:05 AM NBC Olympics

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah clinched a spot in the women’s 100m final, winning the event’s first semifinal in 10.76 for a chance to defend her…

Trayvon Bromell of Team United States reacts after competing in the Men's 100m Round 1 heats

100m favorite Trayvon Bromell sneaks through as fast loser

July 31, 2021 5:00 AM NBC Olympics

Bromell finished a ragged fourth in the second heat, clocking 10.05 seconds – with only the first three progressing…

Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain reacts to missing out on a place in the final after the 100m semi finals for women during the Athletics competition at the Olympic Stadium at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith out of Games due to injury

July 31, 2021 4:48 AM NBC Olympics

Asher-Smith, the 200 metres world champion, said she tore her hamstring before the…