Tokyo 2020

The International Judo Federation announced suspensions for Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach for withdrawing from the Olympics in order to avoid a possible match-up with an Israeli.

Wang Lili drilled a game-winning two-point shot, giving China 21 points and a win over Romania in the first game of mixed 3×3 basketball.

Indonesia, the 15th seed, pulled off a historic upset in mixed archery, as it dethroned the 2nd seed United States in a shootout round.

American Mary Tucker fought off elimination twice in the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition. The 20-year-old athlete finished sixth in her first Olympics.

Artem Dolgopyat shows off his polished tumbling skills in the men’s floor qualifying event.

Japan marched last in the Opening Ceremony Parade of Nations as the host country. The iconic red and white flag was held higher than most thanks to Japan’s tall flagbearer, Washington Wizards star Rui Hachimura.

Athletes from Team USA celebrate while walking in the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony. Flagbearers Sue Bird and Eddy Alvarez speak to Mike Tirico about their hometowns, their parents, and making history at the Olympics.

Yang Qian won the 10-meter air rifle competition Saturday to claim the first medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Team USA veterans Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown were knocked out of the first-ever mixed team archery prelim at the Olympics.

Pita Taufatofua carried the flag for Tonga in his third straight Olympics. He wasn’t the only athlete donning oil and no shirt as Vanuatu’s Riilio Rii joined the trend.

China’s Yang Qian took the first medal of the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, winning the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition. U.S. shooter Mary Tucker placed sixth.

Syria’s 12-year-old Hend Zaza, the youngest athlete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has been eliminated from competition.

The Olympic Rings, made out of solid wood, were displayed inside Olympic Stadium as the Opening Ceremony paid tribute to Japan’s rich history of carpentry and architecture.

Five-time Olympic medalist Denis Abliazin, an Olympic Athlete from Russia, won a bronze medal in 2016 in rings and looked just as dominant in the qualification round of the men’s competition.

German cyclist Simon Geschke withdrew from Saturday’s Tokyo Olympics road race after testing positive for COVID-19

While away training for their upcoming match, Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT joined Mike Tirico on NBC’s Opening Ceremony coverage virtually from their team bus.

IOC President Thomas Bach reflects on the pandemic and offers words of hope, saying that the feeling of togetherness at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics “is the light at the end of the dark tunnel.”

NBC Sports welcomes its newest contributor, Maria Taylor. The experienced sports reporter was introduced by Mike Tirico during the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

During the Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, the celebration takes a brief pause as athletes and officials observe a special moment of silence.