Tokyo 2020 Archives

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…

Chris Wood of New Zealand competes for a header with Takehiro Tomiyasu of Japan

Men’s soccer: Japan slips past New Zealand in penalties

July 31, 2021 4:39 AM NBC Olympics

New Zealand held firm against 21 Japan shots to force penalties in a quarterfinal between underdogs and hosts on Saturday, but the magic ran out in…

ROC wins women’s team sabre gold, South Korea takes bronze

July 31, 2021 4:27 AM NBC Olympics

ROC took the gold in women’s team sabre while South Korea earned the…

Mathilda Lundstrom of Sweden celebrates after scoring a goal against Brazil at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Olympic Handball Day 8: Sweden, ROC women move on

July 31, 2021 4:19 AM NBC Olympics

Five different players scored four or more goals as Sweden spread the wealth and won both halves against Brazil, clinching a place in the knockout…

Sights and sounds from Suni Lee’s stunning all-around win

July 31, 2021 4:03 AM NBC Olympics

Hear what was going through Suni Lee’s mind, and what she was saying to coaches and teammates, during the women’s Olympic individual all-around final…

Ware posts failed dive in 3m springboard semi

July 31, 2021 3:56 AM NBC Olympics

Pamela Ware was in the hunt for qualification into the final entering her final dive, but a misstep on the most difficult dive of the night meant she…