Tokyo Olympics 2021

The 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony Is Still A Heart-Swelling, Lump-In-The-Throat Nostalgia Fest

Exactly ten years on, the extraordinary four-hour Isles Of Wonder spectacular is as jaw-dropping now as it was then.
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Olympic Committee Ends Social Media Photo Blackout of Athletes Taking A Knee

After a day of excluding photos of protesting athletes, the IOC said in a statement that it will include them from now on.
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Simone Biles Drops Jaws With ‘Incredible’ Training Session

"And this is just training??? Bring on the real thing," one fan tweeted about the gymnastics great.
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Tony Hawk Barged The Tokyo Olympics Skateboard Park And Showed How It's Done

The skateboarding legend is commentating on the games but couldn't resist a trial run on the Ariake Urban Sports Park course.
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US Paralympian Says Strangers Shame Her For Using Handicapped Parking Spots

“I get it. I'm young, I'm athletic, but I'm also missing legs!” swimmer Jessica Long said in her viral TikTok.
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Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Director Fired Day Before Event Over Holocaust Joke

Tokyo 2020 bosses are now looking into how ceremony will be conducted.
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Mari Saito, Reuters

Swimmers Sent Home Early From Tokyo After Olympic-Sized Blunder

Six athletes returned to Poland before the games even began and demanded the Polish Swimming Federation board's resignation.
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Paralympian Told Shorts ‘Too Short’ While Handball Team Fined For Not Wearing Bikini Bottoms

Too short? Or not short enough? The clothing demands on female athletes are confused and sexist.
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