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Jul 23, 2021 · The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are officially underway. As the Games ramp up following the opening ceremony, there are several opportunities to watch your favorite events live despite the time...
- What Changes Were Made at The 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
- Who Were The United States Breakthrough Stars of The 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
- Which U.S. Athletes Got A Possible Final Farewell at The 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
- Which Events Did The U.S. Dominate at The 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
- Which Events Did The U.S. Disappoint in at The 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
- What Were The Best Examples of Olympic Spirit?
- What Happened at The Closing Ceremony For The 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
After being postponed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics continued to face adversity before the Opening Ceremony on July 23, including rising COVID-19 cases in Japan and the cancellation of qualifying events in several sports. Yet for all the difficult changes in Tokyo, there were some positive additions, as well. Organ...
Heading into the Tokyo Olympics there were concerns from fans and media that the Games would be devoid of star power. The most decorated Olympian of all-time and the world’s greatest swimmer in Michael Phelps officially retired from competition, opting instead to join the broadcast team with NBC. The greatest Olympic sprinter of all-time and the fa...
Allyson Felix What a way to run into retirement. In the final race of her legendary Olympic track and field career, the 35-year-old Felix helped the U.S. win gold in the 4x400m relay. It was her 11th Olympic medal as she broke Carl Lewis’ record of 10 to become the most decorated American in Olympic track history. Felix also won bronze in the 400m ...
Basketball A fourth straight gold medal for the U.S. men’s basketball team. A seventh straight gold medal(and a 55-game winning streak) for the U.S. women’s basketball team. What more really needs to be said? Swimming The U.S. won 30 medals in swimming at the Tokyo Olympics -- 11 gold, 10 silver, 9 bronze. The country with the second most was Austr...
Day 1 The United States got off to an unusual slow start at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing without a medal on the first day of the Games for the first time since 1972. Following an upset in men’s fencing and a surprising failure to make the podium in events like air rifle, archery and women’s weightlifting, the U.S. was empty handed heading into Day...
Sharing the Gold The Olympics are meant to show unity. There was no better example of that then when high jumpers Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy agreed to share the hold medal. After the two had matched perfect jumps, neither was able to clear what would have been an Olympic record of 2.39 meters in three attempts each. ...
Throughout the 2020 Olympics, organizers did their best to honor the return of the Summer Games to Tokyo for the first time in over 50 years. The Closing Ceremony featured traditional dances from different areas of Japan and musical performances from some of Japan’s most talented artists. Over 4,500 athletes representing 206 countries were in atten...
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Jul 24, 2021 · The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics formally kicks off with the Opening Ceremony after the Games were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Follow here for the latest news on the Summer...
Aug 8, 2021 · The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are closing today after the Games were delayed for almost a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Follow here for the latest news on the Summer Olympics.
Jul 24, 2021 · Judoka Funa Tonaki won Japan's first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when she took silver in the women's -48kg judo. Tonaki lost in the final to Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi, who won gold.
Olympics End as They Began: Strangely. The 32nd Summer Olympics came to a close in Tokyo. “We did it — together!” the president of the International Olympic Committee said, to lukewarm...
Aug 6, 2021 · The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics are underway after the Games were delayed for almost a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Follow here for the latest news on the Summer Olympics.
