Olympics

Olympics: Italy triumph in curling mixed doubles

Italy clinched their first Olympic curling medal at the National Aquatics Centre on Tuesday when Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner edged Norway's Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten 8-5 to win…

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Norway predicted to top Winter Games medals table again

Norway will top the medals table for a second successive Winter Olympics with Germany in second place, according to final projections by Nielsen's Gracenote ahead of the Beijing Games. The…

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Beijing Olympics says growing COVID cases are “within controllable range”

The COVID-19 situation at the Beijing Winter Olympics is within the "expected controllable range", despite increasing positive cases being detected, a senior official at China's Olympics Pandemic Prevention and Control…

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Olympics-At Beijing Games, hugs discouraged but condoms available

Beijing Olympics organisers are keeping up with the tradition of making condoms available to athletes, despite detailed social distancing guidelines intended to curb the spread of COVID-19 within the "closed…

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Olympics-Taiwan says no officials will go to Beijing Winter Games

Taiwan will not send any officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics but its athletes will attend as normal, the government said on Tuesday, adding a call for China not to…

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Beijing Games organisers back COVID-19 controls despite Omicron concerns

Despite Omicron concerns, Beijing will not adjust its COVID-19 prevention measures for the Winter Olympics unless there are many cases inside the "closed-loop", Huang Chun, an official with the Beijing…

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North Korea says won’t attend Beijing Olympics, blames COVID-19 and ‘hostile forces’

In a letter to China, North Korea blamed "hostile forces" and COVID-19 risks for not being able to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing and accused the United States…

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Olympics-Team Canada CEO “worried” if Beijing Games can go ahead as planned

ith just over a month until the Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said he is increasingly concerned if the Games can go ahead as…

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U.S. officials to boycott Beijing Olympics over rights ‘atrocities’

U.S. government officials will boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of China's human rights "atrocities", the White House said on Monday, just weeks after talks aimed at easing tense relations between the…

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U.S. considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday, a move that would be aimed at…

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Beijing Olympics promises beer, shopping inside Games bubble

Organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympics sought to assure participants on Tuesday that the February event would operate nearly as normal, with vendors selling souvenirs, foreign cuisines and beer at…

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Activists urge Beijing Olympics boycott over human rights concerns

Human rights activists urged governments and athletes worldwide to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, saying that anything less would make the world complicit in what they called 'genocide' by Beijing.…

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Former IOC president Rogge dies at 79

(Reuters) - Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has died at the age of 79, the IOC said on Sunday. Rogge served as the IOC's eighth president from…

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Jacobs left smiling as media focus turns to British doping case

ROME (Reuters) - Italy’s double Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said it made him smile to see the British media switch focus to a doping case in their own country,…

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New Zealand mourns death of Olympic cyclist Podmore at 24

New Zealand cycling was plunged into mourning on Tuesday after Olympian Olivia Podmore's sudden death at the age of 24. Podmore represented her country at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2018 Commonwealth…

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Tokyo Olympics of ‘hope’ come to an end

dpa - The Tokyo Olympics closed on Sunday behind closed doors with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach calling them "Games of hope, solidarity and peace" amid the coronavirus…

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France beat ROC in men’s volleyball final to win first gold

France beat the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team in the men's volleyball final on Saturday in a sensational five-set match to grab their first Olympic gold medal in the sport.…

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Brazil retain their Olympic football title

Brazil retained their Olympic football title with substitute Malcolm scoring an extra-time winner in a 2-1 victory over Spain in the men's gold medal match on Saturday. After the game…

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Sweden wins team Equestrian Jumping Team as Jessica Springsteen takes silver

dpa - Sweden won the equestrian jumping team gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, edging out the United States and singer Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica who had to settle…

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On-fire Italy storm to astonishing sprint relay gold

TOKYO (Reuters) - Filippo Tortu ran a breathtaking final leg on Friday, as Italy added to an unprecedentedly rich Olympic harvest in athletics in Tokyo by pipping Britain by one-hundredth…

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US defeats Australia to win gold medal in women’s beach volleyball

TOKYO (Reuters) - April Ross and Alix Klineman from the United States won the gold medal in the women's beach volleyball by defeating Australia's Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua…

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Two Belarus team officials stripped of Games accreditation, sent home

TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Two Belarus Olympic officials involved in attempting to send sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya home from the Tokyo Olympics have had their Games accreditation revoked and have…

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American Sydney McLaughlin breaks own world record in 400m hurdles

Sydney McLaughlin shattered her own 400 metres hurdles world record to win gold in 51.46 seconds on Wednesday, getting the better of fellow American Dalilah Muhammad in a thrilling Tokyo…

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Olympics-Gymnastics: Biles returns to claim balance beam bronze, Guan wins gold

Simone Biles made a fearless return to competition on Tuesday, capping a tumultuous Tokyo Games with a bronze medal on the balance beam. The final gold of the women's artistic gymnastics programme…

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Olympics: Britain wins two more gold medals in sailing

Britain's Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell scored a sensational victory in the men's 49er class medal race to take gold on Tuesday, with Giles Scott winning another gold for the…

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Olympics: Post-Bolt generation of sprinters kick off hunt for 200m crown

For the first time since 2008, the 200 metres will be without triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica and a new generation of sprinters began their bids to succeed…

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Olympics: German Mihambo aces enthralling long jump final with last leap

World champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany snatched the Olympic gold in women's long jump with her final leap of 7.00 metres in an enthralling final at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday. A day after Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou…

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Olympics: Warholm destroys world record to win 400m hurdles gold

A world record had been predicted but Norway's Karsten Warholm had to utterly destroy it to hold off American Rai Benjamin and take gold on Tuesday in the men's 400…

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Belarus athlete will fly to Poland after refusing orders to go home

A Belarusian athlete who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing her team's orders to fly home from the Olympic Games will travel to Poland on Wednesday, a group of…

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Belarus athlete granted Polish visa after refusing to go home

TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A Belarusian athlete who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Monday, a day after refusing her team's orders to board a flight…

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‘Can we have two golds?’ – Barshim, Tamberi sign off the Olympic Moment

TOKYO (Reuters) -Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim added Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men's high jump in Tokyo on Sunday - and persuaded organisers to let him…

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Italy’s Jacobs takes stunning 100 metres gold

TOKYO (Reuters) - Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a stunning upset victory in the Olympic 100 metres final on Sunday, becoming the first Italian to take the most coveted title in…

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Barshim and Tamberi agree to share high jump gold

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim added a coveted Olympic gold to his list of accolades in the men's high jump in Tokyo on Sunday, but he had to share the medal…

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Venezuela’s Rojas smashes women’s triple jump world record to take gold

Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela jumped 15.67 metres on Sunday to smash the world record in the women's triple jump with her final attempt, having already secured the gold medal. The…

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Olympics Swimming – Relay silver completes Britain’s best ever Games in the pool

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Duncan Scott became Britain's most decorated athlete at a single Olympics with his fourth medal from the Tokyo pool on Sunday as the country's all-time…

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Sizzling Temperatures – Another record at Tokyo’s games

TOKYO (Reuters) -As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the most pain. Sweat-soaked…

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Djokovic goes home without a medal after Golden Slam dream ends

World number one Novak Djokovic exited the Tokyo Games on Saturday without a medal for the third Olympics in a row, withdrawing from his mixed doubles contest with a shoulder…

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McKeon gets record seventh Olympic medal, Dressel clinches sprint double

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Australia's Emma McKeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games on Sunday after completing the sprint double with…

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Olympics-Athletics-Poland win first 4x400m mixed relay gold

TOKYO (Reuters) -Poland scored an upset win in the inaugural Olympic 4x400 metres mixed relay on Saturday, with Dominican Republic picking up silver and the United States taking bronze. The…

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Olympics Athletics – Thompson-Herah scorches to 100m glory, closes on Flo-Jo

TOKYO: Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women's 100 metres at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, defending her Olympic 100m crown and storming to victory in a Olympic record time of 10.61s.…

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Olympics – Spain takes gold, San Marino silver in mixed Trap Shooting

Spain won the gold medal in the new trap mixed team event of the Tokyo Olympics at the Asaka Shooting Range on Saturday. San Marino claimed the silver, while United States won…

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Peaty leads Britain to mixed relay Olympic Swimming gold in record time

TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Adam Peaty summed up the secret to Britain's swimming success in one word -- 'belief' -- after helping bring home 4x100m mixed medley relay gold…

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Nigerian sprinter Okagbare suspended after failing drugs test

Tokyo (dpa) - Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended from competing at the Tokyo Games after she tested positive for human growth hormone, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Saturday. A sample provided…

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Star gymnast Biles withdraws from vault, uneven bars finals

Tokyo (dpa) - Simone Biles will not contest the event finals for vault and the uneven bars "after further consultation with medical staff," USA Gymnastics said on Saturday. USA Gymnastics said in a…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 6

July 29 (Reuters) - Sunisa Lee won gold in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final, becoming the fifth American athlete in a row to win the event since 2004. Here's…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 5

July 28 (Reuters) - American star gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from a second event on Wednesday, winning wide support from other Olympians at the Tokyo Games and sporting authorities for…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 4

July 27 (Reuters) - Japanese tennis favourite Naomi Osaka made a shock exit on Tuesday as focus shifted to the gymnastics arena where American great Simone Biles was set to…

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Olympics-Rugby-Australia advance in Sevens but mighty Fiji await in quarter-finals

Australia scraped into the quarter-finals of the Olympic Rugby Sevens on Tuesday, after a wet morning session completed the pool stages at the Tokyo Stadium, and will face defending champions…

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Olympics-Swimming-Dean and Scott deliver British one-two in 200m freestyle

Tom Dean powered to the gold medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, heading a British one-two with Duncan Scott taking silver. Dean won in a time…

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Bruce Springsteen’s daughter, Jessica, competing at the Olympics

Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica takes centre stage at the 2020 Olympics, as she competes for the USA team. Jessica Springsteen her Olympics debut in Tokyo this week as a member…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 3

July 26 (Reuters) - Japan shot to the top of the medal tally with eight golds on Monday night when mixed doubles partners Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito upset China…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 2

July 25 (Reuters) - Surprise wins and misses dominated the Olympic storyline on Sunday as new champions from unlikely nations joined traditional powerhouses atop medal podiums and stars faltered. Here's…

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Tokyo Olympics – Roundup

July 24 (Reuters) - The first host nation gold is often one of the loudest spectator highlights of an Olympic Games. On Saturday, Japan won its first Tokyo 2020 gold…

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China’s Yang grabs first gold of Olympic Games

TOKYO (Reuters) -China's Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after prevailing in a battle of nerves with Russian Anastasiia Galashina in the women's…

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Olympics-Naomi Osaka lights flame as Tokyo’s ‘games of hope’ open

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the formal start of Tokyo 2020, in an opening ceremony shorn of…

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Sporting moments to look out for at Tokyo 2020

TOKYO (Reuters) - Superheroes the world over come head to toe in spandex. So too here in Tokyo, where the one person with the best shot at making – or…

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Olympics-Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke on Games eve

TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) - On the eve of the Tokyo Games, organisers fired the director of the opening ceremony over a joke he made about the Holocaust, while media…

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