
Jade Carey: Gold medal winner says Simone Biles told her to go and ‘kill floor’
By Wayne Sterling and John Sinnott, CNN With the words of USA teammate Simone Biles resounding in her ears — “Go out and kill…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and John Sinnott, CNN With the words of USA teammate Simone Biles resounding in her ears — “Go out and kill…
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN If competitive diving doesn’t work out, Tom Daley can always pursue a career as a knitwear designer. The Olympic gold…
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, Becky Thompson and John Sinnott, CNN The United States Women’s National Team narrowly lost to Canada 1-0 in the Olympic…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Aleks Klosok, CNN Team USA gymnast Simone Biles will take part in Tuesday’s balance beam final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, USA…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN US shot-putter Raven Saunders has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics meant.…
Continue ReadingItaly’s Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim decided to share the gold medal in the men’s high jump in the Tokyo Olympic Games in an…
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Robert Iddiols, Sebastian Shukla, Taylor Barnes and Jim Sciutto, CNN Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya received a…
Continue ReadingOlympic gold medal swimmer Katie Ledecky sits down with CNN’s Coy Wire to discuss the two gold and two silver medals she won for Team USA at the 2020…
Continue ReadingBy Coy Wire and George Ramsay, CNN With her Tokyo Olympics drawn to a close, American swimmer Katie Ledecky can start to unwind. “I did have a…
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN They both cleared the highest bar, but when it came to deciding a winner, two Olympic high jumpers opted not to take it to a…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN As soon as the gun sounds at the start of his first Olympic 5,000-meter race, Jamal Mohammed knows his nerves will disappear.…
Continue ReadingBy Seb Shukla and Taylor Barnes, CNN A Belarusian sprinter competing at the Tokyo Olympics released a video on Sunday calling for the International…
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Seamus Fagan, CNN American swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Robert Finke won gold again on Sunday, as part of an exemplary effort from…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN Olympians taking part in Tokyo 2020 are competing for a chance to write a page in the history books — and hopefully bring home…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN The celebrations started even before she had crossed the line, gesturing with her left arm and shouting in delight. A…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Coy Wire sits down with swimming legend Michael Phelps about the mental health of athletes amidst the pandemic and life as an Olympics…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN After years of dominance that equated to a glut of 20 medals across the past three Olympic Games, Great Britain’s rowers…
Continue ReadingBy Heather Law, CNN The Tokyo Olympics are officially underway with thousands of the world’s most outstanding athletes competing against each…
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Nectar Gan, CNN Simone Biles will not compete in the Olympics finals for two of the four individual women’s gymnastics…
Continue ReadingVeteran U.S. Olympic mental skills coach Dr. Colleen Hacker discusses the psychological aspect of athletics and the heroism of gymnast Simone…
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega won the men’s 10,000-meter gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday after a thrilling sprint…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Sealy and Selina Wang, CNN Japan’s summers are hot, humid, and can be deadly. If records are being broken during events at the…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Will Ripley takes a look at the city of Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics, where a growing number of athletes have tested positive for Covid-19…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Novak Djokovic’s search for a historic ‘Golden Slam’ came to an end on Friday as he lost to Alexander Zverev at…
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN In a series of Instagram stories, Simone Biles shared videos — which since have been deleted — of herself struggling…
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN The story of Suni Lee’s rise as Olympic gold medalist in many ways reflects the larger struggles of the Hmong people as one…
Continue ReadingSunisa’s Lee’s family and friends gathered in her Minnesota hometown to cheer her on as she competed in the women’s all-around gymnastics…
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN Seventeen gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold: Artistic Gymnastics…
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN Suni Lee just accomplished what no one expected three days ago — not even herself. “This is such a surreal moment. I…
Continue ReadingBy Mayumi Maruyama, Jaide Garcia and Sara Spary, CNN Germany cycling coach Patrick Moster has been sent back home from the Toyko Olympics after he…
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