Issued on: 04/08/2021 - 06:29
From Cobra Kai to Chuck Norris, karate is known around the world—but practitioners of the Japanese martial art are hoping the Tokyo Olympics can bring…
According to an independent count, there are at least three times more publicly out LGBTQ athletes in Tokyo than at the Olympic Games. Many are seizing on the opportunity to bring a message of equality to a global…
Issued on: 04/08/2021 - 02:25
Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was headed to Poland on Wednesday after seeking refuge with that country's diplomats, bringing a dramatic…
Issued on: 03/08/2021 - 19:20
Karsten Warholm and Elaine Thompson-Herah made history on a memorable day in athletics at the Olympics, the Norwegian destroying his own world record in…
Issued on: 03/08/2021 - 17:01
Norwegian Karsten Warholm's spectacular run to shatter his own 400-metre hurdles world record at the Olympics on Tuesday – winning gold in just 45.94…
Issued on: 03/08/2021 - 12:29
Simone Biles stuck the landing. The American gymnastics superstar won bronze during the balance beam final on Tuesday, a week after she took herself out…
Simone Biles will make her long-awaited bid for an individual gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, while the men’s 400m hurdles and women’s 200m finals take centre stage on the track.…
Issued on: 02/08/2021 - 17:03
Sifan Hassan bagged the first of what she hopes will be an unprecedented hat-trick of track golds while Kenya's astonishing run of victories in the…
Issued on: 02/08/2021 - 09:42
It would be an honour if Europe were to grant political asylum to Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, French European Affairs Minister Clement…
Issued on: 01/08/2021 - 18:02
Lamont Marcell Jacobs stormed to a shock victory in the Olympics 100m final on Sunday to cap a golden double for Italy on a dramatic day of athletics…