Canada’s Andre de Grasse surprised in the 200-meter dash, beating three Americans, including Noah Lyles and Kenneth Bednarek.
Author: Tom Schad, USA TODAY
Sydney McLaughlin sets world record; Dalilah Muhammad wins silver in 400 hurdles
The 21-year-old McLaughlin won the women’s 400-meter hurdles in dominant fashion, beating compatriot Dalilah Muhammad in a world record 51.46 seconds.
American Keni Harrison wins silver medal, finds redemption in 100-meter hurdles at Tokyo Games
American Keni Harrison takes the silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles, five years after suffering heartbreak at the Rio Games.
High jumpers from Qatar, Italy decide to share gold medal; emotional celebration ensues
When high jumpers Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi both failed to clear the last height, they decided to share the gold medal.
Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins 100-meter dash, takes over as fastest man in the world
Jacobs surprisingly took gold in the first Olympic 100-meter final of the post-Bolt era. American Fred Kerley won silver.
US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks out of Olympics with COVID-19, sends 3 Aussies into lockdown
American pole vaulter and reigning world champion Sam Kendricks will miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
Team USA wins 10 medals on Day 2 of Tokyo Olympics, but the specter of COVID-19 looms
While it took about 48 minutes for Team USA’s fortunes at the Tokyo Games to change, the specter of COVID-19 makes these Olympics very strange.
Two shirtless flag bearers for Olympic opening ceremony: Oiled-up Tongan joined by Vanuatu rower
Pita Taufatofua returned to the Olympics, shirtless yet again. This time, he had company as Vanuatu rower Riilio Rii was also shirtless.
Opening ceremony director for Tokyo Olympics fired after comments about Holocaust surface
A Tokyo 2020 official said they became aware of the director’s past remarks about the Holocaust, which he made in 1998, on Wednesday morning.
Sue Bird, Eddy Alvarez named US flag bearers for Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
WNBA star Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez will be the flag bearers for Team USA at the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.