Olympics and Paralympics Karunananda of Sri Lanka: The Courageous Loser Who Won Hearts at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics Everyone shouted as if they were cheering for their own country's athlete. Some of them watched him in awe with their eyes shining with... JAPAN ForwardAugust 5, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics TRACK and FIELD | Japan Qualifies for Men’s 4×100-Meter Relay Final Shuhei Tada, Ryota Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryu and Yuki Koike completed their qualifying heat in 38.16 seconds. Ed OdevenAugust 5, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics BASEBALL | Tetsuto Yamada Delivers Clutch Hit as Japan Beats South Korea to Book Spot in Final The win ensures Samurai Japan will win its first Olympic medal in baseball since the 2004 Athens Games. Jim ArmstrongAugust 5, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics BASKETBALL | Japan Women Edge Belgium in Thriller, Reach Olympic Semifinals for First Time Saki Hayashi sank a 3-pointer with 15.2 seconds remaining to keep the host nation’s medal hopes alive. Ed OdevenAugust 4, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics GOLF | Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom Grabs Early Lead After 66 in First Round of Women’s Tournament Defending champion Inbee Park is three strokes back, while Japan's Nasa Hataoka is tied for 16th. Jim ArmstrongAugust 4, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics Former Fencer Yuki Ota Among Quartet of New IOC Athletes’ Commission Members Longtime NBA star Pau Gasol, Italian swimming icon Federica Pellegrini and cyclist Maja Włoszczowska are the other new members. Ed OdevenAugust 4, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics SKATEBOARDING | Japan’s Yosozumi and Hiraki Fly to Gold and Silver in Women’s Park Final ~~ ~ There are few sports that have stolen the hearts of people like skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics, and the women’s park final... Arielle BusettoAugust 4, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics GYMNASTICS | Daiki Hashimoto Claims Second Gold Medal By Winning Horizontal Bar Title The Japanese teenager has come into his own at the Tokyo Games, earning three medals. Jim ArmstrongAugust 4, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics TRACK and FIELD | Karsten Warholm Eclipses Own World Record in 400-Meter Hurdles En Route to Olympic Gold The Norwegian completes the final in 45.94 seconds a month after topping Kevin Young’s record set at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Ed OdevenAugust 3, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics BOXING | Sena Irie Captures Women’s Featherweight Gold Medal The 20-year-old Tottori Prefecture native becomes Japan’s first female Olympic boxing medalist. Ed OdevenAugust 3, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics [OLYMPIC IMPRESSIONS] Emma McKeon Emerges as One of the Greatest Swimmers of All Time The Australian superstar now owns more Olympic medals (11) than any athlete from her nation. Ed OdevenAugust 3, 2021
Olympics and Paralympics BASEBALL | Takuya Kai’s Clutch Hit Sends Japan to Semifinals Against South Korea Ryoji Kuribayashi holds the U.S. in the 10th to pick up the win. Jim ArmstrongAugust 3, 2021