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osovo, the Balkan nation that tends to produce some of the region’s most intractable problems, has instead been gaining attention in recent days for its judo champions at the Tokyo Olympics. Millions watched last week as two Kosovo women, Nora
Hungary’s Maria Fazekas celebrated her second appearance at the Olympics by dying the five-ring symbol into the back of her two-block hair cut, to the delight of those on Japanese social media watching her in the team event on Sunday
At 43, New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is nearly twice the average age of her Tokyo 2020 competitors. Having shifted 285 kg in qualifying, she is also one of the strongest in the field. On Monday (Aug 2) she will
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is looking into the gesture used by American athlete Raven Saunders on the podium after she raised her arms into an X above her head, in one of the most visible individual protests at the
ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Singaporean sailors Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low will have to wait a day to compete in the women’s 49er FX medal race as Monday’s (Aug 2) sailing programme has been postponed due to a lack of
Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu won badminton women’s doubles gold on Monday (August 2), breaking a Chinese stranglehold and claiming Indonesia’s first title of the Tokyo Olympics. They beat China’s second seeds Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan 21-19 21-15 to
A Belarusian sprinter reportedly pressured to leave Tokyo halfway through the games for criticising sporting officials from her country is safe after spending the night at an airport hotel in the city, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The
British Olympic swimming star Adam Peaty said he had been under a “huge amount of pressure” as he explained his decision to join other top athletes in taking a mental health break. Peaty defended his men’s 100m breaststroke crown in
Four-time Olympic diving gold medallist Shi Tingmao has revealed her struggles with depression, joining US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles in openly discussing her mental health at the Tokyo Games. China’s Shi comfortably won the 3m springboard title on Sunday (Aug
Simone Biles will compete in Tuesday’s balance beam final, the last women’s event on the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics schedule, officials confirmed on Monday (Aug 2). “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two US athletes in the