Athletes around the world have waited an extra year for their shot at the ultimate goal of a medal from the Tokyo Olympics. Decorated athletes like gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Katie Ledecky will ...

Members of the Japanese public donated their old electronic devices. What's gold is new again, so to speak. The new model for the medals that will be handed out at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was unveiled ...

When did surfing become an Olympic sport? Surfing became an Olympic sport for the first time during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021, with events off of Tsurigasaki Beach in Japan. Japan has won ...

Olympic events are far from a modern invention. These competitions have taken place in various forms for thousands of years, beginning in Ancient Greece when athletes gathered in Olympia to test their ...