Tokyo Olympics 2020
'Hurricane Hannah', 'Paralympics Bolt' strike gold
Hannah Cockroft and Nick Mayhugh enjoyed yet more golden success on the athletics track as the successful staging of the Games was lauded as “remarkable” on Saturday's penultimate day of Paralympics action in Tokyo.
Afghan Paralympians in tears while Brits light up Super Sunday
Afghanistan's athletes were in tears when they finally arrived at the Tokyo Paralympics, officials said, as Britain's wheelchair rugby team won one of 63 golds up for grabs on Super Sunday.
Samba rhythm to sound of silence: The dark art of goalball
Brazil emerge from their team bus singing, clapping and cheering. The bronze medallists from the Rio Paralympics in 2016 are keyed up and in the mood to make some noise ahead of meeting silver medallists USA in Thursday's big clash.
Youngest Paralympian swims for change
Teenage Ugandan swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe said she felt like she could “touch the clouds” after making her Paralympic debut Thursday -- and hopes it could change attitudes towards disability in Africa.
Storey approaches Paralympics history clinching 15th gold
Sarah Storey on Wednesday moved a step closer to becoming Britain's greatest Paralympian, shattering her own world record in the heats before powering to victory in the C5 3,000 metres individual pursuit final at the Izu Velodrome.
Paralympic flame in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening
The Paralympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday as virus cases hit fresh records nationwide just four days before the Games begin.
Polish Olympian Maria auctions medal to help save infant
Polish Olympian put her Tokyo silver medal up for sale to save the life of a kid who needs a $250,000 heart operation.
Neeraj Chopra wins historic gold for India in men's javelin
Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin on Saturday with a best throw of 87.58 metres, claiming a historic first Olympic gold in athletics for India.
Jepchirchir wins women's marathon with late burst
Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir won the Olympic women's marathon in Sapporo on Saturday, outduelling compatriot Brigid Kosgei in the final minutes and claiming her country's second consecutive gold medal in the event.
Korda completes US golf sweep
World number one Nelly Korda held her nerve during a delay for a lightning storm to win Olympic gold on Saturday and make it an American golf clean sweep at Tokyo 2020.
'Bonded for life'
Kevin Durant said he is “bonded for life” with his US team-mates after they beat France to win basketball gold Saturday, ensuring the Brooklyn Nets star joined all-time great Carmelo Anthony with a third Olympic title.
Tokyo has shown the pandemic can be beaten, Games health adviser says
A leading Olympic Games health adviser said on Saturday that Tokyo 2020 had shown the COVID-19 pandemic could be beaten and would provide data to help countries around the world battle the coronavirus.
Poland's Tomala wins gold after switch to 50km walk
Poland's Dawid Tomala cruised to victory in the Olympic men's 50km race walk with a dominant performance over the second half of the race in Sapporo on Friday, reaching the top of the podium in just his second completed race of the distance.
Belarus sprinter talks of defection after forced Olympic exit
Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya told Reuters on Thursday she decided to defect as she was being driven to a Tokyo airport because her grandmother told her that it was not safe to return home to Belarus.
America's Ross and Klineman beat Australia for gold in women’s beach volleyball
April Ross and Alix Klineman won the first Olympic gold medal for the United States in women's beach volleyball since 2012 on Friday, when they beat Australia's Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy at the Tokyo Games, with temperatures on the sand court rising to 45°C (113°F).
