Opinion by Richard Galant, The man who revived the Olympic Games after 1,500 years saw them as the “quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.” To Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the four-year cadence of the Games was like the “rhythm of the
By Teele Rebane Covid-19 has thrown more than a few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers — but this isn’t the first Games to battle a pandemic. A century ago, the 1920 Antwerp Olympics were held only a few months after the Spanish
By George Ramsay With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics‘ Opening Ceremony officially kicked off the Summer Games on Friday as tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron. Earlier on Friday, a request from Tokyo 2020 organizers
By Seamus Fagan and Sara Spary Over 150 athletes, sports organizations, human rights and social justice experts have signed an open letter calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow athletes the “fundamental human right” to protest, including at the podium.
By Ella Donald When it comes to sports that attract fervent attention at the Olympics, gymnastics is always a top contender. Pulse-pounding and entertaining, the gravity-defying skills exhibited by athletes is unlike anything else seen at the Games. However, thanks to the
By Eric Levenson, Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente If a National Football League game cannot be rescheduled and is canceled due to a Covid-19 outbreak among unvaccinated players, that team will have to forfeit and will be credited with a
By Frank Pallotta Maria Taylor, one of the top NBA analysts on ESPN, is parting ways with the sports network. The move is not all that surprising, as Taylor’s contract was coming to an end. But her exit is notable because it
By Brian Lowry The Olympics will go on without the roar of in-person crowds, while offering a dizzying assortment of events via not only NBC and its sister cable networks but dedicated site NBCOlympics.com and the company’s new streaming platform, Peacock. Peacock’s
By Rebecca Wright and Will Ripley Oonagh Cousins was training up to 35 hours a week after she was picked for the British rowing team for the Tokyo Olympics, despite contracting Covid-19 in February 2020. The 26-year-old from Surrey experienced a mild
By Jennifer Gray and Allison Chinchar Olympic athletes are the world’s best. They train hard in conditions that will be similar to what they will face at the games, to acclimate their bodies to the weather they will compete in. And this