Katie Ledecky, Andy Murray and Lisa Carrington are a few of the athletes vying for a third straight gold medal at the Tokyo ...

Tokyo is the most gender-equal Olympics in the games' history, organizers said. At the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens, there wasn't a single female competitor. When the 2020 Games ...

Dec 7 (Reuters) - Athletes competing at next year's Tokyo Olympics will have a shorter than usual stay at the world's biggest multi-sports event due to tight COVID-19 health protocols, the ...

Since the early 1900s, athletes have made the Olympics political. Since the start of the Olympic Games in 1896, athletes have used the international stage to shine a light on social justice issues.

After Chinese swimmers won Olympic gold in 2021 despite having tested positive for a banned substance, the World Anti-Doping ...

An interactive look at the history, mechanics, equipment and schedules for the Athletics events at the Summer Olympics ...