She is now the most decorated athlete in United States track and field history.
The new medal standard in Olympic women’s track has been set. American Allyson Felix stands alone at the top and still has a chance to go even higher.
The 17-year-old gold medalist rode through the streets of her hometown to celebrate her success at the Tokyo games.
With a 7-2 win over South Korea at Yokohama Stadium, the U.S. Olympic baseball team earned a spot in the gold medal game against Japan — and Alvarez earned a rare personal distinction.
Baker placed fifth in the 100 meters and ran a leg in Wednesday night’s 4x100-meter relay heats at the Tokyo Olympics
The latest chapter of the friendly rivalry between U.S. athletes lives up to lofty expectations.
Sydney McLaughlin broke her world record Wednesday and won the Olympic 400-meter hurdles gold, finishing in 51.46 seconds in yet another close victory over U.S. teammate Dalilah Muhammad.
“I just did this for me”: Gymnastics star shows the world what sports should be about.
Her routine was steady, seemingly immune to the whir of dozens of cameras capturing her every move.
A surfer jumping in to translate for the rival who’d just beaten him. High-jumping friends agreeing to share a gold medal rather than move to a tiebreaker. Two runners helping each other to the finish line. In an extraordinary Olympic Games where mental health has been front and center, acts of kindness are everywhere.
Poland granted a visa Monday to a Belarusian Olympic sprinter who said she feared for her safety and that her team’s officials tried to force her to fly home, where the autocratic government was accused of diverting a flight to arrest a dissident journalist.
The 17-year-old added a silver in the women’s medley relay on Saturday to go with the gold she won in the 100-meter breaststroke on Monday.
Jacoby, 17, was a member of the American 400-meter medley relay team that finished second to Australia by .13 of a second.
Jacoby swam the breaststroke for the U.S. mixed medley relay team, which placed fifth Friday night.
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker was the star of the day, setting the first individual swimming world record at the Tokyo Olympics.
The 30-year-old Diaz, who won gold in the women’s 55-kilogram category at the Tokyo Games, joins the ranks of a handful of Filipino sports celebrities who have earned international acclaim, led by boxer Manny Pacquiao.
Kelter is a leader of the U.S. women’s rugby sevens team, which plays its first match Wednesday at 5 p.m. ADT.
The American star recovered from the worst finish of her brilliant Olympic career to take the first-ever gold medal in the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle.
Olympic authorities are trespassing regularly on the corporeal form of athletes, whether it be beach volleyball, gymnastics or even men’s basketball.
The town’s watch party for hometown hero Lydia Jacoby produced a 30-second, high-cardio video that’s being watched around the world.
For years, the world’s greatest gymnast showed us the “super.” Tuesday she showed us the “human.”
Carissa Moore of the United States and Italo Ferreira of Brazil became the first Olympic surfing champions on Tuesday, more than a century after the sport first tried to get on the program.
The family from Seward planned to visit the Olympics as fans last year. This year, Lydia won gold instead.
Hundreds of residents watching a live feed inside the Alaska Railroad terminal cheered as the 17-year-old won the 100 meter-breaststroke.
Seventeen-year-old Lydia Jacoby of Seward became an Olympic champion in dramatic fashion Monday to become the first American woman to win a gold medal in swimming at the Summer Olympics.