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Simone Biles made a celebrated return to the Tokyo Olympics, with a last stand on the balance beam that earned her a bronze medal, her record-tying seventh career medal. Biles, who entered with just the seventh-highest qualifying score, finished third with a score of 14.000. China’s 16-year-old sensation Guan Chenchen (14.633) won gold, and teammate

TOKYO (Reuters) -International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Thursday there was “zero” risk of Games participants infecting Japanese residents with COVID-19, as cases hit a six-month high in the host city.FILE PHOTO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), bump elbows at the start of their

The Olympic Games are a sporting event steeped in history. Having taken place for over 100 years, the Games have undergone numerous changes both to their structure, schedule and the events themselves. While Tokyo 2020 will certainly be making history simply due to the context in which it is taking place – one where fans

Soul Cap, a Black-owned line of inclusive swimming caps, has been denied certification for use in competitive swimming by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The brand, which provides comfortable swimming options for those with Afro hair, locs, braids, and other kinds of voluminous natural hair, will not be allowed during the 2021 Olympic games alongside

Olympic track medallist, and World, National and Commonwealth track champion, Annette Edmondson is a force to be reckoned with in the cycling world. Yet it was never an easy road for the Adelaide-born Aussie – ever since she started cycling at the age of 12, asthma has been a prevalent factor in her life. “The

(Reuters) – American Grant Holloway said he was not surprised by his blistering pace on the World Indoor Tour circuit this year as he eclipsed the long-standing world indoor 60m hurdles record in Madrid.Slideshow ( 2 images )Holloway, the outdoor 110m hurdles world champion, won his 10th race of the year on Wednesday as he