That is neither exaggeration nor hyperbole. This was, perhaps, the sole reason the Tokyo Olympics had to happen. The 400 hurdles is an event of such stamina and difficulty that Young’s 46.78 stood for ...

At the 2016 Rio Games, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and American cyclist Kristin Armstrong were among the athletes who etched their names into Olympic history by winning the same individual event ...

The defending Olympic champion United States men’s 4x400 relay team are gold medalists once again following a thrilling final on Saturday, and it would be no exaggeration to state that they made it ...

The game of tennis traces its roots back to medieval France, and although history cannot exactly pinpoint the origin of tennis' scoring system, the modern version of tennis scoring was finalized in ...

Every iteration of the Olympic Games provides myriad moments that inspire, delight, or simply drop jaws that eventually form the type of awed grin we're in no hurry to replace. If you find that corny, ...

If there’s one thing the world’s top breakers agree on, it might be this: The newest sport at the Olympics is much more than just a sport. Breaking is a culture. Let Jeffrey Louis (aka “B-Boy Jeffro” ...

The Chinese men’s team swept France 3-0 in the final championship match on Sunday. China’s Fan Zhendong fought back after dropping the first game to Frenchman Alexis Lebrun and took the match in five ...

The individual diving events at the Olympics consist of three rounds: preliminary, semifinal and final. The preliminary round trims the field of divers to 18, which is then reduced to 12 after the ...

Skateboarding was added to the Tokyo Games lineup as part of a wider initiative to grow the Olympics' appeal with younger audiences, by way of sports that are particularly popular in the host nation.

The jumping competition is comprised of three events and takes place over the course of four days. Taking place over the course of two days, there are three phases to dressage competition that include ...

3 a.m.: Carl Yuan (CHN), Camilo Villegas (COL), Matteo Manassero (ITA) ...

Both individual and team competition matches use a best-of-three format. One loss in Olympic tournament format will result in elimination from the tournament, save for in the semifinals when the two ...