Topic: 2020 Olympics

Japan reported its highest-ever daily rise in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.

Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore of New Zealand, who participated at the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil but was not chosen to go to Tokyo this year, has been found dead, authorities said. She was 24.

The majority of Japanese who responded to a recent survey say they do not want Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to be re-elected to office.

The head of the International Olympic Committee is at the center of a backlash in Japan after a decision to leave the Olympic bubble.

Women drove the Americans to the top of the medal count at the 2020 Summer Games, while Team USA gymnasts were the most popular, according to data from Facebook and Twitter.

The Closing Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicked off Friday night to bid farewell to a Games that was delayed for a year by COVID-19 but delivered unforgettable sporting moments.

Allyson Felix won her 11th career medal to become the most-decorated U.S. track athlete in Olympics history, headlining a 10-medal day for Team USA on Saturday in Tokyo.

Substitute Malcom outsprinted defenders to finish a Brazilian breakaway with a score in extra time to lead Brazil to a dramatic 2-1 win over Spain in the men's soccer gold medal game Saturday in Yokohama, Japan.

Japan shut out Team USA 2-0 to claim its first-ever Olympic gold medal in baseball at the 2020 Summer Games on Saturday in Yokohama, Japan.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda carded a 2-under par 69 over her final 18 holes to hold onto her three-round lead and win the 2020 Summer Games women's golf tournament Saturday in Saitama, Japan.