2020 Olympics

Following a meeting of the International Olympic Committee’s executive board, president Thomas Bach says the Tokyo Olympics will proceed with strict COVID measures.

Danny Valencia has always been grounded on and off the field, but now, he’s reaching new heights. The baseball slugger is lacing up his cleats for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. “I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would ever play in the Olympics,” Valencia said. “… It’s kind of the icing on the cake of a…

Tokyo 2020 is not going to be your grandparents’ Olympic Games. When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed five new sports were to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Games, it was a clear signal the organization was making a concerted effort to embrace youth culture. To that end skateboarding, surfing, sports climbing and karate, as well as the return...

Last February, Mitch and Annika Dworet became part of a small circle no parent wants to join. Sons Nick and Alex were in classrooms across from each other at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman opened fire with an assault weapon.

Five sports, including surfing and skateboarding, moved a step closer to being included in the Tokyo 2020 Games after being described as “a dynamic and exciting” package by the International Olympic Committee, which will rule on the decision to include them this week.