Tokyo 2020

NBC’s Olympics coverage has long been built on a foundation of human-interest stories and showcasing their road to the Games.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games closed on Sunday, officially beginning the countdown to the 2022 Beijing Olympics. With less than six months before the next games begin, the Winter Olympics are set to start on Feb. 4, 2022.

Weeks after encouraging his supporters to boo the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team at the Tokyo Olympics, Donald Trump now says “Leftist Maniacs” cost the team a gold medal — in the process falsely repeating a debunked allegation about their behavior during the Games. “If our soccer team, headed by a radical group of Leftist Maniacs, wasn’t woke, they would...

Ilona Maher, who wears number 2 for Team USA, is both a Rugby and TikTok star. Here’s info on her college resume and career as a registered nurse.

After Simone Biles pulled out of the team and individual all-around competitions, athletes have been showing her support. Irish golfer Rory McIlroy praised her and Naomi Osaka for prioritizing their mental health.

Alessandra Perilli won bronze for the microstate, with a score of 29.

Japan is cat crazy. Athletes may want to follow a beckoning cat to bring them success. Natalie Morales looks at feline folklore and visits the temple where cats could make your wishes come true.

Justin Bieber says he knows what Olympian gymnast Simone Biles is going through. In a heartfelt Instagram post Wednesday afternoon, the pop star wrote that “nobody will ever understand the pressures” facing Biles as she pulled out of both the team and the all-around gymnastics finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games this week. “I know we don’t know each…

Gymnasts cite the ‘twisties’ to explain Simone Biles’ withdrawal from Olympic Team gymnastics events. Learn the ‘twisties’ meaning and mental health impact.

The American gymnast will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not she will compete in next week’s individual event finals.

With the Tokyo Olympics underway, in addition to facing obstacles from COVID, there may be a weather threat as well

The Tokyo Olympics crossed over with a Donald Trump rally Saturday night, as the former president encouraged a hyped-up Phoenix crowd to boo the U.S. Women’s soccer team. The political action committee Turning Point Action sponsored the “Protect Our Elections Rally,” which turned into a wide-ranging attack on fellow Republicans, the military, the press, “woke” culture — and eventually...

Kevin Hart. Snoop Dogg. The Olympics? Yup. The comedy and rap icons are hosting an Olympic highlights show on Peacock, with the first episode dropping July 23 and three more since. You’ll have to sign up for Peacock to see the best bits, but here are some highlights to whet your appetite. “I’m not shocked at that at all....

When the pandemic hit, Smith deferred her enrollment at Stanford, stayed home with parents in Minnesota, and kept herself entertained with TikTok. Now, she’s a contender for the gold medal in the 100m backstroke.

Here’s how Japan’s culture— video game music and Naomi Osaka —shaped the 2020 Opening Ceremony and the entire Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.

Before the torch ceremony in Tokyo, a Kabuki actor appeared in elaborate costume. Ayako Kiyono and Masa Hattori from InsideJapan explain the role that the theatrical form plays in Japanese culture.

As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicked off on Friday, Japan unveiled an opening ceremony unlike any games before. From a moment of silence for the victims of the coronavirus pandemic to unique callouts to Japanese culture, here are the top 10 moments from the Olympics opening ceremony.

Hanabi, or fireworks, are a staple of summer nights in Japan. Ayako Kiyono and Masa Hattori from InsideJapan share the cultural significance of the displays.

Pita Taufatofua made a splash in Rio in 2016 when he entered the Olympics Opening Ceremony shirtless and covered in oil. Well, he’s back in Tokyo. The Tongan taekwondo practitioner, skier and canoeist marched once again in this year’s Opening Ceremony on Friday as his island nation’s flag-bearer, causing an Internet splash. Before the ceremony, he’d dropped hints that...

A widespread disruption caused severe outages for some of the world’s biggest websites on Thursday afternoon – and it was all caused by a software update gone horribly wrong. DownDetector.com showed a sharp and simultaneous spike in outage reports for prominent travel, retail, financial and gaming websites globally. In most cases, the spike in outage reports appeared to start...