Olympics

The protests that spread around the world after the death of George Floyd have prompted many in the public eye to raise their voices to speak about racial injustice and police brutality, including leading athletes. Some who have resumed play during the coronavirus pandemic have expressed their views on the field of play, kneeling or including messages on their uniforms demanding justice. But...

Tianna Bartoletta, a track and field star with three gold medals, says IOC Rule 50, which prohibits athletes from political protests like kneeling or raising a fist, is wrong for these times.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is creating an athlete group that will look into loosening restrictions on protests at the games

The International Olympic Committee is reconsidering its current ban on protesting amid global protests against racism, following stances made by other sporting leagues like FIFA and the NFL. Under current rules, athletes are required to show political neutrality at the games but can express their opinions in post-competition interviews and on social media.

The IOC has set aside $800 million for loans and payments arising from the pandemic that forced the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be postponed

The chief executive of the Tokyo Games says he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year because the coronavirus continues to spread in Japan

A signed Michael Jordan Team USA jersey from 1992 is up for auction with bidding starting at $25,000.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters that the country plans to move forward with hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics as the coronavirus in Japan “has not progressed to an explosive rise of infection spread.”

It will still be known as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but the competition won’t likely begin until 2021. The International Olympic Committee formally postponed the games Tuesday. This is an unprecedented move in unprecedented times amid COVID-19 concerns and it has left all Olympians wondering what this means for them. “To have your sights set on something so big for…

Connecticut athletes are reacting the postponement of the Olympics to 2021

Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori officially announced the summer games would be postponed until 2021.

Regional Olympic officials are rallying around the IOC and have backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled

Tokyo Olympic organizers say a test event in gymnastics set for April 4-5 has been canceled.

President Donald Trump’s suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the spreading virus was immediately shot down by Japan’s Olympic minister.

The 500-year-old sport of curling is looking for ways to shorten games and keep fans engaged

There will be many losers if the Tokyo Olympic have to be called off because of the spreading virus that was first detected in China

Artistic Swimming is one of the events you can see at this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games.

Tokyo organizers are downsizing the arrival ceremony for the Olympic torch on March 20 and will not send 140 children to Greece to give the flame a send off

Japan’s Olympic minister says the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020

The International Olympic Committee met Tuesday in Switzerland and says despite the coronavirus outbreak, they remain committed to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games this summer.