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Guan Chenchen Wins Gold on Balance Beam. Simone Biles Takes Bronze.
Performing a routine filled with difficulty but performed with grace, Guan Chenchen of China, the youngest competitor on Tuesday, won the gold medal in the balance beam at the Tokyo Games. Simone Biles, in her much-anticipated return, won bronze and
Kevin Durant Leads U.S. Into Olympic Basketball Semifinals
SAITAMA, Japan — There were 13 seconds left on the clock when Kevin Durant found himself gliding to the basket with no one around him. He ascended smoothly to the rim and dunked the ball with two hands. When the
How to Watch Simone Biles in the Balance Beam Final
The women’s gymnastics events in Tokyo will wrap up on Tuesday with the balance beam final, and Simone Biles will be competing for the first time since withdrawing from the team final a week ago. It is the last shot
U.S. Men’s Basketball Faces Tough Must-Win Game Against Spain
SAITAMA, Japan — Now things get serious. The United States men’s basketball team opens Olympic knockout-round play against Spain on Tuesday afternoon at Saitama Super Arena. Spain is the No. 2-ranked team in the world and could provide a stiff
Karsten Warholm Sets World Record in 400-Meter Hurdles
TOKYO — Rai Benjamin of the United States and Karsten Warholm of Norway had spent recent years circling one another as they vied for the title of world’s greatest 400-meter hurdler. On Tuesday, under the oppressive midday sun at Olympic
Olympics Events to Watch on Day 11: Beach Volleyball, Gymnastics and Diving
Here are some highlights of U.S. broadcast coverage on Monday night. All times are Eastern. BEACH VOLLEYBALL With the men’s team out, April Ross and Alix Klineman will compete to keep the U.S. represented in beach volleyball with a
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Won the 100-Meter Hurdles
TOKYO — Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico won the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Monday morning, beating Kendra Harrison of the United States, the world-record holder. Camacho-Quinn, a University of Kentucky graduate, was the favorite coming in on the strength
Simone Biles Plans to Compete in the Balance Beam, Her Last Possible Event in Tokyo
TOKYO — Simone Biles, the headliner of the Tokyo Olympics for Team U.S.A., is not done just yet. After withdrawing from most of her events at these Olympics because of mental health issues, Biles will compete in the balance
Cut off from restaurants, Tokyo’s visitors find culinary delights at 24-hour convenience stores.
TOKYO — Noodle joints, skewer shops, sushi counters. Those of us who are here covering the Games stare at it all through tinted glass on languid bus rides from one Olympic venue to another. This is for good reason.
Tokyo Olympics on Monday: You Can’t Win Them All
U.S. soccer falls to Canada, but an American gymnast rebounds from a loss. Great Britain was at a loss for words to describe its gold medal rush on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in 2021. There were
Indonesia Wins Badminton Gold for the 8th Time
Indonesia has won Olympic gold in only one sport: badminton. On Monday, the world’s fourth most populous nation notched another badminton victory when Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu claimed gold in the women’s doubles event. It was the first
Alyssa Naeher Left the U.S.- Canada Match With a Knee Injury
United States goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, the hero of her team’s quarterfinal victory in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament, left the team’s semifinal match against Canada on Monday with a knee injury. Naeher was injured in an awkward fall while
Olympics officials are still negotiating a response to a U.S. podium protest.
The standoff over free speech between the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic officials continued on Monday, as the I.O.C. grappled with what to do if the Americans refused to penalize an athlete for violating rules limiting demonstrations on
You, too, can have an Olympic medal (for the right price).
A silver medal in shooting from the 1900 Olympics in Paris recently sold for a mere $1,283. Then there was a bronze medal from the 1956 Winter Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, that fetched $3,750. But it was a