From 1896 to 2016, the number of athletes competing in the summer games has seen an increase of over 6,200% according to data gathered by the International Society of Olympic Historians. There are 206 ...

Here's a look at some of the COVID-19 measures in place for the games. LONDON -- As the coronavirus pandemic rages on in some parts of the world, the upcoming Summer Olympic Games are set to be unlike ...

The U.S. women have won eight of the 11 Olympic 5-on-5 basketball tournaments, including six straight gold medals. They're favored again in the Tokyo Games, and their Olympic victories sometimes feel ...

From Brady and the Bucs to the Tokyo Olympics, it was a year to remember. As athletes returned to the playing field and fans returned to the stands, there was some level of normalcy in the sports ...

Take a look back at the biggest Olympics controversies, from Jordan Chiles losing her bronze medal to Tonya Harding's ...

TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Olympic Minister insists the rearranged Tokyo2020 Games must be held "at any cost", while the International Olympic Committee says only that it is committed to ...

The U.S. women's basketball team is attempting to win its seventh consecutive gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games. But while the American women have dominated 5-on-5 basketball, the U.S. 3x3 women's ...

U.S. Olympic marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk said she never expected to be a new mom competing in the Olympics, and she also never expected to have to worry about whether she would be allowed to bring ...

Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan's Ministry of ...