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TOKYO (Reuters) - A Belarusian athlete sought amnesty in the Polish embassy in Tokyo in a diplomatic controversy playing out on the sideline of the Games, as Simone Biles said she would be back to com...

By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Denmark's Viktor Axelsen swept to the men's singles Olympic gold medal on Monday, unseating Chen Long of China who claimed the title at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Axelsen ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese gold medallists Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore badges featuring the head of the country's former leader Mao Zedong during a medal ceremony on Monday, in a potential breach...

By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Sifan Hassan bagged the first of what she hopes will be an unprecedented hat-trick of track golds while Kenya's astonishing run of victories in the men's steeplecha...

By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Netherlands' Sifan Hassan unleashed her sizzling pace in the final lap to win the women's 5,000 metres gold medal on Monday and kick off her bid for an unprecedent...

By Martyn Herman IZU (Reuters) - Australian track cyclist Alexander Porter had a lucky escape when his handlebars failed while he was riding at 60kph in the qualifying round at the Olympics on Monday....

By Elaine Lies and Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - Twenty four hours after Jade Carey finished last in the women's vault final at the Tokyo Olympics, the American gymnast tumbled her way to gold on th...

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Host nation Japan aim to hit new heights in competitive climbing when the sport makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo with their maximum of four athletes launching an assaul...

TOKYO (Reuters) - One throw was all it took for the Valarie Allman of the United States to win Olympic gold in the women's discus on Monday, with a 68.98-metre (226.3 ft) performance. Germany's Kristi...

By Elvira Pollina and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Interviewed after his shock Olympic sprint triumph, Italy's Marcell Jacobs thanked his mental coach, and it was not the first time he had indicated t...