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TOKYO (Reuters) - Kosovo's Judoka Nora Gjakova won the Olympic gold medal in the women's -57 kg weight division on Monday, beating Sarah-Leonie Cysique of France in the final. Bronze went to Tsukasa Y...

By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Chen Meng, the world's top ranked table tennis player, overwhelmed Swiss opponent Rachel Moret on Monday in the third round of the women's singles to move o...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ever-increasing LGBTQ representation at the Olympics has the potential to change lives, newly minted gold medallist Tom Daley said on Monday, after saying he grew up feeling like "an...

By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka is relishing her time at the Tokyo Games while other medal contenders have fallen away in the early rounds of the Olympic tournament. The world ...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The head of a South Korean public TV network which sparked a furore for using offensive images and captions during the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony issued a public apo...

By Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - As a nutritionist for South Korean Olympians for 35 years, Han Jung-sook says Tokyo Olympics is a challenging mission. She is responsible for orchestrating the 16-memb...

By Chris Gallagher SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Slovenia's Luka Doncic is the world's best basketball player and he "destroyed" Argentina with his tactical skills, Argentina head coach Sergio Hernandez ...

By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - At 35 and after three unsuccessful bids to get to the Olympics, middleweight boxer Aaron Solomon Prince - Trinidad and Tobago's oldest fighter at the Games - is no...

By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - One of the breakout stars of the inaugural skateboarding event at the Tokyo Olympics is a champion who's not even competing. On Monday, Ryo Sejiri, a TV commentator for...

By Chang-Ran Kim CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Britain's Lauren Williams overpowered her toughest rival on Monday to reach the final in taekwondo's welterweight category, looking focused and determined ahe...