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TOKYO (Reuters) - Annemiek van Vleuten bemoaned another Olympic mishap and broke down in tears as she explained a calamitous oversight after finishing second in Sunday's women's road race when she pre...

By Chang-Ran Kim CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - U.S. gold medallist for women's taekwondo Anastasija Zolotic said on Sunday she hoped her historic win would give taekwondo a boost in her home country, where...

By Toshiki Hashimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Mayu Ishikawa mirrored her elder brother Yuki's achievements on Sunday when she top scored in Japan's rout of Kenya but said her focus was on forging her own pat...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Norway began their quest for a record-equalling third Olympic gold medal in women's handball with a 39-27 victory over Asian powerhouse South Korea on Sunday, while Brazil frustrated...

(Reuters) - Surprise wins and misses dominated the Olympic storyline on Sunday as new champions from unlikely nations joined traditional powerhouses atop medal podiums and stars faltered. Here's what ...

By Shadia Nasralla TOKYO (Reuters) - German world number one Isabell Werth and her two team mates topped each of their three groups at the Olympic equestrian dressage qualifiers on Sunday to make Tues...

SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - The United States lost to France 83-76 on Sunday as the Americans suffered their first defeat since 2004 in the Olympic men's basketball tournament. The French had upset the...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Katie Ledecky can become a six-times Olympic gold medallist on Monday if the American wins her long-awaited 400m freestyle showdown with Australia's world champion Ariarne Titmus. Th...

CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's Ulugbek Rashitov defeated Britain's Bradly Sinden to win the men's taekwondo -68kg category gold medal on Sunday. China's Zhao Shuai and Turkey's Hakan Recber cla...

TOKYO (Reuters) -China claimed two Olympic gold medals in men's weightlifting on Sunday as Chen Lijun and Li Fabin won the 67kg and 61kg categories. With Zhihui Hou winning the women's 49kg category o...