Japan embarked on a groundbreaking initiative ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, gathering millions of used ...

Organizers say the Tokyo Games have set a new standard for sustainability, but critics beg to differ. Matt Alderton is a journalist who covers climate and environment issues, renewable energy, clean ...

Japan's Naomi Osaka carries the Olympic torch towards the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Olympic flame burns after the lighting of the Olympic ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A year later than originally planned, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will ...

As the world has watched with varying degrees of joy, appreciation, skepticism and concern (sometimes all during the same event!), the competitors themselves, every one of whom trained their tails off ...

Australian biker Logan Martin has won gold in the first ever Olympic BMX freestyle men’s final, scoring 93.30 in his first run. Venezuela’s Daniel Dhers earned his country’s third medal of the Tokyo ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, already postponed one year because of ...

After weeks of athletic feats, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games came to an end on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at the closing ceremony in an empty Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Athletes arrive for the closing ...

From swimming and gymnastics to skateboarding and cycling, catch up on the highlights from the Tokyo Summer Olympics from July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021. Maja Nilsson, of Sweden, competes during a ...

Great Britain’s Bethany Shriever held off two-time Olympic gold medalist Mariana Pajon of Colombia to win the women’s BMX racing final by 0.09 seconds on Friday morning in Japan. Pajon, who won ...