Japan’s Olympics has been troubled but quietly glorious, reminding us the world can be funFarewell then, Tokyo 2020. On a sweltering night at the Olympic Stadium, Japan said goodbye to its troubled, quietly glorious Games with a closing ceremony that w…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics briefing: farewell and arigato to Japan
Sign up here and receive the Tokyo 2020 daily briefingToday in a nutshell: a dominant marathon display from Eliud Kipchoge, final day gold success for Team GB and for Ireland, the USA’s climb to the top of the medal table, and a closing ceremony that s…
Training for Tokyo: how athletes prepared and how they did – in pictures
How Olympians trained for the Olympic Games under the strain of lockdown and how that planning paid off Continue reading…
Velodrome domination slips away but Kennys remain Team GB’s golden couple | William Fotheringham
Britain did not dominate Tokyo on two wheels as they once did but there is plenty of emerging talent to be excited aboutThis was never going to be an Olympic Games quite like any other. The bike racing in Tokyo reflected that, and within that bubble so…
Team GB chief hails ‘greatest achievement in British Olympic history’
Mark England says fact team’s competitors delivered 65 medals in Tokyo ‘absolutely extraordinary’Team GB’s trailblazing performance in Tokyo has been hailed as “the greatest achievement in British Olympic history” after the young team matched the tally…
Readers reply: which sport gives you the best all-round skill set?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsWhich sport gives you the best all-round skill set/fitness regime? James Bunwell…
Volleyball gold edges USA past China on final Tokyo Olympics medal table
Americans end 2020 Games with 39 golds, one ahead of ChinaHosts Japan finish third with Team GB in fourth placeTeam USA also top table for most overall medals, with 113View the final Tokyo 2020 medal table hereTeam USA maintained their traditional plac…
Team GB’s successes can give us insight into the country’s economy
There are lessons to be learned from how and why GB Olympians have gone from under-performer to globally competitive in 25 yearsForget the feelgood factor. The warm glow generated by Team GB winning gold for three-day eventing or the modern pentathlon …
Tokyo Olympics 2020: final day – in pictures
The best images from the final day of action in Tokyo, including cycling, volleyball and waterpolo Continue reading…
Tories ‘squandering Olympic legacy’ as school PE declines
Sport England reveals that in some regions a third of children are active for less than 30 minutes a daySuccessive Tory-led governments have been accused of squandering the sporting legacy left by the 2012 Olympics in London, amid evidence that falling…