The greatest gymnast in history opened up about her mental health issues in Tokyo – and collected a bronze medalAs Simone Biles entered the Ariake Gymnastics Centre for the women’s team final at the Tokyo Olympics, the eyes of the sporting world slowly…
Doubts on legacy and cost concerns hang over Tokyo Olympic Games | Justin McCurry
The full financial impact is yet to be determined but there is loose consensus in Japan over the ‘coercive’ approach of IOCThe public square outside Shimbashi station, the scene of anti-Olympic protests this summer, has resumed its usual role as an aft…
Simone Biles says ‘burdens’ of Nassar abuse remained with her at Olympics
Gymnast gives searing testimony at US senate hearingFBI accused of failing to investigate abuse properlySimone Biles offered emotional testimony on Tuesday at a US senate hearing into the Larry Nassar abuse scandal, an episode that rocked the world of …
A shift of mindset will let us take more from Olympics of the future | Cath Bishop
It’s time to ditch the old cliches and to change the way we think about Olympic athletes, who are humans rather than robotsChris Boardman signalled the shift when he summed up British Cycling’s performance at the Tokyo Olympics: “Fewer medals but a bet…
Tokyo Olympics was a 16-day adrenaline rush but also a lesson in rights and wrongs | Sean Ingle
The athletes and their performances dazzled, but it is vital to look beneath the surface and ask questions others will notMy Olympics gone by, I miss it so. And despite the Kafkaesque bureaucracy, the hard quarantine, the endless spitting into test tub…
British Olympic silver medallist Chijindu Ujah suspended for doping violation
Ujah was part of Team GB’s 4x100m relay team in Tokyo27-year-old faces prospect of being stripped of his medalChijindu Ujah, the British sprinter who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics as part of Team GB’s men’s 4x100m relay team, has been suspen…
The Olympics proved the IOC will do anything to save face. But we still love the Games | Race Imboden
The Olympic experience in Tokyo was hard on us athletes, run by an organization that cares little for us as individuals. But we still dreamThe Tokyo Olympics were set to be one of the greatest Games ever held. As a fan of Japan and its culture, I was l…
The World in One City, England v India, and Roy Keane at 50
This week’s roundup also features Brentford’s previous top flight activities, India winning hockey gold in London, and the best off-pitch moments from Tokyo1) The Premier League begins this weekend, so let’s mosey off to Liverpool … and as far away fro…
The Leap Year: Team GB athletes’ wait for Tokyo 2020
Following the news that Tokyo 2020 was to become the first Olympic Games to be postponed in its 125 year history, photographer Sam Mellish undertook a project to show the resilience of British athletes Although the challenges of Covid made planning di…
‘It spoke of humanity and hope’: our readers’ favourite Olympics moments
Our readers pick their standout memories from an emotional, inspiring and all-consuming Olympic Games in TokyoWhat I love about the Olympics is getting invested in sports I would never watch otherwise. This time, I was absorbed by the taekwondo. The ru…