Gymnast may still compete in floor and balance beamAmerican says ‘mind and body are not in sync’Simone Biles’s further participation in the Tokyo Olympics looks even cloudier after USA Gymnastics confirmed she will not compete in the finals of the vaul…
Team GB win Olympic triathlon relay as Jonny Brownlee finally claims gold
Alex Lee anchors team for GB’s seventh gold of Tokyo GamesJess Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown complete quartetUSA come home in silver as France finish with bronzeFinally, Johnny Brownlee can call himself an Olympic champion after so many near misse…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: day seven – in pictures
The best images from the seventh day’s action in Tokyo, including swimming, trampolining, judo and athletics Continue reading…
Tokyo Olympic Games: women’s gymnastics individual all-around – live!
Twenty-four women set to compete for Olympic all-around titleBiles’ twisties: mental block which puts gymnasts at serious riskTweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham, email him or comment below 10.50am BST Hello and welcome to Ariake Gymnastics Centre for today’s…
Jess Fox a fitting victor in Olympics arena she has dominated for so long | Kieran Pender
Having fallen just short at three consecutive Games, Australia’s slalom queen finally struck goldIn London it was silver. In Rio it was bronze. In Tokyo it was bronze.For so long, Olympic gold has eluded Australia’s slalom queen Jess Fox. But after wai…
Matt Coward-Holley wins bronze for Great Britain in men’s trap shooting
Coward-Holley delighted with ‘phenomenal’ achievementBack injury ended 26-year-old’s rugby career a decade ago Matt Coward-Holley stood on an Olympic podium on Thursday and shook his head in disbelief as he collected bronze in the men’s trap shooting.A…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: tennis, rugby sevens, gymnastics and more – live!
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageWomen’s gymnastics individual all-around – live!Sign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Daniel, tweet @unitedrewind or comment BTL 11.08am BST Men’s tennis: Novak Djokovic, the curren…
Simone Biles’ twisties: mental block which puts gymnasts at serious risk
The star of the US team has been struggling with a dangerous condition where gymnasts lose their sense of spatial awarenessSimone Biles almost never misses her Amanar vault. There are numerous times when she has peeled off during uneven-bar routines, w…
The Guardian view on women and the Olympics: the athletes caught up – now the IOC must
Female competitors come very close to equality at the games. But Tokyo still highlights ongoing sexism and discriminationStrength, resilience and determination make sportswomen champions in the field. The same qualities are ensuring that more of them g…
Fiji’s sevens triumph is symbolic of their ‘work together, love one another’ spirit | Ben Ryan
The sunshine of successive Olympic golds will spread far and wide throughout a Pacific island community ravaged by CovidI got asked on Twitter why the Fijian players always cry when the national anthem is played. It’s true – most of the time that happe…