Japanese teenager follows in Kohei Uchimura’s footstepsSixth- and ninth-place finishes for Britain’s all-around finalistsOne of the great hopes of a home Olympics for Japan was the opportunity for the greatest male gymnast of all time, Kohei Uchimura, …
Have you cried with despair in public? There is nothing braver or better | Adrian Chiles
It’s great to see men such as Tom Daley sobbing in victory – and the gold standard for emotional articulacy is surely showing your sadnessI am all for men crying; I do a lot of it myself. If we leave onions out of it, there are only two kinds of crying…
‘We wish that was real life’: USA and Iran unite on Tokyo basketball court
After the USA’s win, a mutual feeling of respect and fellowship emerged, ‘transcending that petty crap from governments’It was not so much the Great Satan. More the Great Love In. And over two enjoyable hours at the Saitama Super Arena, the basketball …
Taekwondo pundit Lutalo Muhammad becomes BBC’s breakout Olympic star
Former Olympian’s calm presence and expertise wins praise from viewers of BBC’s Tokyo 2020 coverageThe BBC has faced a lot of criticism over its Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games coverage, but one element that seems to have only attracted praise has been the re…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: day five – in pictures
The best images from the fifth day of action in Tokyo, including swimming, hockey, fencing and watermelons Continue reading…
Charlotte Dujardin becomes Britain’s most decorated female Olympian of all time
Dressage bronze sets record of six Olympic medalsEquestrian moves clear of Grainger and GodfreeCharlotte Dujardin has cemented her place in the history books as the most decorated British female Olympian of all time, winning a bronze in the individual …
After Doha double, Dina Asher-Smith has Olympic history in her sights | Sean Ingle
Sprinter hoping to do what no British woman has done before: win Olympic gold over 100m or 200mWhen Dina Asher-Smith ran her first cross-country race in primary school she hated it so much she nearly stopped – only for her parents to bribe her with an …
‘It’s crazy’: Ellie Roebuck enjoying Team GB No 1 spot after show of patience
Goalkeeper established at international level aged 21Olympic squad confident going into Australia quarter-finalTeam GB’s goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck has said she needed to be “patient” to earn the No 1 shirt as an international, after conceding her first …
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: men’s all-around gymnastics, dressage, Biles latest and more – live!
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageBiles withdraws from Tokyo Olympics all-around gymnastics finalSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingEmail Simon or tweet him @Simon_Burnton 12.04pm BST Swimming: Next up are heats for th…
Simone Biles exits women’s Olympic team gymnastics final over mental health concern
Four-time champion: ‘There’s more to life than gymnastics’American pulls out after vault early in Tuesday’s competition The American gymnast Simone Biles, the biggest star at the Tokyo Olympics and the greatest athlete in the sport’s history, last nigh…