Outdoor events have drawn huge turnouts in Tokyo despite public concern over coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan broke two records last week. On Thursday, the day its athletes took their medal haul to a level no…
Jason Kenny’s seventh gold makes him most decorated GB Olympian
Cycling great defends men’s keirin gold at Tokyo 2020Kenny also becomes first Briton to win nine Olympic medalsJason Kenny has become Britain’s most decorated Olympian after winning gold in the men’s keirin at Tokyo 2020, a victory that has put on hold…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s basketball final: USA v Japan – live!
Americans hoping to beat hosts for seventh consecutive goldGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageEmail Beau with your thoughts or tweet @duresport 3.31am BST Speaking of height-related things, the USA will have a rather substantial adva…
Neeraj Chopra’s javelin gold medal seals India’s greatest ever Olympics
Army officer wins nation’s first athletics gold to spark celebrations and a resurgence of pride amid the ravages of CovidArmy officer Neeraj Chopra has achieved Indian sporting immortality after winning the country’s first ever athletics gold medal wit…
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge blitzes field for second straight Olympic marathon gold
Kipchoge finishes in 2:08.38 in brutal Sapporo conditionsDutchan Nageeye takes silver and Belgian Abdi bronzeEliud Kipchoge cemented his place as the greatest distance runner of all time as he retained his Olympic marathon title in brutal conditions in…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: men’s marathon, cycling and more on final day – live!
Live updates from the final day before closing ceremonyGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageAnd you can email Tom, tweet or comment below the line 12.00am BST Hello! And bad news for fans of 24-hour liveblogs of quadrennial multi-sport…
Team USA top the Olympic medal table. Or is it China? Or … San Marino?
Which country boasts the best athletes on the planet? Well, it depends on who you ask – and how you measure successAs of this writing, the United States leads the medal count in the Tokyo Olympics. Or maybe it’s China. Or San Marino.It all depends on h…
Brazil edge Spain in men’s Olympic football final thanks to Malcom’s magic
Brazil 2-1 Spain after extra timeSubstitute Malcom scores winner as Brazil defend titleAs the final whistle blew at the end of 120 airless minutes, after six games in 17 days, and at the end of an 11-month season with barely a caesura of rest, the play…
Allyson Felix ends her Olympic career a fighter both on and off the track | Andy Bull
The runner has overtaken Carl Lewis as the most decorated US track Olympian, but her influence transcends athleticsIn the minutes after the end of the very last event, an army of construction workers filed into the Olympic Stadium to start getting it r…
Sifan Hassan completes unique treble with sprint finish to win 10,000m gold
Dutch athlete adds title to 5,000m gold and 1500m bronzeBahrain’s Kalkidan Gezahegne takes silver medalSifan Hassan’s odyssey from refugee to one of the greatest athletes of this or any other era was confirmed in Tokyo as she became the first person to…