Krystsina Tsimanouskaya filmed arriving at Polish embassy in Tokyo, as husband flees to UkraineThe Belarus Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has received a humanitarian visa from Poland upon seeking asylum after she was threatened with being bund…
Team GB eclipsed by Denmark’s Olympic record in men’s team pursuit
Australia’s Alex Porter sent flying to the deck in crashTeam GB men qualify fourth, women go through in secondThe track cycling at Tokyo 2020 has begun with high drama and world records, as Great Britain were put on notice that their dominance is at ri…
Will Taiwan’s Olympic win over China herald the end of ‘Chinese Taipei’?
Victory in Tokyo has reignited debate over a decades-old compromise with the island’s goliath neighbourIn the hours between Taiwan winning gold and silver in Olympic badminton on the weekend, local courts in Taipei were packed with enthusiastic young p…
Climbing at the Olympics: how to dyno and scorpion like Shauna Coxsey
The modern, parkour-like climbing which is making its Olympic debut in Tokyo requires optimum timing and explosive powerWhen climbing makes its Olympic debut at these Games the spotlight will be on a field including Great Britain’s Shauna Coxsey. Elite…
Team GB strike gold and silver in Olympic eventing competition
Britain win first team gold for 49 years ahead of AustraliaTom McEwen adds individual silver medal to team goldTeam GB won two eventing medals at the Tokyo Olympics after Tom McEwen added individual silver to the team competition gold won earlier on Mo…
Simone Biles to compete in balance beam final, USA Gymnastics says
USA Gymnastics confirms Biles will compete in beam finalAmerican star withdrew from team final due to mental healthSimone Biles will compete again at the Tokyo Olympics. The six-time Olympic medallist will contest the balance beam final on Tuesday, the…
NBC paid $7.75bn for its Olympic rights … and we got televisual vomit
US viewers have been able to see everything at any given moment while understanding fundamentally nothing about what’s going onIf there’s one message the Olympics unfailingly conveys, it’s that elite competition is all about making the right choices. A…
Belarus sprinter safe and under Tokyo police protection after refusing to go home
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya spends night at airport hotel200m runner feared for her safety after criticism of team officialsThe Belarus athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who alleges she was taken against her will by team officials to Tokyo airport, is being…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: athletics, hockey, cycling, weightlifting and more – live!
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingMarcell Jacobs becomes new 100m king with glory for ItalyEmail Scott, tweet or comment below the line 5.12am BST Women’s hockey quarter-finals: it’s …
Fiji’s emergency Covid-19 hotline fell silent during the rugby sevens final: we really needed this win | Sheldon Chanel
The men’s gold and women’s bronze medals meant everything to Fiji, which has the highest per-capita Covid infection rate in the worldWhen the Fijian men’s sevens team beat New Zealand to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, the entire nation ce…