Tokyo 2020 Olympics – The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 8, 2021. General view of fireworks above the stadium during the closing ceremony REUTERS/Thomas Peter By David Dolan, Mari Saito, Chang-ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) – Masked athletes marched into a near-empty stadium in Tokyo on Sunday as Japan

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Cycling – Track – Women’s Madison – Final – Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan – August 6, 2021. Laura Kenny of Britain and Katie Archibald of Britain celebrate winning gold. REUTERS/Matthew Childs By Martyn Herman IZU, Japan (Reuters) – Track supremo Laura Kenny had warned against counting her out after a rare

Silver medalist Mohammed Ahmed of Canada celebrates with his national flag. ANDREW BOYERS/REUTERS By NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE It took about 200 metres for Moh Ahmed to discard the strategy he had assembled for the next 13 minutes, his plan to end years of disappointment. “I just wanted to push the race,” he said, “and go to

Alexander Zverev, of Germany, serves to Karen Khachanov, of the Russian Olympic Committee, during the men’s single gold medal match of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By ANDREW DAMPF TOKYO (AP) — Alexander Zverev followed up his comeback win over Novak Djokovic

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Athletics – Men’s 10000m – OLS – Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – July 30, 2021. Selemon Barega of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the final REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) – The Olympic athletics programme opened with a huge surprise and a shock disqualification on Friday as Ethiopian youngster Selemon

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts during a semifinal men’s tennis match against Alexander Zverev, of Germany, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By ANDREW DAMPF TOKYO (AP) — With his Golden Slam bid over for at least another three years, Novak Djokovic rested his head on

Sunisa Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women’s all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) By WILL GRAVES TOKYO (AP) — An American finished atop the podium in the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Sunisa Lee

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, plays against Saisai Zheng, of China, during the first round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) By ANDREW DAMPF TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka is back playing, still winning, and also talking to the media again. The Japanese

Yang Qian, of China, reacts after winning the gold medal in the women’s 10-meter air rifle at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) TOKYO (AP) — Hardly half a day passed before politics, the pandemic and blistering heat impacted events across the

Naohisa Takato, of Japan, celebrates after defeating Yang Yung-wei, of Taiwan, in a men’s 60-kg judo gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) TOKYO (AP) — Naohisa Takato won Japan’s first gold medal at its home Olympics, beating Taiwan’s Yang Yung-wei in the men’s