The Refugee Olympic Team made its first appearance at the 2016 games. Ten athletes, hailing from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syria,
Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles wins bronze on balance beam in return to competition
Simone Biles has won bronze in the women’s balance beam final in her eagerly awaited return to action at the
Tokyo Olympics: Dina Asher-Smith fails to make Olympic 100m final but teammate Daryll Neita
Dina Asher-Smith is out of the Olympic women’s 100m after she came third in her semi-final, but teammate Daryll Neita
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Tokyo is hot in the summer. That’s why back in the 1964 Olympics they shifted events into October and the
Tokyo Olympics: COVID-19 cases in city rise by 149% in a week – but officials resist new calls to suspend Games
COVID-19 cases in Tokyo are now rising faster than at any time in the pandemic but Japanese authorities are resisting
Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles withdraws from gymnastics team final due to apparent injury
Olympic champion Simone Biles has pulled out of the gymnastics team finals due to an apparent injury. The record-breaking American
Tokyo 2020: Team GBs Bradly Sinden takes silver after losing in the mens 68kg taekwondo final
Bradly Sinden has taken silver in Tokyo after losing to Uzebekistan’s Ulugbek Rashitov in the men’s 68kg taekwondo final. Rashitov
Tokyo Olympics: Japan extends COVID state of emergency less than two months before Games begin
Japan has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas, as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of