Thrills in Tokyo

With the pressure to win their seventh consecutive gold medal, the U.S. Women’s Basketball team has put together a team that’s ready to take on a challenge unlike any other.

Few sports have as much history as shot put. Part of the Olympics since 1896, it has become one of the most popular throwing events of the Games (the others being the discus, hammer throw, and javelin).

The women’s 400-meter hurdles has all the ingredients to be one of Tokyo 2020’s most memorable track and field competitions. Youth, experience, speed, technique, inspiring stories; this race has it all.

The first golfer from Asia to win at this year’s Masters, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama’s personifies just how global the sport has become. But while golf may reach every corner of the globe, players from other countries still consider the U.S. as the place to take their game to the next level. Of the 120 golfers competing at the Tokyo Olympics,...

While the spotlight may be on April Ross’ quest for her third Olympic medal—after capturing silver at the 2012 London Games and bronze at the 2016 Rio Games—first-time Olympians Sarah Sponcil (University of California, Los Angeles) and Kelly Claes (University of Southern California) are also ready to shine.

For any athlete competing in Tokyo, the journey to becoming an Olympic hero is already an uphill one. This was the case for two members of the USA Women’s Gymnastics team, both first-time Olympians.

The men’s gymnast team is looking to be great and two of its athletes are leading the way.

Though history and tradition are a big part of the Olympics, new sports and events are added to every Olympic cycle in a quest to reach younger audiences around the globe.

For nearly a century, the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles have engaged in fierce athletic warfare. But in Tokyo, athletes must put all differences aside.

Though Caeleb Dressel (Florida University) and Zach Apple (Auburn University) will represent Team USA when they take the plunge in the 100-meter freestyle competition, they’ll also revive an old college rivalry that’s been dormant for almost a decade.