Olympics

While NBA stars and golfers may be millionaires, the picture is different for other Team USA Olympic athletes who rely on medal bonuses.

The first Refugee Olympic Team, which consisted of 10 athletes, competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

For weeks people in Japan have opposed the Games taking place amid rising COVID-19 cases.

Created in collaboration with a Japanese animation studio, the interactive Google Doodle game pays homage to 16-bit video games from Japan.

The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics will be held without fans on July 23 at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.

The Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony has just ended, marking the official opening of the Games. Follow the Games live on the Newsweek live blog.

A look at the marching order of the parade of athletes at the Tokyo Olympics and other Olympic opening ceremony rituals.

The Olympics officially kick off Friday night, and here is the schedule where Simone Biles can possibly become the greatest Olympic gymnast.

"It makes mealtime conversations pretty difficult...but it keeps us safe," the star athlete acknowledged.

The announcement made Guinea the second country to pull out of the Olympics due to COVID. North Korea decided to not participate in the Games in early April.

From COVID-19 to athletes taking the knee and the ever-present spectre of doping, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics could be fertile ground for controversy.

Tokyo will see the addition of new Olympic sports. Surfing, skateboarding, climbing and karate make their Olympic debut, while baseball and softball return.

Kevin Durant and Draymond Green are the only two survivors from the USA Olympic basketball team that won gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

The former comedian was caught on camera in 1998 making jokes about the Holocaust.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are underway as organizers remain determined to press ahead despite COVID clusters and executive scandals. Follow Newsweek's live blog for the top Olympic events and news.

Rosie Gallegos-Main has since apologized for her comments and will undergo diversity, equity and inclusion training.

"We found out that Mr. Kobayashi, in his own performance, has used a phrase ridiculing a historical tragedy," the organizing committee stated.

He got his first bow on his 13th birthday. Now at 21, he's one of the best recurve archers in the world and at the Olympics. Here's how he did it.

Two-time medal winning pitcher Cat Osterman will return to the Olympics pitch for the first time since the softball was scrapped in 2008.

The chiropractor for the American women's wrestling team said she was sorry "for my poor judgment and my choice to share this message."

Sarah Klein and Amanda Smith have spoken out in hopes of protecting others from predatory behavior.

The Tokyo Olympics 2021 officially begin on Friday, July 23 with the opening ceremony, but it will be very different from previous years.

The first lady will host a virtual get-together with members of Team USA and will attend the opening ceremony for the Olympics.

"The pandemic will end when the world chooses to end it," WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. "It is in our hands."

"There are no words to describe how I'm feeling right now," said Amber Hill, Britain's top-ranked shooter, who will miss the Tokyo Games.

Organizers have been accused of putting environmental concerns over the comfort of the athletes.

London is the only city to have host the Olympics three times and Tokyo will join Los Angeles, Paris and Athens as the only cities to welcome the Games twice.

The Games will return to Australia for the first time since 2000, following the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approval's.

The Olympic synchronized swimmer said she had been forced to make "a really tough decision" after the Japanese government imposed restrictions to battle the spread of COVID-19.

Great Britain's women's soccer team performed the protest against racism just before its game against Chile.