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30 July 2021
Simone Biles Tokyo Olympic withdrawal over mental health
American gymnast and four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles has withdrawn from the individual all-around final in Tokyo due to her mental health.
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26 July 2021
Momiji Nishiya takes Olympic gold in skateboarding at 13
The Japanese skateboarder becomes the first ever gold medallist in women’s street skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Tokyo Olympics.
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21 April 2021
Plans for Olympic Games in chaos as Japan sees fourth wave of Covid-19
The three prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka and Hyogo are to undergo state of emergency restrictions, putting plans for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics in July into further disarray.