The Tokyo Olympics look like no other Summer Games before and that's partially because this year's competition will feature several brand-new sports: 3x3 basketball, skateboarding, sport climbing, ...

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As the Tokyo Summer Olympics drew to a close Sunday, so did the total medal count.

TOKYO - Karate had its long-awaited moment at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last week but does it deserve a place in future Games? That is the question that will follow the Japanese martial arts' governing ...

Mori also reiterated that staging the postponed Games in the Japanese capital is a "must for humanity" and represents a "beacon of hope for all the world". The former Prime Minister of Japan’s ...

TOKYO — The ancient martial art of Karate made its debut at the Summer Olympics in Japan this week. The sport was added as a nod to the country where it developed 700 years ago. There are two types of ...