The Filipino Olympic weightlifting sensation will be given $660,000 and 2 houses for winning her country’s first ever gold Barnaby Lane 27 jul 2021
A gold-medal swimmer dominated the field then gave a foul-mouthed interview where he said he won because he ‘f—ing wants it more’ Barnaby Lane 26 jul 2021
A 13-year-old skater who just won silver in Tokyo first found fame when Tony Hawk spotted her on Instagram Barnaby Lane 26 jul 2021
Britain’s most-famous Olympian finally won a gold in a victory so emotional that a TV reporter cried live on air Barnaby Lane 26 jul 2021
A Jamaican long distance runner says she will still compete in Tokyo despite tearing her meniscus ‘off the bone’ in a training accident Barnaby Lane 24 jul 2021
Great Britain sprinter hits out at the Tokyo Olympics ban on athletes protesting against racial inequality at medal ceremonies Barnaby Lane 24 jul 2021
A South Korean TV station used a picture of the Chernobyl disaster to depict Ukraine during the Olympics Games opening ceremony Barnaby Lane 24 jul 2021
The winner of the Tokyo Olympics’ first gold had to put her medal around her own neck and sing her national anthem behind a mask Barnaby Lane 24 jul 2021
The Japanese boxer who opened the Tokyo Olympics was denied a chance to actually compete in the games because her qualifier was cancelled Barnaby Lane 23 jul 2021
Australia’s Olympic boss awkwardly ordered a female politician to attend the Tokyo Games’ opening ceremony in a cringeworthy exchange live on TV Barnaby Lane 22 jul 2021
