The secretary of the Sports and Recreation Department (DRD) Ray Quiñones has said he is pleased with Puerto Rico's participation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which saw the island territory claim a gold medal in the women's 100 metres hurdles thanks to Jasmine Camacho-Quinn.

12.26sec.She maintained that form in the final, defeating world record holder Kendra Harrison of the United

States to win the Olympic gold medal in 12.37.The hurdler is set to be welcomed by her home supporters

Russia won a top-of-the-group tie against hosts Hungary during the second round of group games at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Debrecen.

Canada in a 79-71 victory over the Czech Republic.Italy recovered from a thrashing at the hands of the United

States yesterday to win 81-73 in overtime against Egypt.Australia faced the US in a rematch of the 2019

"We did it" were the triumphant words of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach as the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - a Games which were hit hard by an unprecedented global health crisis - came to a close here tonight.

on the past two weeks where more than 11,000 athletes came together to compete across 33 sports.The United

States topped the medal table ahead of China, with Japan delivering its best ever Olympics courtesy

Fouzi Lekjaa, the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and member of the FIFA Council, has branded opponents of proposals to make the World Cup a biennial event as "egotists", and said the idea would provide a real boost to African football.

format of the competition since its expansion to 32 teams in France 1998.From the 2026 World Cup in the United

States, Canada and Mexico, 48 teams will enter the competition and be divided into 16 groups of three

The United States became the women’s Olympic volleyball champions for the first time with a convincing

in Rio five years ago.But in Tokyo, they finally overcame their recent defeats to top the podium.The United

States dominated Brazil in the final of the women's volleyball at Tokyo 2020, winning in straight sets

This year’s World Archery Youth Championships are set to begin tomorrow at the Academy of Physical Education in the Polish city of Wrocław.

in 1991, and this will be its 17th edition.It was hosted by Madrid in 2019, when South Korea and the United

States both won four of the available gold medals.Mexico and India claimed two apiece, while there were

Stanislav Pozdnyakov, President of the Russian Olympic Committee, is "satisfied" at the ROC team’s fifth place in the Tokyo 2020 medals table and believes Russian athletes have the potential to win more medals at the Paris 2024 Games.

medals, the ROC team took third place on 90, their best showing since the Athens 2004 Games, behind the United

States and China on 113 and 88 respectively.The US finished top of the medals table with 39 golds, 41

Andy Cruz became the fourth Cuban to claim a Olympic men's boxing title at Tokyo 2020 on the last day of finals at Ryogoku Kokugikan. 

The United States have now not won an Olympic men's boxing title since 2004 with super heavyweight Richard

The Canadian Open returns tomorrow after its absence from the tennis calendar in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

in Barty and Japan’s Naomi Osaka have withdrawn, as well as fellow top 10 players Sofia Kenin of the United

States and Iga Świątek of Poland and Olympic champion Belinda Bencic of Switzerland.Men’s and women’

The Olympic Flame dies here in Tokyo after an Olympic Games that have, for all sorts of reasons, been like no other.

It was a similar story with collegiate athletes in the United States.

After all the words written about Tokyo 2020, particularly over the past 18 months during the pandemic, it seems remarkable to be at the end of the Olympic Games.

ruled out of competing entirely as the Games.The most high-profile notable incidents having involved United

States pole vaulter Sam Kendricks,  world number one golfer Jon Rahm of Spain, British shooter

A second consecutive five-under-par round of 65 saw Harris English of the United States maintain his

The United States captured their seventh straight Olympic women’s basketball title and ninth overall

three-pointer before Motohashi scored from inside the paint and Takada bagged two from the free-throw line.The United

States have now won the Olympic gold medal in the women's basketball tournament for seven consecutive

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been criticised by rights groups for failing to condemn China’s alleged human rights violations, including against the Uyghur population.

internment camps, carrying out forced sterilisations and intentionally destroying Uyghur heritage.A United

States State Department report published in January said this amounted to genocide.Beijing claims the

and separatism, and denies the charges laid against it.Politicians from Britain, Australia and the United

States have called for a diplomatic boycott due to the alleged human rights abuse in Hong Kong and of

IOC Human Rights Strategy was produced by independent experts Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein, a former United

More than 25 years ago, I dreamt that surfing could one day be in the Olympic Games.

window for our competition.I would like to extend a massive congratulations to Carissa Moore of the United

States and Ítalo Ferreira of Brazil for taking home the golds, but also to all the competitors for showing

especially stoked to see surfing bring its dynamic energy to the Olympic Games.Carissa Moore of the United

States won gold in the women's surfing competition, as the sport made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics