Tokyo Olympics

The 1500 meter Olympian has been singularly focused on recovery since her meniscus tear in July 2021.

If you don't know her by name, you might recognize her hair.

The silver medalist shot-putter uses her experience to open a dialogue around mental health and well-being.

The 400-meter runner made her first Olympic team as a mom and won the Diamond League final in Zurich to clinch her spot at the next summer’s World Championships in Eugene.

In her journey to the Olympics, Cockrell learned the importance of perspective and managing expectations.

The action on the track and roads in Tokyo continues into September. Here’s how—and why—to keep tuning in as Team USA’s Paralympians run, roll, jump, and throw on the world’s biggest athletic stage.

And why she won’t be hiking the Grand Canyon anytime soon.

Plus more of the latest results, memorable moments, news, and notes from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Kalkidan Gezahegne of Bahrain won silver and Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia took bronze.

She's the third American woman to ever win an Olympic medal in the distance and everyone is jazzed about it.

Molly Seidel is the third American woman in history to medal in an Olympic marathon, surviving the brutal heat to finish third.

Sifan Hassan is scheduled to complete her triple distance attempt. The grand finale Tokyo Olympics? The 10,000m.

The battle between Faith Kipyegon and Sifan Hassan was interrupted by Laura Muir, whose tactics led to the silver medal.

It’s finally go-time in Sapporo for Aliphine Tuliamuk, Molly Seidel, and Sally Kipyego.

A sports psychologist gives seven tips to create your own winning mantras.

With temperatures rising, will Olympic organizers be able to reasonably keep athletes safe in future Summer Games?

The American made a bold move with three laps to go and the Ugandan was the only one who could answer in the Olympic 3,000-meter steeplechase.

In the fastest Olympic 400m hurdles ever, Dalilah Muhammad wins silver and Femke Bol takes bronze.

One-third of Hassan’s never-before-done bid to win the 1500, 5,000, and 10,000 meters has been cinched. Here is a play-by-play of what she needs to do next and the challenges she'll face.

They bring home the first 800m medals for the Americans since 1988. Two out of the three podium finishers are 19 years old.

Hellen Obiri takes silver and Gudaf Tsegay takes bronze.

The Harvard grad studying epidemiology caught the world's attention at the Olympic Trials, but 200-meter star Gabby Thomas is tuning out the hype.

Elle Purrier St. Pierre prefers to be home in Vermont, but the mountains have become a proven training ground on the way to the Olympics.

It was a Jamaican sweep—and an Olympic record—for gold, silver, and bronze in the women's 100-meter dash in Tokyo.

Florence Griffith Joyner’s world records in the 100m and 200m have never been matched.

She’s a world championships silver medalist, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t get nervous.

Sifan Hassan wins her heat to start her highly anticipated 2021 Olympics campaign.

People who don’t feel the effects of racial injustice or discrimination in their daily lives sometimes struggle to understand the impact. But the harm can be severe.

Elise Cranny won the 5,000 meters at the Olympic Trials to make the Tokyo Games. She got there by celebrating every step forward.

Moving up from her first love, the 1500 meters, Rachel Schneider will compete in the 5,000 meters at the 2021 Olympics.

The 19-year-old is a first-time Olympian, but she’s capable of winning gold.

The world championships 800-meter silver medalist has changed coaches and coasts—and now she's competing at her first Olympics.

Athing Mu has shattered collegiate records and heading into the Olympics, she's fastest woman for 800 meters in the world this year.

We’ve all waited a long time for this. Sit back and enjoy the show.

Get in the Olympic spirit by adding these to your summer reading list.

She'll race the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the Olympics. Here is how she’s nailing her physical and mental recovery.

The injury isn't stopping the Olympian.

She never expected to play a part in Canada’s rising tide of women’s distance talent, but as the national record holder, Malindi Elmore is leading the way at the 2021 Olympic marathon.

The 2016 Olympian is proving there’s a whole lot to be excited about when it comes to track and field.

The 2021 Olympic marathon will be held 500 miles from Tokyo in Sapporo. Here's how the course was designed, and a mile-by-mile guide to what runners will face.

The 100- and 400-meter athlete will be representing Team USA again at the Paralympic Games.

Out of the record-setting 329 U.S. female athletes heading to Tokyo, the 65 women who will be representing Team USA in track and field are a seriously-impressive group.

Navigating COVID-19 testing and contact tracing at the Games is an added layer of stress for athletes competing in Tokyo.

With an estimated 82.4 million refugees worldwide, these two women heading to the Olympics want to inspire hope for all of them.

After a rollercoaster of news, Olympians won’t have to leave breastfeeding babies behind.

Officials from the government, the IOC, and Tokyo organizers announced on Thursday that spectators will not be allowed at most venues.

Don't miss a second of the action, which starts on Friday, July 23rd.

Sha'Carri Richardson, who won the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, tested positive for THC and accepted a one-month suspension from competition. Officials declined to offer her a relay spot.

Falling short doesn’t mean failing.

In a New York Times report, McNeal said she missed an out-of-competition drug test while recovering from an abortion.

Her last race was "99 percent perfect." In Tokyo, she's looking for that final one percent.

During one of the hottest Trials in recent history, the country's best athletes made us laugh, made us smile, and delivered up some A+ quotes on what it means to push past our believed limits.

Jenna Prandini and Anavia Battle also qualify for the Games in the women's 200 meters.

Sisson, a first-time Olympian and two-time world championships finalist in the 10,000 meters, set a new Olympic Trials record.

All eyes will be on Athing Mu, the teenaged pro, to see if she can make her first Olympic team.

The 100-degree forecast at Hayward Field pushed the event to Saturday morning. Here’s how to watch and who’s competing.

Courtney Frerichs was second and first-time Olympian Val Constien was third.

On day seven at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field finals, Emma Coburn goes for her third Olympic berth.

She placed second in the 10,000 meters at the 2012 Olympic Trials, but it wasn’t enough to make Team USA. She’ll try (and try) again.

The most-decorated track star in U.S. history wasn't going to wait for a shoe sponsor to come to her. Instead, she became her own.

Years of hard work are paying off for the Olympic Trials 1500-meter second place finisher. But it's Team Boss and coach Joe Bosshard who she says deserve a lot of the credit.

The legend who is Jenny Simpson didn’t make the Olympic team in the 1500 meters, but her presence still goes to Tokyo in the women who will compete.

Karissa Schweizer and Rachel Schneider finish the podium to earn their spots at the Tokyo Games.

Cory McGee and Heather MacLean round out the team going to Tokyo.

After a harrowing prelim round, Cooper just falls short of making the Olympic team but remains grateful for the build up. 

The women in the 1500 meters and 5,000 meters are racing for their spot on the Olympic team.

The most-decorated track star in U.S. history finished second in the 400 meters in a come-from-behind thriller.

The nation’s top female distance runners tell us all the training tips, pieces of advice, and bits of pure wisdom that have helped them improve along the way.

The Olympic hopeful is banking on a few big changes being key to her representing Team USA in Tokyo this summer.

The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist trusts that her body and mind will know what to do when she gets on the starting line at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

After putting her efforts toward the marathon for a couple of years, Sisson is ready for 25 laps again.

The breaking news of Shelby Houlihan's four-year ban created an outpouring of confusion. We waded through the science and research to help answer some of the top questions.

The secret to her big breakthrough performances this year? A serious ability to lounge, she says.

She's at the top of the 5,000-meter Olympic Trials contenders and she hopes to double back for the 10,000 meters, too.

How is the U.S. Olympic track and field team selected—and how can fans watch the Trials? We’ve got all the answers.

She may be out of her element on the track, but she’s never competed there as a 2:20 marathoner.

The 2016 bronze medalist in the 1500 meters may be at peace with her career, but she still has a deep desire to compete at the Tokyo Games.

Outside+ members are invited to an exclusive talk with Olympic marathoners Abdi Abdirahman and Aliphine Tuliamuk, and everyone can participate in Abdi's marathon challenge.

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Meet the runners hoping to make this year's burgeoning Refugee Olympic Team under the careful coaching of Tegla Loroupe.