Tokyo Olympics

Inspired Stories 09/08/21, 03:13

Simone Biles gained attention on social media during the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo when she withdrew from the competition. She went into great detail about “the twisties,” describing how she had lost confidence in her ability to predict what her body would do in mid-air. It’s not the first ...

Inspired Stories 08/19/21, 23:52

After honoring her country, Poland, by winning a silver medal as runner-up in the women's Olympic javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Maria Andrejczyk decided to auction her silver medal to help save the life of a Polish baby.  Although Andrejczyk did not know the child, Miloszek Malysa, who at ...

U.S. 08/10/21, 03:08

Due to low viewership for this year's 2020 Olympic Games, fuelled by a pandemic-weary public and angered by "woke" athletes protesting the U.S. flag and national anthem, NBC is offering advertisers who booked slots during the Tokyo Olympics more ads to compensate. NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua told the Associated Press ...

China 08/10/21, 02:53

In an attempt to boost Beijing's final medal count over the United States, Chinese state media claimed that Olympic medals won by Taiwan and Hong Kong belonged to China. China Central Television, a state-run media station in China, released a photo of a final medal count on Instagram on Monday, showing ...

U.S. 08/09/21, 05:54

At the Tokyo Olympics, Megan Rapinoe sparked yet another wave of controversy, and now a number of Subway franchises are urging the fast-food giant to pull her advertisements because her political activism is causing customers to complain.The 36-year-old, purple-haired soccer star, who kneeled during the National Anthem to kick off ...

World 08/09/21, 02:56

Kim Raisner did not finish coaching at the Tokyo Olympics after striking a horse with her fist, and ordering rider Annika Schleu to "really hit" the horse when jumping in the equestrian event. "Come on Annika, you have to try," Germany's modern pentathlon coach said according to People Magazine. The remarks came ...

U.S. 08/04/21, 20:13

On Tuesday, August 3, U.S. wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock won the 68 kg freestyle gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and demonstrated her patriotism and faith during an interview following her victory, Breitbart News reported. Mensah-Stock became the second woman and the first black woman to win gold for the U.S. wrestling ...

U.S. 08/04/21, 18:00

Most Olympic medals are being brought in by athletes who uphold American values instead of Woke culture followers who use the international stage to protest. The behavior of the Woke athletes: "It's disgusting, given that they've chosen to compete under the U.S. flag.  It not only comes off as the height ...

U.S. 08/04/21, 16:05

Simone Biles returned to earn bronze in the women's balance beam final after withdrawing from other Tokyo Olympics events due to mental health problems.From the "twisties" that have been torturing her for the past week, she returned triumphantly. Last week, she went into great detail about “the twisties,” outlining how ...

U.S. 08/03/21, 05:30

Campus Reform has released a new video that depicts how college students feel about America. Campus Reform created a ‘man on the street’ style video. Students at the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay were asked if athletes should protest against the U.S. and if they themselves would cheer for ...

News 08/03/21, 03:59

Simone Biles, a four-time gold medalist, will compete in her final scheduled event, the balance beam final, at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 3, a week after taking a break from the competition to focus on her mental health.Biles, who won bronze on beam five years ago in ...

Inspired Stories 08/03/21, 03:46

Acts of goodwill abound at an unprecedented Olympic Games where mental health has taken center stage. Celebrating, pep-talking, and wiping away one another's tears of disappointment, the world's most competitive athletes have been filmed expressing tenderness and warmth to one another.When Kanoa Igarashi of Japan lost to Brazilian Italo Ferreira ...

World 08/02/21, 23:54

On Monday, August 2, Poland offered a visa to a Belarusian Olympic sprinter who claimed that her team’s officials tried to force her to fly home after she criticized her home country’s authorities on Instagram. “I was put under pressure, and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the ...

Tennis 08/01/21, 01:02

The world's number one tennis player Novak Djokovic failed to earn a medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, July 31, falling in the bronze medal match against Spain's Pablo Carreo Busta a day after his quest for the elusive Golden Slam came up short.Djokovic became increasingly frustrated with his ...

World 07/30/21, 18:40

On Friday, July 30, Japan declared that its coronavirus state of emergency would expand to four more places besides Tokyo as COVID-19 cases continue to spike fast as the Summer Game is rolling.  Three of the prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, and Chiba, together with the western city of ...

U.S. 07/28/21, 15:40

Simone Biles' "medical issue," which forced her to withdraw from the Olympic women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday, July 27, aroused discussion regarding Kerri Strug's 1996 Atlanta Games injury. Biles was withdrawn from the competition when she appeared to fall on her vault attempt. Biles' injury was likened to Strug's performance in ...

World 07/28/21, 03:27

On Tuesday, July 27, only days after the Olympics began, Tokyo announced the greatest number of new COVID-19 cases. Citizens were asked to stay away from non-essential activities, but the Games would not be suspended, said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. “There is no worry about that,” Suga said when asked if ...

Basketball 07/26/21, 04:37

The U.S. men's basketball team has lost at the Olympics for the first time since 2004. The Americans' bid for a fourth gold medal in a row is already in jeopardy. With just under a minute left, Evan Fournier's 3-pointer after a broken play put France up for good, as the ...

News 07/12/21, 02:02

Team U.S.A. swimmer Michael Andrew confirmed he would not be immunized against the deadly disease just weeks before the Olympics.Andrew will compete in the 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter individual medley, and 50-meter freestyle in his first Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. He decided against being vaccinated against the Chinese Communist Party ...

Inspired Stories 07/11/21, 19:22

Preparing for the summer Olympics has been challenging. With the Chinese Communist Party Virus outbreak postponing the 2020 Games by a year, and some athletes disrespecting the U.S. flag, many Americans are arguably less enthused than usual. However, different stories remind people why they watch. They inspire fans to support American ...