Whether you prefer to rank the Olympic medal count by total medals or by gold medals, the top country in Tokyo is the same.
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Olympics show the effectiveness of health protocols against COVID-19, doctor says
TOKYO (WFLA) — As the Tokyo 2020 Olympics come to a close, organizers aren’t just looking at the medal count. They say the COVID-19 numbers inside the Olympic bubble show the games went off successfully. There were moments it was believed the games may not happen with concerns about spreading COVID-19, but organizers said their […]
US women win 7th straight gold in hoops
Brittney Griner scored 30 points, and the United States won its seventh straight gold medal in women’s basketball, beating Japan 90-75.
Tokyo Olympics cost $15.4 billion. What else could that buy?
The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics in $15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record. What else could those billions buy?
20 ways women made headlines in the second week of the 2020 Olympics
The first week of the Tokyo Olympics saw women break records, bring home medals and speak up about important issues like mental health and gender inequality.
Dream season for Bradenton’s Nelly Korda now includes Olympic gold medal
Her parents used to call her a lion when Nelly Korda was young because she was relentless in everything she played, from gymnastics to ice skating to golf.
Bradenton’s Nelly Korda wins gold in Women’s Golf
Another Tampa Bay Olympic athlete is bringing home a gold medal.
US beats France to win men’s basketball gold
The U.S. has won its fourth straight Olympic men’s basketball gold medal, holding off France 87-82.
Transgender weightlifter Hubbard: ‘People like me are just people’
The first openly transgender Olympian to compete in a different gender category to that assigned at birth said on Tuesday she would retire from weightlifting and felt her landmark appearance at the Tokyo Games should be fast forgotten as sport takes greater strides to be more inclusive.
Biden thanks Team USA, extends White House invite
President Joe Biden will host U.S. Olympic athletes at the White House following the Tokyo Games, he said in a video released on Friday, applauding the American competitors for coming together to represent the nation.