"I've really dug deep. I've done the job." Sprinter Beth Dobbins revels in her rapid rise to make Team Great Britain's Olympic team.
Women's Running features steeplechaser Emma Coburn, who faced family illness during the pandemic with "fortitude and forward momentum".
Which track & field Olympian has been to the most Games? It'll be Jesus Angel Garcia at Tokyo 2020.
Can Argentina's men make a dream come true and secure at least a quarterfinal finish in their Olympic team handball debut?
Badminton player Toby Penty opens up about his battle with alopecia on TeamGB.
Can Team India win a women's field hockey medal? ESPN takes a look.
Fencer AIda Mohamed makes it onto Team Hungary for a seventh Olympic Games this summer.
And, Boston Globe looks at two training partners in fencing, Eli Dershwitz and Andrew Mackiewicz, as they prepare for Tokyo 2020 with Team USA.
Once "too small to play footy", Maurice Longbottom is now headed to Tokyo as an Olympian for Team Australia's rugby sevens.
Liz Halliday-Sharp is a former car racer, who is now headed to Tokyo 2020 in equestrian eventing.
Rio 2016 champion Sime Fantela and his brother Mihovil are set to join Croatia's tradition of Olympic siblings in Tokyo 2020's sailing competition.
Delish: Ever wonder what BMXer Alise Willoughby's diet is like?
On the cusp of a star Major League Baseball career, Julio Rodriguez is committed first to bring Olympic success back to the Dominican Republic.
Water polo team captain Aaron Younger and the Aussie Sharks share what representing Team Australia at Tokyo 2020 means.
Table tennis cousins (!) Adriana Diaz and Brian Afanador named as Puerto Rico's flag bearers, showing that "'small sports'" can also triumph".
London 2012 and Tokyo 2020 basketball Olympian Kevin Love has a new oenophilist endeavor.
The New York Times Magazine looks at Vasek Pospisil's and Novak Djokovic's impetus behind the Professional Tennis Players Association. It's a good read.
Australian diving stalwart Melissa Paige Wu gets personal with the Sydney Morning Herald: phobias, mantras, superstitions, and more.
Now for something completely different: Pro golfers Sung-Jae Im and Si-Woo Kim stand down from one of golf's Majors in deference to the Olympics.
Kenyan taekwondo Olympic qualifier Faith Ogallo has hopes for a Tokyo 2020 medal, and a next step in coaching to "mentor other athletes".
From Banteer - from where Ireland's first Olympic medalist came - road cycling young rider Eddie Dunbar says, "it's a real honor to be competing in Tokyo (at the Olympics)".
More Ireland: Jenny Egan gets Echo sports-star-of-the-month recognition in a highlight for canoeing.
Newly-confirmed Olympian-to-be Brian Irr receives hometown support ahead of his Team USA Tokyo 2020 appearance in karate.
Swimmer Ryosuke Irie hits the fashion pages in a feature with Mitsukoshi Isetan online.