Argentinian soccer superstars Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, and Angel di Maria finally win another major global title to add to their Beijing 2008 gold.

Danielle van de Donk: at Tokyo 2020's women's soccer tournament, Team Netherlands will not "be afraid of anyone or any team".

Chilean veteran gymnast Tomas Gonzalez wins a last-minute Olympic qualification to Tokyo 2020.
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After starting karate to protect against bullying as a child, Dilara Bozan now finds herself an Olympian.

Fun fact: Kyle Chalmers is the only Australian Rio 2016 individual swimming champion that will be at Tokyo 2020 for a title defense.

Judoka Ashley McKenzie used reality TV to self-fund a return trip to the Olympics.

After starting skateboarding at age five, high schooler Bryce Wettstein is the top-ranked U.S. woman in the park discipline.

Israeli Sergey Richter shooter is eager to get started at Tokyo 2020 after qualifying back in June 2019.

"I'm definitely not going to Tokyo to just have fun and experience the Olympics." Young badminton star Anders Antonsen is ready for the Games.

Can Team Netherlands go from the last-ditch Olympic Qualifying Tournament to the Tokyo 2020 podium in 3x3 basketball?

Christopher Blevins will continue a strong tradition of men's Olympic mountain bikers from Durango when he competes in Tokyo this summer.

R.I.P.: A curling great (fan) passes.

Japan Forward: Ranked seventh in the world, Brazilian Hugo Calderano has high hopes in the table tennis competition at Tokyo 2020.

Triathlete Ashleigh Gentle's careful preparation for the upcoming Summer Games included early adjustment to Tokyo weather via Cairns.

Wrestler Kyle Dake has his Olympic opportunity after finally defeating London 2012 champion Jordan Burroughs, which came after a major change in his training approach.

​The 42: Get to know Heraclitus-quoting Irish rower Paul O'Donovan, keeping competition in unique perspective as he heads to his second Games.

"It's okay to not be okay.": Naomi Osaka pens a personal note on her recent public issues in Time.

Meanwhile, a sigh and a shrug...will Novak Djokovic attempt a Golden Slam?

Tokyo 2020 looks at Team USA's Keyshawn Davis, who's battle with anger management and mental health has led him to boxing success.

Scoliosis didn't stop Team USA's Kyra Condie from climbing, and now she's headed to the Olympics for the sport's debut.

Meanwhile, can Olyroo Mitchell Duke rise to the challenge and be the men's top goal scorer?

Here's five facts to get to know Team USA surfer Carissa Moore ahead of her Olympic debut.

Learn more about Biathlon Canada's team through the new Sights on Beijing YouTube series.

"To go to the Olympics, that was biggest dream since I was a kid": Tomas Satoransky leads the surprising Czech Republic into Tokyo 2020's men's basketball tournament.

Mark Tewksbury's Queer Queries: Who was the first out athlete in the modern Olympics?

Having started the sport at age five, Lindi Schroeder now finds herself an Olympic artistic swimmer.

Track & Field News checks in with champion triple jumper Christian Taylor, missing Tokyo 2020 through injury but determined to come back.

Sprinter Dina Asher-Smith makes the cover of British Vogue for an Olympics-timed feature.

Sydney McLaughlin gets a feature with L'Officiel: "Life after Rio...McLaughlin considered quitting track."

Take a look back at Karsten Warholm's world record run in the 400 meter hurdles with World Athletics.

Outsports looks at Dutee Chand, Team India sprinter making her way to her second Olympic Games appearance this summer.

Tanya Watson became the first Irish female diver to qualify for the Olympics last month.

Korey Dropkin has Beijing 2022 dreams, but the young U.S. curler has to get over the hump of Olympic champions first to get there.

Belgian teen Jente Hauteekeete bursts onto the decathlon scene with a u20 heptathlon world record.

Habibat Ogunbanwo is a FINA scholarship holder, sharing her passion for swimming.

Laura Lindemann enjoys training camp.

Dominic Barona is in a happy place.

Queralt Castellet hangs out in Dubai.

Paul Poirier is a feature interview subject for Pride...

...while Devon Allen gets JON magazine treatment.

Champion Simone Biles is the star of the show as she debuts a Yurchenko pike in her return to gymnastics competition.

Can Uche Eke make history as the first-ever Olympic gymnast for Nigeria?

​Katinka Hosszu is the most decorated female European Championships swimmer in history after a silver medal last Thursday.

Spaniard Sandra Sanchez wins her sixth European championship in karate this weekend, cementing her status as medal-favorite for Tokyo 2020.

Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel plans a historic swim in Rode Island supporting cancer awareness.

Mozambique's Joaquim Lobo is surprised but ready for a return trip to the Olympics in canoe sprint.

Those looking for a feel-good story should find footage of Tomas Paul and Zuzanna Paulova winning Beijing 2022 qualification in curling...

Nikolaj Majorov takes his family's figure skating legacy in Sweden toward Beijing 2022.

Attitude Magazine catches up with diver Tom Daley as he balances fatherhood with this season's training for Tokyo 2020.

Can Alys Williams become the first water polo player to make an "American team after she was cut when the roster was finalized for the previous Games"?

At age 23, Taylor Knibb will be the youngest U.S. woman at an Olympic triathlon ever this summer.

Based on an adjusted pandemic-induced training regimen, three-time Olympic track cyclist Christos Volikakis has high hopes for a Tokyo 2020 podium.

More cycling: count Australian road cyclist star Richie Porte as confirmed for Tokyo 2020, as he looks to banish memories of Rio 2016.

ABC.net looks at Kirsten Kinash and Australia's artistic swimming's goals for Tokyo 2020, and recognition at home.

Coco Gauff makes a late charge to close in on an Olympic spot in tennis, in a tight race for U.S. women.
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Will snowboarding Olympic medalist Ayumu Hirano make it to Tokyo 2020 in skateboarding?

New Zealand hammer thrower Julia Ratcliffe sees her coming Olympic experience as a shared one with her coach and father.

Get to know the full-strength U.S. squad of weightlifters headed to Tokyo this summer, led by Rio 2016 medalist Sarah Robles.

Can Scotland's Bruce Mouat qualify in two curling events for Beijing 2022 for Team Great Britain?

Such is the depth if Chinese table tennis that a 2019 world champion can be left off the Tokyo 2020 singles roster, as she isn't even in the top two of the sport.

Victory at the recent World Relays has given sprinter Akani Simbine a boost of confidence leading up to Tokyo 2020.

Megan Rapinoe hits Harper's Bazaar as the latest cover girl feature, discussing childhood, pandemic life, and looking ahead to another Olympics.

Team USA gold medalist from Rio 2016 basketball, Kyle Lowry weighs another Olympic run while at a key NBA career junction, too.

Can diver Jack Laugher battle back "panic and pressure" to find repeat success at Tokyo 2020?

Get to know Erin Sterkenburg, South African sport climber readying for an Olympic debut this summer.

Olympic gymnast hopeful Morgan Hurd wades into current social issues as a U.S. team representative.

​"I never lose. I either win or learn": Frenchwoman Marie-Eve Paget strives to emulate Nelson Mandela in her approach in 3x3 basketball.

Australian swimmer Mack Horton is trying to put his public feud with Sun Yan behind him as he focuses on own qualification.

Lucija Lesjak has high hopes for the sport as a hometown representative as the European Karate Championships take place in Croatia this week.

After a strong season opener in finishing second, triathlete Jelle Geens recounts the event with Triathlonlive.tv.

Double Olympic equestrian medalist Eric Lamaze of Canada steps away from Tokyo 2020 consideration to focus on his health.

Can Thrasher Magazine's 2017 "Skater of the Year"  Jamie "Big Boy" Foy make it onto Team USA for skateboarding this summer?

Good golf news: Count superstar Rory McElroy in for Tokyo 2020, despite other big names holding back.

NFL star Nate Ebner chats with Team USA on balancing his rugby sevens and football experience as he looks to return to the Olympics this summer.

John John Florence and Carissa Moore help The New York Times​ present the Hawaii vs United States sensitive distinction in competitive surfing.