Lee Keifer is the first American fencer to win Olympic foil gold.

Anna Kiesenhofer isn't just a PhD mathematician, or an amateur cyclist...she's also now a surprise Olympic champion.

Uta and Hifumi Abe strike a rare pair of gold medals for the siblings on the same day in judo.

Legendary gymnast Oksana Chusovitina bows out after a remarkable eight Olympics at age 46.

Adam Peaty provides Team Great Britain its first gold of Tokyo 2020, plus its first two-straight Olympic swimming champion.

Dorothee Schneider is in prime position for an equestrian dressage medal despite just returning from serious injury and a horse change.

With seven Olympic Games between them, Bec and Dan MCcConnell are hoping Tokyo 2020 is the charm for the the married couple's medal ambitions in mountain biking for Team Australia.

​Italian volleyball star Paola Egonu reflects on her Opening Ceremony honor.

A last-minute sub for the draw, Team Great Britain's Liam Broady is taking his tennis into the second round.

Uruguayan Nicole Frank isn't just swimming for herself and country, but also for her almost-Olympian grandmother as well.

Aron Szilagyi with three straight...

Mattia Busato gets into a calm Japanese spirit.

Antoaneta Kostadinova has all the medalist feels.

Luke McCormack scores a hit.

Kayla Miracle takes in Japan.

(+1) Nauris Miezis gets serious.

Richard Carapaz wins Ecuador's second-ever Olympic gold (and third-ever overall) with a strong cycling road race win.

Naohisa Takata wins Japan's first gold of Tokyo 2020, in - fittingly - judo.

Tokyo 2020's short waves may suit Australian Sally Fitzgibbons just right.

Can Larisa Iordache restore Olympic success for Team Romania in women's gymnastics?

Shooter Nino Salukvadze makes history as the first woman to compete in nine Olympics.

​Team Hungary's fencer Aron Szilagyi is the first man to win three sabre Olympic titles.

USA TODAY looks at the inspiring comeback of gymnast Samir Ait Said, after a notorious Rio 2016 injury.

South African diver Jula Vincent is grateful to have Rio 2016 experience as she approaches Tokyo 2020 competition.

A relaxed qualification serves notice that Irish rowers Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy are ready to challenge for golf.

Can Sara Sorribes Tormo continue to move forward after her upset tennis win over world #1?

Karateka Antonio Diaz wants to give his career "a Hollywood ending" with a strong Tokyo 2020 performance.

Tomas Gonzalez is a proud three-timer.

Matty and Tom bring their social 'A' game to Tokyo.

Panipak Wongpattanikat has done it.

Novak Djokovic is known for his flexibility...

Bruno and Team Brazil score a 1st win.

Deborah Vivarelli shows off the table tennis court.

A couple of Canucks go swimming...

Sondre Guttormsen takes it outside.

Marco Grimalt is beach-ready.

Late addition, no problem to hit training for Tomas Gonzalez.

​​It's the last edition of "A Little Roundup" before the 2020 Tokyo Games officially begin, so it's a super-sized one to wrap up the blog's pre-Opening Ceremony roundups of athlete headlines.

Yukiko Ueno and Team Japan get Olympic competition underway in softball. "All I felt was excitement before the game."

(More) Softball
Sara Croenewegen was overcome with legionnaire's disease just three years ago; now she's starring for Team Canada.

Will Yamato Fujita be Team Japan's new softball superstar?

Gymnastics
​Back fully from injury, Mai Murakami is ready to lead Japan's women in her home Games.

Tennis
"The most eye-catching star in tennis", Naomi Osaka stuns in Vogue Hong Kong...and on the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition, too.

Sir Andy Murray: Why Tokyo 2020 is special.

Indian veteran Sania Mirza hasn't thought about retirement yet, despite headed to her fourth Olympics at age 34.

Karate
Switzerland's Elena Quirici is excited to do her "karate-mad" family proud at these Olympics.

Badminton
Nguyen Tien Minh will be the first Vietnamese athlete to appear in four Olympic Games, and still is his nation's leading medal hope.

Boxing
Delante Johnson carries a strong Cleveland-native tradition into the Games, with a real shot at gold.

Golf
Five things to know about golfer Justin Thomas, from For the Win.

Wrestling
Sports Illustrated has a Q&A with Helen Maroulis, the first U.S. woman to win Olympic wrestling gold, who's title defense comes after a tough few years.

Weightlifting
​Can Wes Kitts help bridge the gap to the podium for Team USA weightlifting in this changing times for the sport.

Trampoline
Dominic Clarke is grateful to be "unapologetically queer...on the Olympic stage".
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Diving
Krysta Palmer is not only finally a Team USA diver, she's also a member of the Iron Butt Association.

Triathlon
Veteran Javier Gomez returned to Olympic distance racing in triathlon for a shot at erasing a disappointing Rio 2016.

Artistic Swimming
Count Spain's Ona Carbonell as a mother uniquely impacted by the restrictions on accompanying family.

Archery
Re-live Team Bhutan's first official Olympic qualification, courtesy of archer Karma, in the documentary Kingdom of Archers.

​Swimming
'Swimming's next superstar'? Team USA's Caeleb Dressel would rather "just shut up and swim".

With a "fly and die" strategy, teenager Torri Huske is one to watch in the pool.

But Team Great Britain's swimming star Adam Peaty is feeling fit and ready for a world record.

Soccer
Jayde Riviere is a key component of Team Canada's bridge toward youth in the women's soccer team.

Meanwhile, Brazil's Formiga will become soccer's first seven-time Olympian at Tokyo 2020.

Sport Climbing
Bouldering specialist Kyra Condie shares a rundown of sport climbing's Olympic format.

Equestrian
Who are the Rio 2016 equestrian gold medalists looking to repeat at Tokyo 2020?

Caroline Chew is a London-based lawyer, Singapore's first-ever equestrian Olympian, and rides a horse named after a Friends character.

Basketball
Keldon Johnson's promotion from training squad to Team USA's men's basketball led to parents' tears.

Skateboarding
Letitia Bufoni is not just a five-time X Games champion skateboarder and a soon-to-be Olympian...she also has her own video game character.

Judo
With Tahani Alqahtani's participation, judo again represents a step forward for women in Saudi Arabia.

Cycling
Winner of the last two Tour de France stages last week, Team Belgium's road cyclist Wout van Aert may have tired legs, but is happy to be in Tokyo.

Meanwhile, with "no hiding, no tactics", Team New Zealander Patrick Bevin looks forward to thee potential for surprises in the cycling road race.

Rhythmic Gymnastics
Mexico's first-ever Olympic rhythmic gymnast, Rut Castillo started reluctantly in the discipline despite her 'super flexibility'.

Taekwondo
Taekwondo star Jade Jones: 'The making of a double Olympic champion.'

Track & Field
Budding Olympic star Armand Duplantis remembers watching previous Olympic pole vault finals, knowing it would be him one day there, too.

Hugues Fabrice Zango carries Burkina Faso's olympic medal dreams into Tokyo as a podium favorite.

The men's track 4x100 relay may be one of Japan's most anticipated events as a home nation. Team member Yoshihide Kiryu shares his enthusiasm for the race.

Fencing
Count world championship medalist fencer Vivian Kong Man-Wai as one athlete dedicated to observe all precautions to stay safe in the lead-up to the Games.

Shooting
Meet Derrick Main, trap shooter for Team USA who grew up quail hunting and now has a "dream come true" competing in the Olympics.

Rowing
Inspired by the pandemic delay, rower Helen Glover has un-retired and is the first mother to row for Team Great Britain at the Olympics.

​Rugby Sevens
Will Olympic success push Team Australia's rugby sevens' Lachlan Miller back toward rugby league and the National Rugby League?
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Fun fact about Team Ireland's rugby sevens squad: Harry McNulty is the one member to have helped start the program six years ago.