Elaine Thompson-Herah defends her title in the 100 meters, and leads a Team Jamaica sweep. And, oh yeah, gets a remarkable Olympic record, too.

"We've waited 100 years for this." Mete Gazoz wins Turkey's first archery medal - and it's gold.

Now with ten Olympic medals, Team USA star swimmer Katie Ledecky eyes Paris 2024 and maybe even Los Angeles 2028.

A long phone call may have spared pole vault favorite Armand Duplantis from contagion disruption to his gold medal aims.

Four Olympics, four medals for trampoline great Dong Dong.

Let's give some love to the rugby sevens Fijiana, winning an Olympic medal to follow Team Fiji's men's gold. Fiji has two medals this Games!

Did an homage to 'Avatar Aang' help Kiran Badloe secure windsurfing gold?

Team San Marino and shooting: A first-ever Olympic medal How about two?

Beach volleyballers Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredees are proving to be stars in the media zone, too.

Age is but a number: Team Spain's Pau Gasol worked his "butt off" for one more basketball run at age 41.

More senior news...Team China's Lyu Kiaojun is, at 37, the oldest weightlifting men's gold medalist ever.

Can boxer Nesthy Pelecio win Philippines' second-ever gold medal?

Will weightlifter Neisi Dajomes make the bookmakers happy with a first women's medal for Team Ecuador?

Boston marathon champion Lawrence Cherono is looking for a "race of a lifetime" in Tokyo.

British middle distance runner Josh Kerr is looking to "throw everything at (the 1500)" to win.

Team USA long jumper Tara Davis is lucky to have family with her in Tokyo...her father is her coach.

Team USA's Kayla Miracle is looking to break even more barriers for herself and her community as wrestling competition begins in Tokyo.

Vandana Katariya is a new field hockey star, as she scores a hat trick to help keep Team India alive.

Will Team Brazil's leading scorer Richarlison get a tattoo after Tokyo 2020's soccer tournament?

Nauris Miezis and Team Latvia get a hero's welcome.

Sky Brown is happy in Tokyo.

Piotr Lisek is on his way to the finals.

Kevin Cordon is a breakout star.

Adam Peaty and Team Great Britain roar to a win.

Maggie Steffens cements her all-time goal-scoring prowess in Team USA's latest water polo win.

Estonia's surprise gold in fencing was its first Olympic title since 2008.

Anastasiia Logunova: Team Russia's 3x3 basketball star also has an Olympic engagement story...

Steffi Graf remains the only 'Golden Slam' champion in tennis.

Meanwhile,  Michael Venus' family sacrifices have paid off with a medal in doubles.

Team Australia's Cate Campbell found musical inspiration as she swam to another Olympic medal.

New Team South Africa champion Tatjana Schoenmaker prefers to let her swimming do the talking.

Will Abraham Kibiwott be able to back up his Team Kenya steeplechase victory promise?

Get to know Lovlina Borgohain, Team India's newest women's boxing medalist.

Two medals not enough for gold-expectant Team Great Britain in rowing.

An San defended her top seed - and her hairstyle - with her gold medal archery win.

With All-Star Game and World Series experience, Edwin Jackson sees a gold medal for Team USA baseball as "icing in the cake".

Team India's Fouaad Mirza has made a mark in early equestrian eventing competition at Tokyo 2020.

Track sprint favorite Trayvon Brommell takes a different approach to the role than his predecessor.

Beach volleyballer Brandie Wilkerson is relishing her Olympic experience after serving as alternate for Team Canada five years ago.

Get to know Team USA skateboarder Mariah Duran, through her clothes.

Team Slovenia's Janja Garnbret is a legitimate favorite in women's sport climbing.

Gymnast Alexa Moreno, of Toyota commercial fame, is headed to her second Olympic vault final.

Team Ireland makes a surprise booking into the landmark mixed 4x400 track relay.

Jessica Fox is a champion (again).

Gwen Berry takes a stand.

Portrait of a triathlete...

Marcos Grimalt is pumped with a win.

Aidan Walsh jumps for medal joy.

An "incredibly proud" Tom Daley finally wins a gold medal after his Olympic diving debut 13 years ago.

Momiji Nishiya is now Japan's youngest-ever gold medalist, as the 13-year-old scores a street skateboarding sweep for the home country.

It wasn't just his gold medal performance that caught viewers' attention while Kristian Blummenfelt led the men's triathlon.

And on the women's side...four-time Olympian Flora Duffy finally gets herself a medal, and a gold one for Bermuda.

Fencer Maria Belen Perez Maurice: Win a match, but gain a spouse.

Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito bring Japan a first - and thrilling - table tennis mixed doubles gold.

Lydai Jacoby: She's not just Alaska's first Olympic swimmer, she's also an upset gold medalist.

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz gets the Philipines its long-awaited first gold medal.

Luka Doncic impresses in his Olympic debut, scoring 48 for Slovenia's win over Argentina in basketball.

Will Ahmed Hafnaoui do something special again, in the 800 meters that start this morning?

Team Ireland's Nhat Nguyen has a "perfect start" to his Olympic campaign in badminton.

High jumper Yaroslava Mahucikh has had a strong last few years, and is aiming for a world record.

Karateka Daniel Gaysinsky is ready to look past a rollercoaster qualification and prove his Olympic credential.

Can Malaysian Gavin Green get his full confidence back in time for the start of men's golf this week?

Team Japan score two women's team sport upsets in one day...over France in basketball and over Montenegro in handball. How far can each go?

Ivet Lalova gets a feel for the track.

Naomi Osaka is feeling good.

Adam Peaty is champion again.

Saul Craviotto takes in some last training.

No matter your prep, some things you can't control....

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.

​​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.