TOKYO (AP) — Japan's National Stadium was fan-less four years ago during the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics; zero atmosphere in the $1.4 billion, 60,000-seat venue for the globe's greatest track and ...

Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000 metres world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships on Saturday -- a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the ...

Katie Ledecky, Andy Murray and Lisa Carrington are a few of the athletes vying for a third straight gold medal at the Tokyo ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Olympic track and field star Melissa Jefferson-Wooden claimed the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, setting a new World Championships ...

Portugal’s Isaac Nader won a thrilling men’s 1,500-meter on Wednesday at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, outkicking Great Britain’s Jake Wightman in an eventful race that saw favorite Josh ...

Olympic and world 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi capped his explosive season in style after being crowned World Athletics ...

Tokyo is the most gender-equal Olympics in the games' history, organizers said. At the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens, there wasn't a single female competitor. When the 2020 Games ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Shelby Frank’s post-collegiate athletic career is already off to a great start. The Grand Forks native and former Red River thrower earned a spot in the World Athletic Championships ...

TOKYO (AP) — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months and not be canceled despite surging COVID-19 ...