14 gold medals up for grabs on Day 1 of Paris Games

IMAGE: Australia's Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus will be looking to retain her 400 metres freestyle title against American Katie Ledecky, the 2016 Rio Games champion. Photograph: Issei......

Horigome brings Japan skateboarding's first Olympic gold

IMAGE: Yuto Horigome of Japan in action. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Yuto Horigome of Japan claimed the first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding after recovering his composure with......

Olympics PIX: Nishiya, 13, Japan's youngest gold medallist

At 13, Momiji Nishiya becomes Japan's youngest gold medallist Rayssa Leal, also 13, claims silver for Brazil Bronze goes to Japan's Funa Nakayama, aged 16 IMAGE: Japan's Momiji Nishiya poses......

Sporting moments to look out for at Tokyo 2020

Superheroes the world over come head to toe in spandex. So too here in Tokyo, where the one person with the best shot at making – or even saving – these most beleaguered of Olympic......

PICS: Schoolgirl scoops gold as Japan warms to the Games

IMAGE: 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya in action during the Olympics Skateboarding Women's Street final, at Ariake Urban Sports Park, Tokyo, on Monday. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters Japan struck......