This countdown began on Monday, June 28. Here are parts one, two, four and five. NBC will have comprehensive coverage of the Tokyo Olympics' Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 23, beginning live at 6:55 ...

WASHINGTON--First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a ...

The Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games is nearly upon us. The world’s eyes will be focused on the first global gathering since the pandemic and its ability to pipe music, spectacle and hope ...

Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, declared the opening of both the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics. Emperor Emeritus Akihito officially opened the ...

Nonetheless, some athletes and others in Tokyo for the Olympics have tested positive in the lead-up to the opening ceremony, underlining public health concerns even given the safety protocols.

July 20, 2021 Pieter van den Hoogenband (L), Keet Oldenbeuving and Churandy ... Photo: Olaf Kraak ANP The Netherlands is sending a record squad of some 290 sports men and women to this year’s Olympic ...

This year, the first rowing events actually took place on ‘day zero’, before the opening ceremony. In the end, Australia collected two gold medals (men’s and women’s coxless fours ...