After an injury, Vashti Cunningham and her father, Randall (yes, that one) came up with a new formula to master the high jump — rarely jumping.TOKYO — There are not a lot...

The standoff over free speech between the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic officials continued on Monday, as the I.O.C. grappled with what to do if the Americans refused to penalize an...

Alexander Zverev just might have figured something out.Zverev, the talented German battling to break into the highest level of his sport, won the gold medal in the Olympic tennis tournament Sunday, defeating...

An Olympic loss ended Djokovic’s bid for a Golden Slam — winning the four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal in singles in the same year.TOKYO — Novak Djokovic’s dream...

TOKYO — American dominance in the Olympic pool is an old story at this point, a snowball forever rolling downhill, even if the pitch of the slope varies slightly from year to...

Novak Djokovic’s dream of a Golden Slam is over.Alexander Zverev of Germany stormed back from a set and a service break down to beat Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 ranked men’s player,...

Sebastian Coe, world track’s leader, has spent the past five years pushing his vision of a level playing field. Critics say he is violating athletes’ human rights.For six years, Sebastian Coe, the...

The tennis superstar, who lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony as one of Japan’s biggest sports celebrities, was upset in the third round and is out of the Tokyo Games.TOKYO —...