Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas set a world record as she won Olympic gold in the triple jump, the first to be broken in athletics at the Tokyo Games. Already a national hero, Rojas has lifted spirits in her impoverished homeland.
Of all the boxers in Tokyo, American Richard Torrez Jr, must be one of the most interesting, mainly because he doesn’t fit the stereotype of dim, impoverished fighter.
Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a shock gold in the Olympic 100m final.
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles had mental health issues before pulling out of the women’s gymnastics team final on Tuesday.
When Usain Bolt hung up his spikes four years ago, he left a huge void. For the first time since 2004, the Olympic gold medal winner in the men’s 100m sprint will not be Bolt.
Shelly-Ann “Pocket Rocket” Fraser-Pryce is juggling being the fastest woman alive with motherhood as she bids for a third 100m Olympics gold - 13 years after her first triumph.
Jillian Crooks is making history as Cayman’s youngest ever Olympian and the 15-year-old made her homeland even prouder by placing second in her heat, setting a personal best time of 57.32 seconds in the 100m freestyle in Tokyo, setting a new national record in the process.
The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) held a special watch party at the Westin Grand on the Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman to mark the launch of this year’s Olympics; held in Japan.
One of the most surprising gold medallists so far must be teenage swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui who won the men's 400m freestyle on Sunday.
Naomi Osaka made a successful return to competitive tennis after two months away, while world No 1 Ashleigh Barty suffered a shock exit in the first round of the women's singles competition in Tokyo.