The first of three new Olympic swimming events got underway Monday with preliminary heats in the women’s 1500m freestyle. There was never a doubt who would set the initial mark. Katie Ledecky, racing her third event of the day after the 400 free ...
TOKYO — There’s an old saying around the Olympics that silver is the saddest medal. The gold medalist is always over the moon. The bronze medalist is happy, too, because she is on the podium. The second-place finisher — well, ...
Each day of the Tokyo Games, NBC Olympics will provide a rundown of the biggest athletes and the biggest events to watch across a variety of sports. Every single event can be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports ...