Longtime NBA star Pau Gasol, Italian swimming icon Federica Pellegrini and cyclist Maja Włoszczowska are the other new members.
The Norwegian completes the final in 45.94 seconds a month after topping Kevin Young’s record set at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
The 20-year-old Tottori Prefecture native becomes Japan’s first female Olympic boxing medalist.
The Australian superstar now owns more Olympic medals (11) than any athlete from her nation.
The American-born sprinter claimed the gold medal with a European-record time of 9.80 seconds.
With the sport going on hiatus again before its next Olympic appearance, the long-lasting impact of this decision is obvious. “Children have already drifted away from...
The Addis Ababa native made a late surge to the front of the pack and collected his first Olympic gold medal in a thrilling race.
Riding in the second position of the first 180 corner, Fields’ bike got tangled with the back of race leader Romain Mahieu’s, and he was run...
The decorated pool star earned his second gold medal of the Tokyo Games, the first coming in the men’s 4x100 freestyle relay.
The American superstar’s decision came a day before the high-profile event at Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
Shiga Prefecture’s aquatic sensation won the down-to-the-wire race, while Tomoru Honda claimed the silver medal in the men’s 200-meter butterfly.
Unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova outplayed the world No. 2 and earned a big upset victory.
