TOKYO — The ancient martial art of Karate made its debut at the Summer Olympics in Japan this week. The sport was added as a nod to the country where it developed 700 years ago. There are two types of ...

The Tokyo Olympics look like no other Summer Games before and that's partially because this year's competition will feature several brand-new sports: 3x3 basketball, skateboarding, sport climbing, ...

The Summer Olympics are underway, and there are some first-time sports making their debut in Paris—break dancing, kayak cross, men's artistic swimming. However, history is filled with dozens that had ...

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