Handling of Chinese swimmers’ doping case sparks backlash ahead of Olympics

Chinese swimmers who tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ) before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 have been cleared to com...

Kim Seo-yeong to be third Korean swimmer to participate in 4 Olympics

South Korean swimming star Kim Seo-yeong has secured her spot in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the third Korean swimmer to qual...

Suni Lee reveals she is back to competing as kidney disease now ‘in remission’

Gymnastics gold medalist Sunisa “Suni” Lee revealed she has returned to full-time training as her kidney-related illness is now in remission...

Japan’s Funa Nakayama becomes first Asian woman on cover of Thrasher magazine

Tokyo skateboarding prodigy Funa Nakayama has broken new ground as the first Asian woman to ever grace the cover of Thrasher magazine.  Cove...

Meet Yui Susaki, the 24-year-old Japanese female wrestler with 12 gold medals and a 72-0 record

Meet Yui Susaki, a 24-year-old Japanese female wrestler with a dozen gold medals under her belt who has been dominating international wrestl...

‘Anti-sex beds’ from Tokyo Olympics to be reused for COVID-19 patients

A prefecture in Japan is re-using 800 cardboard “anti-sex” beds that were used in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for COVID-19 patients. ...

Two Chinese Olympians claim their gold medals are peeling, IOC responds

Two Chinese Olympic gold medalists have taken to social media to complain that the outer parts of the medals they received at the 2020 Tokyo...

Jamaican hurdler saved by Japanese Serbian woman from missing Olympic race, wins gold medal

A Japanese Serbian woman, who helped a Jamaican Olympic hurdler get a taxi after he was at risk of missing his race, is being rewarded with ...

These Asian parents reacting to their Olympic children deserve their own medals

It’s not a secret that most Asian parents want the best for their children and that especially rings true for the parents of Asian Olympic a...

‘It’s disturbing our lives’: Family of 14-year-old Olympic champ rejects $30,000, property gifts, asks mob of fans to leave her alone

The family of Chinese Olympic gold medalist Quan Hongchan has refused to accept monetary and property gifts from fans across the country, sa...

Japanese Olympian’s ‘germ medal’ to be replaced after Nagoya mayor bites it

Olympics officials have replaced the gold medal won by softball team member Miu Goto at the 2020 Tokyo Games after Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawa...

26 Chinese female athletes receive top honor for winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games

The Chinese government awarded 26 female athletes the National March 8th Red-Banner Holders for their 2020 Tokyo Games performance. Outstand...

Olympic swimmer Erica Sullivan donates to LGBTQ cause, Camila Cabello ‘honored’ to be a part of her ‘gay awakening’

Erica Sullivan, the world’s first silver medalist in the women’s 1500-meter (0.93 miles) freestyle, donated money to the LGBTQ community and...

‘Best Libero’ Justine Wong-Orantes ‘kept the ball in the air’ for Team USA to win first volleyball gold medal

Meet Justine Wong-Orantes, the Filipino Chinese American athlete who was an integral part of Team USA’s gold medal win in women’s volleyball...

St. Paul throws Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee a welcome home parade

Hmong American Olympian Sunisa “Suni” Lee received a parade in St. Paul, Minn., after returning home from the 2020 Tokyo Games w...

Neeraj Chopra, once bullied for being overweight, wins India’s first track and field Olympic gold medal

A man who was bullied for being overweight as a child won India’s first track and field Olympic gold medal on Saturday. The winning throw: N...

These Olympic athletes struck ‘One Piece’ poses out of the blue and fans are all for it

Three Olympic athletes surprised many “One Piece” fans after striking poses of two famous Straw Hat members at the 2020 Tokyo Games. New Nak...

Chinese gold medalist Gong Lijiao makes historic win, faces sexist comments from reporters

Social media users are outraged as Gong Lijiao, an Olympic gold medalist who made a historic win on Sunday, was called a “manly woman” and a...

‘You see a big guy’s butt’: Sumo wrestler statue at Olympics equestrian show allegedly ‘spooks’ horses

A sumo wrestler statue that was a part of the equestrian show jumping event at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday was removed.  What happened: Man...

Ryo Kiyuna makes history with first Olympic gold medal win in men’s kata

Ryo Kiyuna, 31, made Olympic history by becoming the first-ever gold medalist in the men’s kata event on July 30.  Winning gold: The t...

Suni Lee dedicates her gold medal to her father who ‘deserves it as much as I do’

Suni Lee was reunited with her family for the first time since she left for the Olympics and she draped her gold medal around her father’s n...

Meet the superfan who has attended every Summer Olympics in the last 30 years

A 51-year-old president of an IT company in Tokyo has been traveling around the world to attend every Summer Olympics since 1992.  How it al...

China’s youngest athlete at Tokyo Games wins gold with THREE perfect 10s in women’s diving

Quan Hongchan is already an Olympic gold medalist at just 14 years old. Young champ: Hongchan, China’s youngest athlete at the Tokyo Games, ...

Sakura Yosozumi wins gold, Kokona Hiraki youngest-ever to win with silver, Sky Brown bags bronze in skateboarding

Japanese skateboarders Sakura Yosozumi, 19, and Kokona Hiraki, 12, took home the gold and silver medal, respectively, while Sky Brown won br...

Barbie criticized for allegedly leaving out Asians in ‘inclusive’ Tokyo 2020 collection

Barbie is being called out on social media after the Mattel brand repromoted its Tokyo 2020 collection without visible “Asian” representatio...

India’s field hockey team captain dedicates bronze medal win to COVID-19 frontline workers

India celebrated its victory as the men’s national field hockey team took home bronze at the Tokyo Games, which team captain Manpreet Singh ...

Shin Jea-hwan wins South Korea’s second gold ever in gymnastics vault

Shin Jea-hwan, the men’s vault gold champion whose gymnastics career almost came to an end after a back injury, became the second Sout...

Daughter of Olympian becomes the first female gymnast to win a medal for South Korea in Tokyo Games

Yeo Seo-jeong made Korean Olympic history by winning Korea’s first-ever medal in women’s gymnastics as well as being a part of S...

Free drinks 24/7 and endless goodies: US athlete Timothy Lam gives inside look at Olympic village

What’s it like to be an Olympic athlete? NextShark spoke with Timothy Lam, who represented the U.S. in the men’s singles badminton in Tokyo ...

Teen Olympian Suni Lee seen cheering for her Chinese opponent in balance beam final

Gymnastics star Suni Lee was seen cheering for her Chinese opponent during the balance beam final competition on Tuesday. Cheering for a riv...

Olympic athletes jam to K-pop groups, from BTS to BLACKPINK

Songs by popular K-pop groups have kept athletes’ spirits high throughout this Olympics season.   What’s being played: Tunes by ...

Chinese Olympic gold medalists under IOC probe for wearing Mao Zedong pins

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is investigating two Chinese Olympic gold medalists for potentially breaching its rules on the dis...

Chinese gymnast Zou Jingyuan receives highest score in parallel bars at the Tokyo Games

Chinese gymnast Zou Jingyuan made history on Tuesday after winning gold in parallel bars and receiving the highest score any gymnast had eve...

Teen gymnast lands China’s first gold in women’s gymnastics since 2012, defeats her hero Simone Biles

Guan Chenchen took home China’s first gold in women’s gymnastics since 2012 and defeated her hero, Simone Biles, in the finals. The victory:...

Unlimited flights, a new condo: Here are some of the perks Olympic medalists have received

Editor’s note: This article has been updated from its original version to include information about the gifts that Indonesian badminto...

Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian makes history as the first Asian to enter men’s 100m final in 89 years

Many Asians applauded Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian for becoming the first Asian man to enter the Olympics men’s 100-meter (328 feet) f...