Tokyo Summer Olympics
WBUR's full coverage of the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
Title IX didn't fix everything
Fifty years after the landmark law passed, disparities persist between the expectations set for male and female athletes, writes Amory Rowe Salem.
Swimmer Becca Meyers' Ordeal Shows Even The Paralympics Doesn't Listen To Disabled People
By refusing Becca Meyers, a deaf-blind swimmer, a personal care attendant, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee is treating her like a burden, writes Aimee Christian. That's the very behavior...
Simone Biles Can Fly, But She's So Much More Than Her Wings
I am constantly reminding myself that I don't have anything to prove, writes Theresa Okokon. Neither do you. And neither does Simone.
Simone Biles' Competitive Glory Will Fade. But Her Message About Mental Health Will Endure
Long after the cauldron’s flame is extinguished in Tokyo, writes Melissa Ludtke, Biles’ words will burn brightly.
The 'Simultaneity' Of Naomi Osaka
Watching Naomi Osaka reinforced for me that she will not be hammered down, writes Anri Wheeler. She speaks out when she wants to, and stays silent when it is an...
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The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Is All Of Us. Come On, Ladies, 'LFG'
The U.S. Women's fight for pay equity is the latest battle in a never-ending war to prove that women are good enough, writes Cloe Axelson.
From Sarajevo To Athens, I've Covered 15 Olympic Games. Here's What We'll Miss In Tokyo
During his career with Sports Illustrated, E.M. Swift covered 15 Olympic Games. Most of the pleasantries of years past won't be present in Tokyo this summer, he writes.