Modern pentathlon tests athletes across five separate disciplines. Athletes must swim, fence, ride an unfamiliar horse through a show jumping course — they get just 20 minutes to get acquainted — and ...

The game starts with a throw-off from the center of the court after the referee's whistle. The team taking the throw-off must be on its own half of the court, and the opponents must be at least three ...

Individual routines are performed to music and last from 75 to 90 seconds. A penalty of 0.05 points will be assessed for every second over or under the time allowed. The clock begins as soon as the ...

In a sequence of events reminiscent of the men's 100m Olympic final that took place on the same track nearly one month ago, 19-year-old Ezra Frech claimed a Paralympic gold medal in the men's 100m T63 ...

From welcoming guests at hotels to shooting free throws at halftime of basketball games, robots have taken over the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Watch above to learn more about the Tokyo 2020 Robot ...

In a back-and-forth game that saw both teams enter with a .500 record, the U.S. men’s curling team earned a 7-4 win against Switzerland. American skip John Shuster's amazing eighth end proved to be ...

Bouts will be scored using a traditional "10-point must system," which is the most commonly used scoring system in boxing. At the end of each round, judges "must" award 10 points to the boxer who won ...

In Olympic gymnastics, the score for an athlete is based on two different components; the Execution Score and Difficulty Score. Each Execution Score starts at 10.0 points. The judges on the execution ...

Golf at the Olympic Games utilizes an individual stroke-play format similar to events on the PGA and LPGA tours, as well as at all major championships. Players are positioned on the leaderboard ...

The Paris Olympic Games feature 16 canoeing events under two primary disciplines: canoe slalom and canoe sprint. The kayak cross event also makes its debut at the Paris Games. Here's a guide on how ...

Kelly Claes, 25, and Sarah Sponcil, 24 -- the youngest U.S. beach volleyball pair ever -- dominated the Kenyan duo Gaudencia Makokha and Brackcides Khadambi in their second preliminary victory, 21-8, ...

Both individual and team competition matches use a best-of-three format. One loss in Olympic tournament format will result in elimination from the tournament, save for in the semifinals when the two ...