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Jul.28 -- Scott Levy, Executive Vice President and Managing Director at NBA Asia, discusses the Tokyo Olympics and the company's business strategy in the region. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg Daybreak:...

Jul.23 -- Sports Capital Advisors CEO Marcus John, says sponsors of Tokyo's unpopular Olympics are facing a branding dilemma. He was speaking with Yvonne Man, David Ingles and Rishaad Salamat on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."

Chinese athletes facing intense pressure at the winter games in Beijing. It's particularly tough for foreign-born athletes like figure skater Zhu Yi who was the subject of online abuse after she fell during her performances. Bloomberg's...

Five female lawmakers have been invited to observe all-male political board meetings in Japan - as long as they don't having anything to say.

Lee has been doing gymnastics since 2009 and her bio says "the beam" is her favorite event.

The only female soldier to qualify for Tokyo's Pentathlon says she had to overcome many obstacles while preparing for the Olympic games.

Women who were detained in Chinese detention camps for Muslim minorities say there's a system of rape inside. They detailed their accounts to the BBC.

Aug. 3 -- Bloomberg Businessweek's Bret Begun reports on what Team America will be wearing at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."

Aug. 19 -- The Summer Olympics ratings slip, the first since 2000, raises fresh doubts about what used to be a sure thing: live sports would be a huge and growing draw no matter what. Bloomberg's Gerry Smith has more on "Bloomberg Markets."

The world's fastest man was frozen in time on Monday, as London's Madame Tussauds waxworks museum unveiled its latest celebrity figure - a statue of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.

Bolt was a triple gold...

HEADLINE:Olympics awash in Twitter, for better or worse

CAPTION: It's amazing how much trouble can be stirred up in 140 characters. The 2012 Olympics are being shaped, shaken and indisputably changed by a social media...

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"We would encourage the Chinese government to put their best face forward during the Olympics. The...

Los Angeles has presented its Olympic hosting plans to the members of the International Olympic Committee, who should vote later on Tuesday, to ensure the Summer Games return to the United States.Going before bid rival Paris, supported...

Los Angeles has presented its Olympic hosting plans to the members of the International Olympic Committee, who should vote later on Tuesday, to ensure the Summer Games return to the United States.Going before bid rival Paris, supported...

Former Olympian Maritza McClendon and Sen. Cory Booker call on FINA to reverse its ban on a swim cap that could be used by those with natural hair.

1932 Winter Olympics Lake Placid, New York / athletes in 2-man bobsled are introduced / American team brothers Hubert and Curtis Stevens / German team Hanns Kilian and Sebastian Huber / 4-man German team on Mt. Van Hoevenberg slide crash...

Jun.23 -- Kanae Doi, Japan Director at Human Rights Watch, expresses her disappointment that Japan’s parliament ended its June session without passing a promised law on LGBTQ understanding. Japan's ruling party had pledged to pass the...

Jun.17 -- Japan will end a state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and other areas on June 20 as planned. That will be about a month before the country is due to host the Summer Olympics. Meanwhile, Hong Kong will shorten hotel quarantine...

Jul.16 -- Ahead of the July 23 opening ceremony, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike discusses how the city has been preparing for the Olympics and what she hopes the games will accomplish. (Video re-edited to clarify the history of the Summer...

Apr.11 -- Rick Burton, professor of sport management at Syracuse University, discusses the Beijing Olympics in 2022, the potential for the U.S. to boycott the games and the general feeling about the Olympic games. He speaks on “Bloomberg...

The U.S. military is in a race against the clock to evacuate as many Americans and vulnerable Afghans as possible before Biden’s August 31st deadline. Now Airbnb is stepping up to offer 20,000 refugees a free place to stay. In national...