Customize ESPN
Olympic Sports
Britain win sensational gold in men's 49er class
Britain's Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell produced a sensational finish in the medal race to win gold in the men's 49er sailing event at Enoshima Yacht Harbour.
Top Headlines
news - oly sailing
With a borrowed boat and the wind in her sails, Nethra crafts sailing history
Nethra Kumanan is the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics.
news - oly sailing
Nethra Kumanan first Indian woman sailor to qualify for Olympics
Kumanan is the 10th Indian, and the first woman sailor from the country, to qualify for the Olympics.
Sailing
Luna Rossa beats Team UK in Prada Cup final
Italian challenger Luna Rossa will race defender Team New Zealand in the 36th match for the America's Cup after beating Britain's Ineos Team UK 7-1 to win the best-of-13 race challengers series final.
Olympic Sports
'Rowing is really boring' says Atlantic rower, 70
When 70-year-old Frank Rothwell decided to row solo across the Atlantic for an Alzheimer's charity, he didn't realise just how boring it would be spending nearly two months on the 3,000 miles (4,800 km) journey.
Olympic Sports
U.S. team ousted in AmCup challenger series
American Magic was ousted in the semifinals of the Prada Cup, losing 4-0 to Italy's Luna Rossa in the best-of-seven challenger series.
Olympic Sports
Team UK advances to final of challenger series
Britain's INEOS Team UK automatically qualified for the Prada Cup final after beating Italy's Luna Rossa by 33 seconds on Saturday.
Olympic Sports
U.S. yacht nearly sinks in America's Cup event
United States challenger American Magic is assessing the extent of damage to its race yacht Patriot, which capsized and came close to sinking during racing Sunday in the America's Cup challengers series.
Sailing
U.S. team OK after capsizing in challenger series
American Magic, chasing its first win in the Prada Cup after three straight losses, dramatically capsized on the third day of racing in the America's Cup challenger series.
Olympic Sports
American Magic loses twice in challenger series
American Magic failed to finish a race against Italy's Luna Rossa, then suffered its second loss to British challenger INEOS Team UK in the America's Cup challenger series at Auckland on Saturday.
Olympic Sports
Sydney-Hobart yacht race canceled after outbreak
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been canceled for the first time in its history, with organizers admitting border restrictions forced by Sydney's new coronavirus outbreak made it impossible to stage the race.
News
Team New Zealand wins America's Cup W.S.
Defender Team New Zealand beat United States challenger American Magic and Italian challenger Luna Rossa on Saturday to clinch the America's Cup World Series.
Sailing
U.S. team splits 2nd day of America's Cup W.S.
United States challenger American Magic had its first loss but stayed atop the leaderboard after the second day of racing Friday in the America's Cup World Series off Auckland, New Zealand.
Sailing
U.S. team wins twice to open America's Cup W.S.
United States challenger American Magic won both of its races on the opening day of sailing's America's Cup World Series on Thursday, ending with a thrilling match-race win over Cup defender Team New Zealand in Auckland.
Olympic Sports
Bubbles? Separation? Solitude? Trying to cope with 2020? Let's examine the Vendée Globe
This once-in-every-four years sailing event which circumnavigates the globe is an extreme test of body and the mind.
Sailing
Stars+Stripes wins Gold Cup, Match Racing titles
Skipper Taylor Canfield and Team Stars+Stripes have won the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship.
Olympic Sports
SailGP crews to have at least 1 woman in 2021
SailGP plans to have at least one woman on every crew during the 2021 season, saying it is "imperative that we break existing boundaries in the sport to create a more inclusive environment overall."
Olympic Sports
Team NZ head angrily rejects misspending claims
Team New Zealand general manager Grant Dalton says recent allegations that the America's Cup defender might have misused public money are part of a "deliberate, sinister and highly orchestrated attack" on its integrity.
Top Headlines
- Belcher, Ryan claim 470 sailing Tokyo gold
- US SailGP Team launches diversity program
- Conn Findlay, 4-time Olympic medalist, dies at 90
- Cayard takes helm of U.S. Olympic sailing team
- Team NZ leads Luna Rossa 6-3 in America's Cup
- Team NZ leads Luna Rossa 5-3 in America's Cup
- America's Cup races postponed amid lockdown
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113
USA - 88
CHN - 71
ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7
McKeon - 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Yufei | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Melnikova | 2 |
| Nagornyy | 2 |
Olympics News
![]()
English diver Jack Laugher defends gold at Commonwealth Games
English diver Jack Laugher extended his dominance in the one-meter springboard event Thursday to take a third straight gold at the Commonwealth Games.
![]()
Botswana teen Letsile Tebogo draws Usain Bolt comparisons after showboating sprint
Teenager Letsile Tebogo has attracted comparisons to Usain Bolt after showboating his way to the under-20 100 metres world title in a record time with a scorching run in Colombia on Tuesday.
![]()
United States sprint great Allyson Felix joins IOC athletes' commission
American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee's athletes' commission on Thursday.
![]()
All Blacks aren't panicking, says embattled coach Ian Foster
Ian Foster has shrugged off queries over his future as New Zealand coach ahead of a tour of South Africa that could spell the end of his tenure.
![]()
Wout van Aert claims final time trial, but Jonas Vingegaard on verge of Tour de France win
Wout van Aert captured the final time trial on Saturday, but Jonas Vingegaard increased his overall lead in Stage 20 is closing in a Tour de France title.
![]()
U.S. men and women cruise into 4x100 relay final at track world championships
The American men got the baton around in the 4x100 relay -- something that hasn't always been a guarantee -- and cruised into the final with the fastest qualifying time Friday night. The U.S. women had little trouble, too.
