Tokyo Olympics: Toughest Games? Decathletes and heptathletes say probably (amazing photos). Heptathlon winner Nafissatou Thiam: “I was just looking forward to being done with it.” (I felt the same way about trying to figure out the Peacock app.)

+ Pat Forde: I’ve Covered Nine Olympics. Nothing Prepared Me for Seeing My Daughter Win a Medal. (Nothing prepared me for how often my daughter responds to my texts with, “IDC.”)

+ 21 striking photographs from the Olympic Games.