Olympics

Days after earning silver in the men’s 100 m, Costa Rica’s Sherman Güity set a new Paralympic record and won gold in the 200 meters in Tokyo.

Costa Rica's Sherman Isidro Guity Guity (L) and Britain's Jonnie Peacock (R) celebrate after the men's 100m (T64) athletics final during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 30, 2021.

Sherman Güity ran a personal-best to earn silver in the men’s 100 m at the Paralympic Games. The result is Costa Rica’s first-ever Paralympic medal.

Some of Costa Rica’s top athletes have arrived in Tokyo for the 2020 Paralympic Games.

Costa Rican rider Kenneth Tencio was celebrated with a homecoming parade on Thursday in the municipality of Garabito, Puntarenas.

Costa Rican rider Kenneth Tencio was celebrated with a homecoming parade on Thursday in the municipality of Garabito, Puntarenas.

Costa Rican surfer Brisa Hennessy has reached the quarterfinals of the women's shortboard at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The 2020 Olympic Games will officially begin on Friday, July 23. Twelve athletes will represent Costa Rica in Tokyo. 

Costa Rica will go to the Olympic Games as a family. Five of its 12 athletes who will compete in Tokyo 2020 are trained by their own parents.

Delta is the most infectious strain of the virus since the start of the global pandemic in early 2020.