Dan Hughes '77, assistant coach for USA Women's Basketball, helped lead Team USA to the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. 

Team USA defeated Japan, France, and Nigeria in the preliminary round to finish atop Group B. In the medal round, Team USA beat Australia in the Quarterfinals, Serbia in the Semifinals, and Japan in the Gold-medal game. The U.S. has won 55 straight games at the Olympics and matched the record of seven straight golds in any Olympic team sport set by U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Teams.

The cities of Cambridge and New Concord are commemorating the life and accomplishments of John H. Glenn Jr. during a three-day centennial celebration July 16-18, 2021. Highlights of the event include presentations from Ohio space shuttle astronaut Don Thomas, Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Connie Schultz.