Belgian basketball star Ann Wauters’ Olympic dream was a long time coming
Belgium’s 40-year-old basketball player Ann Wauters boasts a glittering resume of success with club teams in three different continents, but neither…
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Belgian basketball star Ann Wauters’ Olympic dream was a long time coming
By Don Riddell, CNN More than 10,000 athletes compete in the summer Olympics. There are gold medalists and athletes who’ll never get anywhere…
Continue ReadingAlgerian Olympian withdraws from Games due to potential matchup with Israeli competitor
By David Close, Taylor Barnes and Aqeel Najim, CNN Algerian judo athlete Fethi Nourine says he has chosen to withdraw from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics…
Continue ReadingOlympic protests are nearly as old as the Games themselves. So why are officials so hesitant to allow them?
By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Tokyo Olympics — after a long delay — are finally happening. The opening ceremony formally kicked off the Games…
Continue ReadingTokyo 2020 isn’t the first Olympic Games to battle a pandemic
By Teele Rebane, CNN Covid-19 has thrown more than a few curve balls at Tokyo Olympic organizers — but this isn’t the first Games to…
Continue ReadingUS women’s national soccer team players appeal equal pay lawsuit decision
By Homero De la Fuente and David Close, CNN Players from the United States women’s national soccer team filed an appeal Friday to overturn a…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
By George Ramsay, CNN With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics‘ Opening Ceremony…
Continue ReadingOlympic greats call on IOC to allow podium protests
By Seamus Fagan and Sara Spary, CNN Over 150 athletes, sports organizations, human rights and social justice experts have signed an open letter…
Continue ReadingOlympic health plan for US Tokyo delegation: Treat members as if they’re unvaccinated
By Ben Morse, Jill Martin, Coy Wire, CNN Well over three quarters of the US athletes that are in Japan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have received…
Continue ReadingWith Tokyo 2020 overshadowed by Covid-19, athletes are left to bring light to troubled Olympics
By George Ramsay, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic has loomed large over the Tokyo Olympics ever since last year’s postponement, shaping a Games the…
Continue ReadingNFL says coronavirus outbreaks among unvaccinated players may lead to forfeits this season
By Eric Levenson, Jacob Lev and Homero De la Fuente, CNN If a National Football League game cannot be rescheduled and is canceled due to a Covid-19…
Continue ReadingHow the world’s best pole vaulter handles stress
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis holds the world record in pole vault and he’s sharing his tips on managing stress in competition to help the rest of us…
Continue ReadingDefending Olympic champion Brazil defeats Germany in rematch of 2016 men’s football final
By Ben Morse, CNN Defending Olympic champion Brazil defeated Germany on Thursday in what was a rematch of the 2016 Rio men’s football final.…
Continue ReadingBeach volleyball player Markéta Sluková-Nausch left in tears as Czech star misses Olympics due to positive Covid-19 result
By Ben Morse and Ivana Kottasova, CNN Czech beach volleyball players Markéta Sluková-Nausch and Barbora Hermannova are coming to terms with being…
Continue ReadingLegendary college football coach Bobby Bowden diagnosed with a terminal illness
By Jacob Lev, CNN Legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, he and his family announced on…
Continue ReadingAthletes who’ve had to drop out of the Olympics because of Covid-19
By Seamus Fagan, David Close and Jill Martin, CNN The 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway in Tokyo. Competition began Wednesday, more than a…
Continue ReadingWomen’s soccer teams take a knee ahead of opening Olympic Games matches
By Jacob Lev, CNN Five women’s soccer teams took a knee ahead of their opening matches at the 2020 Summer Games. Great Britain and Chile teams…
Continue ReadingUS Women’s National Team hammered by Sweden in opening Tokyo 2020 match
By Matias Grez, CNN Sweden laid down an early marker in the women’s Olympic football competition, hammering the US Women’s National Team…
Continue ReadingNetherlands thrashes Zambia 10-3 in women’s football tournament to set new Olympics record
By Ben Church and Aleks Klosok, CNN The Netherlands thrashed Zambia 10-3 to break the record for the most goals scored by a single team in a…
Continue ReadingTeam USA volleyball player Taylor Crabb reportedly tests positive for Covid-19 and will miss Tokyo Olympics
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN US men’s beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for…
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