Athing Mu ends U.S. drought with 800m gold, Rogers bronze
Athing Mu, 17, won the U.S. its first Olympic gold in the women’s 800m in 53 years, clocking 1:55.21 to break teammate Ajee Wilson’s American record…
Continue ReadingAthing Mu, 17, won the U.S. its first Olympic gold in the women’s 800m in 53 years, clocking 1:55.21 to break teammate Ajee Wilson’s American record…
Continue ReadingIndividual all-around champion Hashimoto Daiki claimed his second gold medal of the Games in the high bar final with a score of 15.066. Team USA’s…
Continue ReadingAna Marcela Cunha of Brazil on Wednesday won gold in women’s open-water swimming at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing well clear of her primary threats…
Continue ReadingIt took Ana Marcela Cunha nearly two hours, but the Brazilian won the gold medal in women’s marathon swimming; the Netherlands and Australia won…
Continue ReadingBeach volleyball heads through the men’s quarterfinals and into the…
Continue ReadingOlympians soar into Day 11 in Tokyo by claiming medals, setting records and making…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Mone Inami teed off on the opening hole to begin the women’s golf competition at the 2020 Olympic…
Continue ReadingU.S. beach volleyball player April Ross – the London Games silver and Rio bronze medalist – and partner Alix Klineman defeated Germany in the women’s…
Continue ReadingMary Carillo looks back on one of the most peculiar events in Olympic history, where a flawed women’s badminton tournament at the 2012 London…
Continue ReadingWhen knee injuries prevented Krysta Palmer from pursuing her Olympic dreams as a gymnast, she turned to diving. In her Olympic debut, Palmer became…
Continue ReadingOlympic men’s golf champion Xander Schauffele said on Tuesday he is ready to get back to work on the PGA Tour this week in Memphis, Tenn., after the…
Continue ReadingEncountering a sumo wrestler would scare just about anybody, except maybe another sumo wrestler, of course. So, can imagine what might race through a…
Continue ReadingAdeline Gray says it’s “incredible” to add an Olympic silver to her model collection, explains the current weight structure in women’s wrestling, and…
Continue ReadingWhy can’t society focus more on a women’s athletic ability and less on her attire? Shireen Ahmed joins Lindsay Czarniak and Lolo Jones for an “On Her…
Continue ReadingSprinter Noah Lyles shares how his mother’s strength and support have inspired him on his Olympic…
Continue ReadingWith no spectators allowed in Tokyo, loved ones of the Olympic athletes are forced to watch from home. Natalie Morales speaks with families about how…
Continue ReadingAnne Thompson shares the story of track star Wadeline Jonathas, who immigrated from Haiti with her family as a child, experienced homelessness in the…
Continue ReadingTrack and field Day 6 events include finals in the women’s 400m hurdles, men’s 200m, women’s steeplechase, men’s 800m and men’s hammer; and…
Continue ReadingIt could be Tokyo’s most dangerous job: window washer at the Skytree tower. Rutledge Wood speaks to one of the window washers to learn what it’s like…
Continue ReadingFrom soccer star Alex Morgan to sprinter Allyson Felix, it’s more common to see top women competitors who have kids. However, it hasn’t always been…
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