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Photo by(Peter Leabo, 1984 AP) Rafer Johnson’s legacy in Olympic history is a remarkable one. He was one of the greatest American athletes of all time and played a vital role in lessening a tragedy in U.S. history. As Black History Month arrives, it is appropriate to remember Johnson’s cauldron-lighting moment at the 1984 Summer […]
Clive Charles: “If the performance is good, the result will take care of itself. If you worry about the result too much, you can sometimes forget about the performance.” (Photo courtesy of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame) Since February is Black History Month, FrontRowSoccer.com will post one story a day about soccer players of […]
ATHENS, Greece — Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, who won an Olympic gold medal before becoming entangled in his country’s volatile politics in the 1960s as king and spent decades in exile, has died. He was 82. Doctors at the private Hygeia Hospital in Athens confirmed to The Associated Press that Constantine […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Caroline Bentz, Emma Atkinson, AJ Pouch and Forest Webb qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials during their . . .
The Vancouver 2010 Winter Games mascots, Quatchi and Miga, are considered among the best in Olympic history, said Marla Royne Stafford, of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. They are “endearing, original and pleasant.” Chris Jackson/Getty Images Source link
Kao Miura took advantage of the withdrawal of Japanese countryman Yuma Kagiyama, along with an uncharacteristic fall by American rival Ilia Malinin, to take the lead after the short program at Skate America on Friday night. The 17-year-old Miura landed a big opening quad salchow-triple toe loop along with a triple axel and a quad […]
SEOUL, South Korea — The president of Iran’s national Olympic committee said Thursday that competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be punished or suspended after competing in South Korea over the weekend without wearing her nation’s mandatory headscarf. Supporters of Rekabi, however, remain worried for the 33-year-old climber as other athletes have been targeted by […]
SEOUL, South Korea — The president of Iran’s national Olympic committee said Thursday that competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be punished or suspended after competing in South Korea over the weekend without wearing her nation’s mandatory headscarf. Supporters of Rekabi, however, remain worried for the 33-year-old climber as other athletes have been targeted by […]
SEOUL, South Korea — The president of Iran’s national Olympic committee said Thursday that competitive climber Elnaz Rekabi will not be punished or suspended after competing in South Korea over the weekend without wearing her nation’s mandatory headscarf. Supporters of Rekabi, however, remain worried for the 33-year-old climber as other athletes have been targeted by […]
Iran sport climber Elnaz Rekabi, who competed without hijab, returns to Tehran Home of the Olympic Channel Source link