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The U.S. Olympic track and field trials concluded with two of Team USA’s biggest stars in Rai Benjamin and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. The penultimate event was the men’s 400-meter hurdles featuring Benjamin. The 26-year-old hurdler led from start to finish as he posted a meet record and world-leading time of 46.46. But . . .
MINNEAPOLIS — After Hezly Rivera arrived at the arena for the most high-stakes competition of her career, a member of the U.S. high performance staff asked her if she felt nervous. “No,” the 16-year-old said matter-of-factly . . .
EUGENE, Ore. — Sha’Carri Richardson knew she was beaten. The American sprinting sensation throttled down as she approached the finish line, conceding that she didn’t have enough energy left to chase down any of the three women in front of her. Gabby Thomas proved the class of the highly anticipated women’s 200-meter final at the […]
MINNEAPOLIS — After disappointing and, at times, shocking results three years ago in Tokyo, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and
MINNEAPOLIS – Simone Biles is your U.S. Olympic gymnastics champion. Biles, who at 27 years old is the oldest female American gymnast since . . .
Paris 2024: Noah Lyles sets new US Olympic trial record in men’s 200m BBC.com Source link
Olympic hopefuls enter the arena The gymnasts in contention for the U.S. Olympic team are entering the Target Center to compete in the final day of men’s trials. Each gymnast is individually announced ahead of competition, which kicks off in about 20 minutes. Frederick Richard is ready to show the world what he and men’s […]
EUGENE, Ore. — In the United States, the popularity of individual Olympic sports ebbs and rises depending on the stardom and appeal of the athletes competing. Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky elevated swimming just as Simone Biles elevated gymnastics. General audiences may like the sport, but they love the stars.
Ever since she dominated her signature race at the 2021 U.S. Olympic trials, only to have her breakthrough victory wiped out because of a positive marijuana test, Sha’Carri Richardson had worked toward this moment. America’s best-known sprinting star knelt in the starting blocks, a look of determination etched across her face. The second chance that […]
President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on Friday as the United States clashes with its ally and