Tag: Summer Olympic games
AP source: Lillard tells USA Basketball he’s in for Olympics
Portland guard Damian Lillard has told USA Basketball officials that he will play for the national team in this summer's Tokyo Olympics, a person...
Doping, burritos, tears: Welcome to track and field, 2021
EUGENE, Ore. — Track and field stumbled back onto center stage this week and found itself in a good, old-fashioned mess.
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Emma McKeon wins 100 freestyle at Australian Olympic trials
ADELAIDE, Australia — Emma McKeon backed up her fastest time in the qualifying heats to win the women's 100-meter freestyle Wednesday at the Australian...
2016 medalist Prenot fails to advance at US swim trials
OMAHA, Neb. — Josh Prenot failed to advance from the preliminaries of the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Wednesday, a bitter...
Tokyo organizers roll out final editions of COVID rule books
TOKYO — IOC Vice President John Coates arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday, the same day that organizers and the International Olympic Committee were set...
Chalmers into 100 freestyle final; Cody Simpson misses out
ADELAIDE, Australia — Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers and singer Cody Simpson were listed side-by-side in the promotional billing for a documentary series series ahead...
Runner says tainted burrito led to test for banned substance
Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, posted on social media that she’s been banned for four years following...
Tokyo bound: Kalisz claims 1st spot on US Olympic swim team
OMAHA, Neb. — Chase Kalisz is heading back to the Olympics after winning the 400-meter individual medley on the opening night of the U.S....
Downs, Schnell capture final spots on US Olympic diving team
INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Downs defeated a pair of Olympians to win the men’s 3-meter springboard title at the U.S. diving trials, earning a trip...
French Open champ Krejcikova 15th in singles, 1st in doubles
French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova's twin titles at Roland Garros earned jumps in the WTA rankings to No. 15 in singles and No. 1...