Olympics

Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal undecided on Tokyo Olympics with one month left

Neither Serena Williams nor Rafael Nadal is ready to commit to the Tokyo Olympics, one month before the world rankings…

5 years ago

A Boxer May Miss the Olympics Because of Her Prepandemic Pregnancy

Olympic organizers changed how boxers from the Americas would qualify for Tokyo because of the pandemic. Now one of the…

5 years ago

‘I translated my passion’: Rachel Van Hollebeke’s road from Olympic champion to doctor

Many athletes struggle for purpose when they retire. But the former USWNT defender has helped battle Covid-19 on the US-Mexico…

5 years ago

USWNT sets three friendlies in June ahead of Tokyo Olympics

The United States women's national team will play a trio of June friendlies for preparation for this summer's Olympic Games…

5 years ago

Kerri Walsh Jennings closer to 6th Olympics, but qualifying may come down to finale

Kerri Walsh Jennings is in position to reach a sixth Olympics at age 42, but it will likely come down…

5 years ago

Tokyo Olympics: Gymnast Elisabeth Seitz hopes for clothing revolution across sports

Elisabeth Seitz is one of three German gymnasts who have made a stand by competing in full-body leotards to protest…

5 years ago

Secret police reports ‘show Nadia Comaneci was starved by her coach Bela Karolyi’

Nadia Comaneci, the first to score a perfect ten, is said to have been abused by her coach

5 years ago

Before Katie Taylor rose to top of women’s boxing, soccer career just as bright for Olympic gold medallist

Katie Taylor's faith -- in God, in her fists, in herself -- is famous, and maybe infamous. Her drive and…

5 years ago

Clara Lamore Walker, 94, Thwarted Olympian Redeemed in Her 50s, Dies

She gave up competitive swimming after the 1948 Games in London — until her doctor prescribed the pool for back…

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Caster Semenya Is Barred From Her Best Race. But She Won’t Give Up On Tokyo

Caster Semenya’s fight continues. In Feb, the South African runner filed an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights,…

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