Tag: Summer Olympic games
Gymnasts Malone, Moldauer punch tickets to Tokyo Olympics
ST. LOUIS — Brody Malone grew up in northwest Georgia and spent part of his childhood tinkering around as a rodeo rider before finally...
Dominicans beat Venzeuela, get final Olympic baseball berth
Melky Cabrera sparked a comeback from a three-run deficit with a two-run homer, and the Dominican Republic claimed the final Olympic baseball berth by...
What pressure? Biles soars to lead at U.S. Olympic Trials
ST. LOUIS — Simone Biles is primed for Tokyo.
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Sweden’s Alshammar won’t swim in record 7th Olympics
ROME — Therese Alshammar’s attempt to become the first swimmer to compete in seven Olympics ended Saturday less than a month before the Tokyo...
Federer unsure about Olympics; will reassess after Wimbledon
Roger Federer is still not sure whether he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Saturday that he and his team plan to “reassess...
Commitment to Olympics not a distraction for Bucks’ guards
Khris Middleton ordinarily wouldn’t be thinking about anything right now other than what the Milwaukee Bucks are trying to accomplish in the NBA playoffs.
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Japan-born Yahiro named as Australia’s first karate Olympian
SYDNEY — Japan-born Tsuneari Yahiro is heading to Tokyo as Australia’s first karate Olympian.
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Hashimoto: ‘No spectators’ still possible for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — A “no-spectator games” remains an option for the Tokyo Olympics, which open officially in just four weeks, the president of the Tokyo...
France names Thauvin, Gignac to Olympic squad
PARIS — France named World Cup winner Florian Thauvin and veteran striker André-Pierre Gignac to its Olympic soccer team on Friday.
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Mo Farah missing Olympics after failing to qualify in 10K
MANCHESTER, England — Mo Farah failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics on Friday and will not defend his 10,000-meter title.
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