Tag: Tokyo
Olympic swimming champion Paltrinieri has mononucleosis
ROME — Italian swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri has contracted mononucleosis, raising questions over whether he’ll be able to defend his gold medal in the 1,500-meter...
Four WNBA players make up US Olympic 3×3 basketball team
Kelsey Plum, Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray and Katie Lou Samuelson, who helped the United States qualify for the inaugural 3x3 Olympic competition in women's...
Top-heavy field for Olympic golf still missing some stars
Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by...
AP source: Middleton, Holiday, Love commit to Tokyo Games
Jrue Holiday is planning to try to follow in his wife’s footsteps and win an Olympic gold medal.
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Bird, Taurasi earn spots on fifth US Olympic basketball team
Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will try and become the first five-time Olympic gold medalists in basketball as they lead the U.S women's team...
Britain cycling team aims for more gold after rocky 5 years
The most successful cycling nation at the Rio Olympics is aiming for more gold in Tokyo.
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Olympic boxer Fuchs determined to win her fight against OCD
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ginny Fuchs' obsessive-compulsive disorder sometimes compels her to use a dozen toothbrushes a night, tossing one after another into the...
AP source: Harden commits to US Olympic men’s team for Tokyo
USA Basketball’s Olympic men’s roster is getting closer to filled, with now as many as eight spots on the 12-person team claimed.
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Tokyo: Olympics like no other with Olympic Village to match
TOKYO — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics will be like no other when they open on July 23. And they'll have an idiosyncratic Olympic Village...
Ireland secures spot at Tokyo in men’s rugby sevens
MONACO — Ireland secured its place at the Tokyo Olympics with a 28-19 win against France in the men's rugby sevens qualifier final on...
