Tag: Women’s sports
No Bolt means stage open for new stars to emerge in Tokyo
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Usain Bolt. The 34-year-old Bolt, retired since 2017, will watch the Tokyo Games from the comfort of his home in Jamaica...
The U.S. women are favorites in Tokyo after upset in Brazil
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Germany won its first gold medal with a 2-1 victory over Sweden. It was quite a swan song for Germany coach...
Osaka back in competition at Olympic tennis; Murray defends
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Andy Murray began the 2016 Summer Games by carrying Britain’s flag in the opening ceremony and ended them with a Union...
Ready to roll: Skateboarding set to wow on Olympic debut
TOKYO — WHAT’S NEW: Absolutely everything. Skateboarding is one of four sports making their Olympic debuts at the Tokyo Games, along with karate, surfing...
Britain, Netherlands aim for more cycling gold in Tokyo
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Britain won six gold medals and 12 overall at the 2016 Games, thanks mostly to its dominance in the velodrome. Jason...
Surfing ready to impress at Olympic debut
HIGLIGHTS FROM RIO: None. Surfing’s Olympic debut has been a century in the making. It was the fervent wish of Duke Kahanamoku, the...
Most of the top men no longer ducking shot at Olympic gold
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Inbee Park of South Korea had not faced top competition in two months because of a thumb injury and was under...
Sailing stars aim for repeat gold medals in Tokyo Olympics
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: At age 54, cancer survivor Santiago Lange of Argentina became the oldest medalist at the Rio Games when he and crew...
Ko leads in Texas after losing No. 1 spot in women’s ranking
THE COLONY, Texas — Her nearly two-year run at No. 1 in the women's world golf ranking over, Jin Young Ko was back on...
Fencing returns with old rivalries and more medals than ever
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Russia's Yana Egorian won the women's sabre, denying longtime rivals Sofya Velikaya and Olha Kharlan an individual Olympic gold medal to...
