These grueling events test athletes on their speed, strength, agility and endurance. PARIS, France — The title of “World’s Greatest Athlete” is bestowed upon the winners of the heptathlon and decathlon, grueling tests of speed, strength, agility and endurance in track and field. Competitors earn points for their performance in each discipline and the overall … Read more
His antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career. Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career, died Thursday. … Read more
“He was my everything,” Sharon van Rouwendaal said of her late dog Rio after she secured her second gold medal. PARIS, France — Sharon van Rouwendaal became the first woman to ever win the Olympic marathon swimming event twice, reclaiming the title she won in Rio and fell just short of in Tokyo. This win … Read more
PARIS, France — A new sport calls for new rules at the Olympic level. And while breaking — commonly referred to as breakdancing — has been around for decades, it’s still new to the world of Olympic judging. The battles, the moves and the culture aren’t new — breaking is one of four foundational elements of … Read more
The whole game changed in the fourth after a wild sequence saw the U.S. score six points in two seconds PARIS, France — They scored six points in two seconds. And just like that, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team was on its way. To a comeback. To a … Read more
Grant Holloway’s long wait to reach the top of the Olympic podium is over. PARIS, France — After a photo review, it was a one-two finish in the men’s 110-meter hurdles for the United States. Grant Holloway, the three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist from Tokyo, won a clear gold with a time of … Read more
No team came into the qualifying race with a more loaded lineup than the U.S. women, but it all nearly collapsed until Sha’Carri Richardson saved the day. SAINT-DENIS, France — Sha’Carri Richardson bailed out the U.S. women out from a near collapse Thursday in the Olympic 4×100 relay, overcoming a German runner in the anchor … Read more