Olympic rings back in Tokyo Bay; a sign of hope in pandemic
The five Olympic rings are back in Tokyo BayDECEMBER 1, 2020 • Associated Press
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Bogut retires, calls quits on his bid for an Olympic medal Andrew Bogut is calling quits on his bid for an Olympic medal and has decided to retire after 15 years in professional basketball.
DECEMBER 1, 2020 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
Bogut retires, ending his bid for an Olympic medal
Andrew Bogut is calling quits on his bid for an Olympic medal and has decided to retire after 15 years in professional basketballDECEMBER 1, 2020 • Associated Press
Olympic gold medalist and boxing champ Claressa Shields signs with PFL: Sources Two-time Olympic gold medalist and boxing champion Claressa Shields is making the transition to MMA, signing with the Professional Fighters...
DECEMBER 1, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM
USMNT roster: Dual nationals and Olympic, U-20 hopefuls populate December squad Breaking down a young and inexperienced USMNT roster that features plenty of intriguing (if inexperienced) names
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM
A gymnastics coach accused of emotional abuse speaks out: ‘I cared too much’ If she could travel back in time, before she was suspended from gymnastics after being accused of berating and mistreating her athletes, inc...
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 • MCALL.COM
Katie Ledecky couldn’t pursue Olympic medals in 2020. She got her degree instead. The two-time Olympian took advantage of pandemic-inspired free time to complete her undergraduate work at Stanford.
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Suspended Russian track federation gets new president The Russian track and field federation elected a state rail executive as its new president Monday as it attempts to have its doping suspension lifted ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
Suspended Russian track federation gets new president
The Russian track and field federation has elected a state rail executive as its new president as it attempts to have its doping suspension lifted ahead of the Tokyo OlympicsNOVEMBER 30, 2020 • Associated Press
A Gymnastics Coach Accused of Emotional Abuse Speaks Out: ‘I Cared Too Much’ In her first public remarks since being suspended from the sport for eight years, Maggie Haney disputed accusations that led to her punishme...
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 • NYTIMES.COM
Reports: Cost of Tokyo Olympic delay put at about $2 billion TOKYO (AP) — The cost of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics is estimated to be just under $2 billion, or about 200 billion yen.
NOVEMBER 29, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM
Reports: Cost of Tokyo Olympic delay put at about $2 billion
The cost of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics is estimated to be just under $2 billion, or about 200 billion yenNOVEMBER 29, 2020 • Associated Press
For One Day, the N.H.L. Arena Moved to the Mountains Several N.H.L. players and an Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater boarded helicopters bound for mountains outside Vancouver, British Co...
NOVEMBER 29, 2020 • NYTIMES.COM
Olympic test event in China called off amid travel concerns Another test event for the 2022 Beijing Olympics was called off Saturday, when bobsled and skeleton officials canceled plans to have a train...
NOVEMBER 28, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM
Lolo Jones back in bobsledding, seeks elusive Olympic medal Lolo Jones hasn’t returned to China since 2008, since one bad step in what was then the biggest race of her life cost her an Olympic gold me...
NOVEMBER 27, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM
Lolo Jones back in bobsledding, seeks elusive Olympic medal
Lolo Jones hasn’t returned to China since 2008, since one bad step in what was then the biggest race of her life cost her an Olympic gold medalNOVEMBER 27, 2020 • Associated Press
Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events The Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart
NOVEMBER 27, 2020 • USATODAY.COM
Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events
The Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstartNOVEMBER 27, 2020 • Associated Press
Obituary: James D. Wolfensohn, World Bank president, Wall Street deal-maker and Olympic fencer, dies at 86 James D. Wolfensohn, who escaped a financially pinched Australian childhood to become a top Wall Street deal-maker and a two-term president...
NOVEMBER 26, 2020 • POST-GAZETTE.COM
Vlhova beats US skier Moltzan to win 3rd race in 6 days LECH-ZUERS, Austria (AP) — Petra Vlhova won her third World Cup race in six days Thursday, beating unheralded Paula Moltzan of the United St...
NOVEMBER 26, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM
Vlhova beats US skier Moltzan to win 3rd race in 6 days
Petra Vlhova has won her third World Cup race in six days after beating unheralded Paula Moltzan of the United States in a floodlit parallel eventNOVEMBER 26, 2020 • Associated Press
A Virginia real estate agent hopes her 10-mile record is a springboard to the Olympics Keira D’Amato, 36, shattered the American women’s record for a 10-mile race with a time of 51:23 at the Up Dawg Ten Miler on Tuesday in Wash...
NOVEMBER 26, 2020 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Belarus’ Olympic body faces IOC punishment amid protests The IOC said Wednesday it is weighing formal punishments for Olympic officials in Belarus after widespread reports of reprisals against athl...
NOVEMBER 25, 2020 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM
