Allyson Felix reflects on Olympic success and final race
Felix won her 11th Olympic medal with a gold medal in the women’s 4x400m relay race. She became the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete with the win.
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Felix claims history with U.S. gold in women’s 4x400m relay
The United States clinched gold for the 7th straight Olympics. With the win, Felix becomes the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete of all time, 11 medals. McLaughlin, Muhammed and Mu ran the other legs.
Continue Reading‘A Band-Aid over a gaping hole’: Booster shots for the rich world won’t end the pandemic, experts warn
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The war against Covid-19 is changing, putting into stark relief the deepening divide between countries that have the weapons to fight the virus and those that don’t. As concerns mount over the highly contagious Delta variant, wealthy nations are tightening their grip on vaccine arsenals, while desperate people elsewhere in the
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Tokyo Olympics gymnastics in review: Biles inspires, new stars are born
Catch up on all the artistic gymnastics action from the Tokyo Olympics.
Continue ReadingCuomo’s fight to stay in office runs into a wave of Democratic defections
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Gov. Andrew Cuomo is running out of time and friends as he stares down the prospect of being the first New York governor impeached in more than 100 years — with his own party leading the way. Days after state Attorney General Letitia James, also a Democrat, released a detailed report
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Rita Glavin, the personal attorney for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, appeared on CNN to forcefully push back against allegations that her client sexually harassed 11 women.
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Clear and cooler Sunday
Happy Saturday, Central Oregon! A good bit of wildfire smoke is in the air this evening as the Cascades are not visible from KTVZ studios in Bend. The good news is we’re about to see things change for the better to start the week. We’re going to see a strong NW wind into the night,
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Serbia secures volleyball bronze in straight sets
In a straight set victory in which South Korea never broke past the 20-point mark, Serbia served its way onto the podium with a powerful win in the bronze medal matchup.
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Blind Oregonian competing in Paralympics works to bridge gap between mental health, disability
What’s more important: winning a gold medal, completing a master’s degree, or helping grow an international sport? If your name is Eliana Mason, the answer is all of the above, and the sport might be one you’ve never heard of, called goalball.
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Serbia’s women top South Korea for Olympic volleyball bronze
Tijana Boscovic did a little bit of everything Sunday in leading Serbia’s women’s volleyball team to a never-in-doubt victory over South Korea to claim bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.
Continue ReadingAthletes enter ‘Faustian bargain’ over track and shoe tech developments
By Jack Guy, CNN A fast track and new developments in running shoe design have seen a number of records broken at the Tokyo Olympics, but a leading sports scientist has warned athletes that they could be entering into a “Faustian bargain.” Among the record breakers were Norway’s Karsten Warholm, who set a world record
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The story of swimming at the Tokyo Olympic Games
From dominating performances by powerhouses such as the United States and Australia, to emotional victories from Tunisia and South Africa, the 2020 Olympic Games brought waves of excitement from the sport of swimming.
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The story of weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympic Games
The story of weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games — including world records and Team USA medals.
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The story of triathlon at the Tokyo Olympic Games
It was a year of firsts at the Games. Flora Duffy won Bermuda’s first-ever gold medal. Great Britain won the inaugural mixed relay event. Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt won the men’s race.
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The story of trampoline at the Tokyo Olympic Games
A look back at the Olympic trampoline competition in Tokyo, where both defending champions were dethroned.
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The story of surfing at the Tokyo Olympic Games
A look back at the inaugural Olympic competition for the sport of surfing. The event included upsets, a broken board, amazing skills and epic air from Shidashita Beach.
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Kipchoge defends marathon gold, cementing title as greatest ever
Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya becomes just the third man in history to win two Olympic marathon titles, joining Ethiopia’s Abebe Bikila, 1960-1964, and East Germany’s Waldemar Cierpinski, 1976-1980.
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The story of sailing at the Tokyo Olympic Games
From Enoshima Yacht Harbor, excitement was in the air and on the water for a number of sailing competitions such as RS:X, Laser, Finn, 49er, and more.
Continue ReadingKim Raisner, la entrenadora de pentatlón moderno de Alemania descalificada de los Juegos Olímpicos por golpear un caballo
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — La entrenadora de pentatlón moderno de Alemania, Kim Raisner, fue descalificada de Tokio 2020 por golpear a un caballo, dijo la Federación de Pentatlón Moderno (UIPM) en un comunicado el sábado. El incidente ocurrió cuando Raisner intentaba ayudar a la pentatleta moderna Annika Schleu, antes de su ronda de salto
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Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge repeats as Olympic men’s marathon champ
Appearing impossibly stronger as the race wore on, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya on Sunday added to his constantly growing legend by dominating in the heat and humidity at Sapporo Odori Park to add the men’s marathon gold at the Tokyo Olympics to the gold he won at Rio 2016.
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