August 2021

Poland's Wojciech Nowicki competes in the men's hammer throw final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Poland’s Nowicki wins gold medal in men’s hammer throw

August 4, 2021 5:39 am NBC Olympics

Rudy Winkler, who had hoped to earn the United States its first hammer throw Olympic medal since 1996, came up short in the final, finishing seventh…

Ben Maher and his horse jump a blue and white jump

Maher shuts down dominant Swedes to win individual show jumping gold

August 4, 2021 5:31 am NBC Olympics

Ben Maher and Explosion W stayed perfect through a six-horse jump-off loaded with Swedish talent to claim individual show jumping gold for Great…

Gabby Thomas has sights set on Paris 2024 after Tokyo medal

August 4, 2021 5:30 am NBC Olympics

Gabby Thomas joins TODAY to talk about her Olympic plans following a bronze medal in the women’s 200m…

Canada’s Quinn will become first openly trans, non-binary athlete to win Olympic medal

August 4, 2021 5:27 am CNN Newsource

By Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) —…

Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of ROC compete in the free routine preliminary on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Svetlana Romashina captures historic sixth Olympic gold in artistic swimming

August 4, 2021 5:26 am NBC Olympics

Russian pair Svetlana Romashina and Svetlana Kolesnichenko won gold in the artistic swimming duet…

Kenya's Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir (C) reacts after winning next to second placed Kenya's Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich after the men's 800m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Emmanuel Korir extends Kenya’s 800m dominance

August 4, 2021 5:24 am NBC Olympics

American Clayton Murphy, the U.S. champion and bronze medalist from the 2016 Rio Games, finished last in the…

Long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms are rare in children: U.K. study

August 4, 2021 5:22 am CNN Newsource

By Brooklyn Neustaeter, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A large…

The Delta variant is a threat to these stocks

August 4, 2021 5:17 am CNN Newsource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business If you’re a company that manages ticket sales for concerts and other live events, it makes sense that after a…

Heptathlete Johnson-Thompson finishes race on injured ankle

August 4, 2021 5:15 am NBC Olympics

During the 200m portion of the heptathlon, Great Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson pulled up lame with a re-injury to her right ankle. Instead of…

Courtney Frerichs celebrates her silver medal victory in the women's 3000m steeplechase

Courtney Frerichs snares silver in women’s 3000m steeplechase

August 4, 2021 5:04 am NBC Olympics

American Courtney Frerichs earned a silver medal with a time of 9:04.79 in the women’s 3000m steeple chase at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic…

Key findings of the Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment report — and what’s next

August 4, 2021 5:04 am CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, Eric Bradner and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York’s Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women and created a…

Serbia tops Italy in water polo to move to semifinal

August 4, 2021 5:03 am NBC Olympics

Italy entered the men’s water polo knockout phase still without a loss, but it was short-lived as Serbia knocked them off in the quarterfinal,…

Race Imboden: What US Olympic fencer’s black X symbol on his hand means

August 4, 2021 5:02 am CNN Newsource

By Gawon Bae, CNN US Olympic fencer and bronze medalist Race Imboden says he wore a black X symbol on his hand when he posed on the podium as a…

Iron sharpens iron: How McLaughlin, Muhammad push each other

August 4, 2021 5:01 am NBC Olympics

Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad talk about their emerging rivalry in the 400m hurdles as they continue to push each other to new heights each…

Uganda’s Chemutai overtakes USA’s Frerichs for steeple gold

August 4, 2021 4:58 am NBC Olympics

Peruth Chemutai overtook U.S. record-holder Courtney Frerichs in the last 250m to become the first Ugandan woman to win an Olympic medal in any…

Australian Olympians showed ‘unacceptable’ behavior on flight home

August 4, 2021 4:55 am CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN Australian Olympians returning from the Tokyo 2020 games have been criticized over “excessive alcohol consumption” and…

Damian Warner: Three-time Olympian says Tokyo 2020 is the ‘hottest’ Games’ he’s competed in

August 4, 2021 4:33 am CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN Olympic athletes train for years to push their bodies to the extreme at the Summer Games. And having to battle extreme heat at the…

Allyson Felix competes in the women's 400m track and field semifinals

U.S. runners Felix and Hayes qualify for women’s 400m final

August 4, 2021 4:26 am NBC Olympics

Allyson Felix is joined by U.S. team member Quanera Hayes in the finals of the women’s 400m sprint at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic…

Simone Biles: I’m more than just medals in gymnastics

August 4, 2021 4:26 am NBC Olympics

Hoda Kotb sits down with Simone Biles to look back on her unexpected journey in the Tokyo Olympics and reflect on everything she learned during her…

Japan’s incredible convenience stores thrust into the Olympic spotlight

August 4, 2021 4:18 am CNN Newsource

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Tokyo is considered one of the world’s top food cities, drawing travelers from around the world who spend their days…

Month: August 2021