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Superstar gymnast Simone Biles says she had a realization after unexpectedly withdrawing from competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games: “I’m more than my accomplishments.” After removing herself from both the team and individual all-around competitions at the Games to focus
Japanese officials expressed alarm on Thursday as Tokyo, the host city of the Olympic Games, reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row. “We have never experienced the expansion of the infections of
An American finished atop the podium in the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Suni Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title on Thursday, edging Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly
Spending half of a year, plus the requisite one day, qualifies the 44-year-old as a resident and requires her to pay taxes for that year. Her public relations firm said that she had paid what she owed when informed of
That was Dressel’s second gold in Tokyo. His first came in the 4×100-meter freestyle. Dressel wasn’t the only swimmer to break an Olympic mark this week. South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker set a world record while winning the 200 meter breaststroke,
Tokyo — Caeleb Dressel set another Olympic record at the Tokyo Games in the 100 meter Butterfly semi-final. Dressel had already set an Olympic record in winning the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle, beating Australia’s Kyle Chalmers by
Tokyo — American backstroke star Ryan Murphy suggested Friday that his races at the Tokyo Olympics were “probably not clean,” seeming to take aim at Russian swimmers who beat him in two events. Murphy made the comments Friday after taking
A Hong Kong man who was the first person charged under China’s new “National Security Law” has been sentenced to 9 years in prison. 24-year-old Tong Ying-kit was found guilty earlier this week of inciting secession and terrorism. He was
American BMX racer Connor Fields is awake, stable and awaiting further medical evaluation at the hospital, according to statement issued U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chief medical officer Dr. Jon Finnoff. Fields was injured in a violent crash on the
Tokyo — There will be no “Golden Slam” for Novak Djokovic. The top-ranked Serb lost to Alexander Zverev of Germany 1-6, 3-6, 6-1 Friday in the semifinals of the tennis tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Djokovic was attempting to become