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Lyles, Sha'Carri, Hassan take Olympic track on a wild ride. A look at winners and losers in Paris
Read full article: Lyles, Sha'Carri, Hassan take Olympic track on a wild ride. A look at winners and losers in ParisBetween Noah Lyles drama in the sprints and distance demon Sifan Hassan’s 62-kilometer odyssey that closed things out with a gold medal, track and field took the Olympics on a wild ride over 10 days of close calls, upsets and drama.
Paris Olympics Memorable Moments: Simone Biles was the star but the spotlight reached many faces
Read full article: Paris Olympics Memorable Moments: Simone Biles was the star but the spotlight reached many facesSimone Biles stole the show at the Paris Olympics with a captivating comeback that had everyone watching everything she did both in and out of the gymnasium.
U.S. Track has dramatic night in 4x100 relay, Khelif gets her gold
Read full article: U.S. Track has dramatic night in 4x100 relay, Khelif gets her goldIt was a dramatic night for the United States in track and field at the Paris Olympics, and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex.
Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US women in Olympic 4x100 while men shut out again
Read full article: Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US women in Olympic 4x100 while men shut out againSha’Carri Richardson won her first Olympic gold medal, bringing the American women from behind in the anchor lap to capture the 4x100 relay.
In Olympic relay, Sha'Carri Richardson saves US women, while men advance easily and Jamaica is out
Read full article: In Olympic relay, Sha'Carri Richardson saves US women, while men advance easily and Jamaica is outSha’Carri Richardson bailed out the U.S. women out from near collapse in the Olympic 4x100 relay, overcoming a German runner in the anchor leg to help the Americans move to the gold-medal race.
Jamaica's Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won't race for individual medal at Olympics
Read full article: Jamaica's Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200 meters and won't race for individual medal at OlympicsJamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulled out of the women’s 200 meters and will not race for an individual medal at the Paris Olympics.
Sha'Carri Richardson's comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia
Read full article: Sha'Carri Richardson's comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. LuciaSha’Carri Richardson’s comeback story hit a brick wall Saturday when Julien Alfred romped to the 100-meter title in 10.72 seconds to blow away the field and bring the first-ever Olympic medal to her island country of St. Lucia.
Olympic cheers fill the air as fans return for a 10,000-meter masterpiece and more at the track
Read full article: Olympic cheers fill the air as fans return for a 10,000-meter masterpiece and more at the trackJoshua Cheptegei of Uganda took the lead with a little more than a lap left in a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter race to finish in an Olympic-record 26 minutes, 43.14 seconds in front of a roaring crowd on an electric opening night at the track.
What to watch for 2024 Paris Olympics: Sha'Carri Richardson makes Olympic debut Friday, August 2
Read full article: What to watch for 2024 Paris Olympics: Sha'Carri Richardson makes Olympic debut Friday, August 2Sha’Carri Richardson makes her long-awaited Olympic debut as track and field events rev up Friday at the Paris Olympics.
75% of US Olympians played in college. Future of Games hinges on fallout from NCAA athlete payouts
Read full article: 75% of US Olympians played in college. Future of Games hinges on fallout from NCAA athlete payoutsThree-quarters of the nearly 600 American athletes lining up for action at the Paris Olympics got their training in college sports in the United States.
Biles, Richardson, Osaka comebacks 'bigger than them.' They highlight issues facing Black women
Read full article: Biles, Richardson, Osaka comebacks 'bigger than them.' They highlight issues facing Black womenNaomi Osaka will join gymnastics icon Simone Biles and track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson on the Olympic stage.
Sha'Carri, Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone cruise through early rounds at US Olympic track trials
Read full article: Sha'Carri, Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone cruise through early rounds at US Olympic track trialsSha’Carri Richardson never made it to the start, let alone the finish, of the 200 meters at the last Olympic trials.
Lyles and Snoop help NBC post best track trials ratings in 12 years
Read full article: Lyles and Snoop help NBC post best track trials ratings in 12 yearsThe combination of Noah Lyles, Snoop Dogg and 16-year-old Quincy Wilson running for a spot in the Olympics lifted NBC to its largest audience for the U.S. track trials since 2012, according to Nielsen.
Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto US Olympic team after winning 100 in 10.71 seconds
Read full article: Sha'Carri Richardson sprints onto US Olympic team after winning 100 in 10.71 secondsSha’Carri Richardson earned her spot in the Paris Olympics, winning the 100-meter final in a season-best 10.71 seconds at U.S. track trials.
Sha'Carri Richardson overcomes wobbly start for win in first heat at Olympic trials
Read full article: Sha'Carri Richardson overcomes wobbly start for win in first heat at Olympic trialsSha’Carri Richardson wobbled out of the starting block and raced with her right shoe untied but still won her preliminary 100-meter heat in 10.88 seconds to open her quest to make the Olympics at the U.S. track trials.
Paris awaits for Sha'Carri, Lyles and dozens more, but Olympic spots must be earned at trials
Read full article: Paris awaits for Sha'Carri, Lyles and dozens more, but Olympic spots must be earned at trialsThere is one more item to scratch off the list before everyone from Sha’Carri Richardson to Noah Lyles to Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone embark on their trips to Paris for the Olympics.
Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100, Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 at Prefontaine Classic
Read full article: Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100, Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 10,000 at Prefontaine ClassicSha’Carri Richardson continued her march toward the Paris Olympics on Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, winning the women’s 100 meters in 10.83 seconds.
Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris Olympics
Read full article: Many top Russian athletes faced minimal drug testing in 2023 ahead of next year's Paris OlympicsTwo of Russia’s top swimmers who could be eligible for the next year’s Olympics have been drug tested by their country’s anti-doping agency only twice apiece in 2023.
Lyles makes it 2 for 2, and Jamaica's Jackson runs second-fastest time ever in 200
Read full article: Lyles makes it 2 for 2, and Jamaica's Jackson runs second-fastest time ever in 200Noah Lyles won the 200-meter world title in 19.52 seconds, becoming the first man to complete the 100-200 sprint double at worlds since Usain Bolt did it for the third and final time back in 2015.
Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100 meters at US championships in 10.82
Read full article: Sha'Carri Richardson wins 100 meters at US championships in 10.82Sha’Carri Richardson won the 100 meters in 10.82 seconds Friday night to capture the U.S. championships title two years after having her national title stripped because of a doping violation.
In letter, USADA says it can't change marijuana rules alone
Read full article: In letter, USADA says it can't change marijuana rules aloneU.S. Anti-Doping Agency leaders are pushing to further mitigate “harsh consequences” for marijuana if it’s not intentionally used to enhance performance, though they cannot unilaterally change the rules, they wrote in a letter to members of Congress critical of the agency in the wake of sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s ban from the Olympics.
EXPLAINER: Olympics are harder on marijuana than pro sports
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Olympics are harder on marijuana than pro sportsThough pro leagues are slowly adjusting to the reality that marijuana is not a performance-enhancing drug, it remains squarely on the banned list for Olympic sports.