After making adjustments to his service motion, former world number one Andy Murray is confident that his game is on an upward trajectory and he can compete against top players again after struggling with injuries in the past few years. The 34-year-old Briton, who had hip surgeries in 2018 and 2019, has not been able…
Yuriy Sedykh, Hammer World Record Holder, Dies at 66
MOSCOW—Yuriy Sedykh, a two-time Olympic champion in the hammer throw whose world record from 1986 still stands, has died. He was 66. The Russian track and field federation said Sedykh died early Tuesday following a heart attack. “Deeply mourn the loss of Yuriy Sedykh,” World Athletics senior vice president and pole vault great Sergei Bubka…
Toyota Halts All Self-Driving E-palette Vehicles After Olympic Village Accident
August 27, 2021
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Toyota Motor said on Friday it had suspended all self-driving e-Palette transportation pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village, a day after one of the vehicles collided with and injured a visually impaired pedestrian. In a YouTube video, Toyota Chief Executive Akio Toyoda apologized for the incident and said he offered to meet the person…
Bermuda’s Duffy Wins Triathlon World Championship After Olympic Gold
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy became the first triathlete ever to win Olympic gold and the triathlon world championship in the same year on Saturday, after finishing third in Edmonton’s grand final. The 33-year-old led in the standings by a 467-point margin headed into Saturday’s race and got a fast start diving off the pontoon under pristine…
Olympic Bronze Medalist Seidel to Run NYC Marathon
NEW YORK—Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel is one of several standout American women planning to run the New York City Marathon in November, race organizers announced Wednesday. Seidel stunned even herself with a third-place finish in Tokyo this month in just the third 26.2-mile race of her career. An NCAA Division I champion at Notre…
Storm Rout Sun 79-57 to Win Inaugural Commissioner’s Cup
PHOENIX—It’s been quite a week for Breanna Stewart, Sue Bird, and Jewell Loyd. Five days after helping the United States win its seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal, they added the inaugural WNBA Commissioner’s Cup title to their resumes. Stewart scored 15 of her 17 points in the first quarter and the Seattle Storm routed the…
Jamaican Parchment Tracks Down Volunteer Who Helped Him Win Gold
Olympic champion Hansle Parchment has tracked down a volunteer who rescued his gold medal hopes by giving him money for a taxi after a transportation mix-up meant he was dropped off at the wrong venue for his 110 meters hurdles semi-final. Jamaican sprinter Parchment, who initially went to an aquatic center instead of the Olympic…
Jamaican Olympian Tracks Down Volunteer Who Helped Him Win Gold
Olympic champion Hansle Parchment has tracked down a volunteer who rescued his gold medal hopes by giving him money for a taxi after a transportation mix-up meant he was dropped off at the wrong venue for his 110 meters hurdles semi-final. Jamaican sprinter Parchment, who initially went to an aquatic center instead of the Olympic…
Olympic Gold Medalist Chopra Returns to India as Superstar
NEW DELHI—Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra was given a rousing welcome as he arrived home in India on Monday after winning the men’s javelin event in Tokyo and securing the country’s first-ever athletics gold. In a cricket-mad country, Chopra’s Olympic win was seen as a triumph for the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people, catapulting…
Make Money to Cure Mother’s Illness: 14-Year-Old China Gold Medallist’s Wish
China’s youngest gold medallist told the press her motivation to win was simple—to make “a lot of money” to cure her mother’s illness. The young lady’s drive to help her family casts a spotlight on the dismal economic conditions faced by many Chinese citizens today. “My mom is ill… I don’t know what illness she…
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