Aron Szilagyi of Hungary has become the first Olympic fencer to win three individual sabre gold medals after beating Luigi Samele 15–7 in the men’s final at the Tokyo Games. Szilagyi used his fast reflexes to build an early 7–1 lead and held off a brief comeback from his Italian opponent before closing out the…
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The Olympic Games are finally underway with the opening ceremony kicking off Friday, boaters take to the sea near Cuban territory in support of protesters who demand freedom, and illegal immigrants in Texas are now getting arrested for trespassing.
Czech Beach Volleyball Player, Cyclist Test Positive for COVID-19; Team Launches Investigation
July 22, 2021
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PRAGUE—Two more members of the Czech Olympic team have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total to six, and the country’s Olympic Committee has launched an investigation into a charter flight bringing athletes to Tokyo. The Czech Olympic Committee (COV) said on Thursday women’s beach volleyball player Marketa Nausch-Slukova and cyclist Michal Schlegel were the…
Kennys Ready to Fire up Gold-Medal Machine
TOKYO —If Jason Kenny and his wife Laura were a country, their five track cycling golds at the Rio Olympics would have put them in the top 20 in the medals table. Now British sport’s golden couple, key players in their country’s domination on the boards, are aiming to top up their legacies and rewrite…
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Four Chinese state-backed hackers are charged for stealing trade secrets and sensitive technology, the Department of Education drops references to the 1619 Project in its grant programs, and more American Athletes testing positive for the virus at the Tokyo Olympics just days before the games begin.
American Gymnastics Alternate Tests Positive at Olympics
TOKYO—An alternate on the United States women’s gymnastics team has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan. Olympic champion Simone Biles was not affected, nor were any of the other favorites to win the team gold, but another alternate was placed into isolation because of contact tracing, USA Gymnastics said Monday….
Coco Gauff Tests Positive for COVID-19, Will Miss Tokyo Olympics
American Coco Gauff will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the 17-year-old said on Sunday. Gauff was set to become the youngest Olympic tennis player since 2000 but instead joins a number of the world’s top players who have already pulled out of the Tokyo Games. “I’m disappointed to share…
Jill Biden to Attend Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
July 13, 2021
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WASHINGTON—First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases. Biden will attend the opening ceremony on July 23 without President Joe Biden. It will be her first…
Tokyo Olympic Village Workers Test Positive for COVID Just 16 Days Out From Opening Ceremony
Olympic organizers announced that two workers at the Olympic Village in Tokyo have tested positive for COVID-19, just over two weeks out from the opening ceremony and about a week before the village opens to athletes, according to the Tokyo Shimbun news outlet. The village workers who tested positive last week had been dining with…
Golden Opportunity: College-Bound Olympians Look to Cash In
Maggie Nichols just laughs when asked if she plans on asking Under Armour where her check is. “I should, right!” the retired two-time world championship medalist and two-time NCAA all-around champion said. Nichols is kidding. Well, mostly. She didn’t complain when the athletic apparel giant approached her in 2016 about appearing in an ad that…
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