KINGSTON, Jamaica—American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, expected to be one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Olympics, will miss the 100 meters at the Games after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis during her U.S. trials victory in June. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed the suspension on Friday, though the…
McLaughlin Breaks 400 Hurdles Mark on Historic Day at Trials
EUGENE, Ore.—Sydney McLaughlin looked to her left and saw the numbers “51.90.” Her first thought: “Oh my gosh!” Now, at long last, the 400-meter hurdles world record belongs to her. On Sunday night at U.S. Olympic track trials, McLaughlin finally outraced Dalilah Muhammad to earn the victory, and the record, that Muhammad kept grabbing whenever…
Olympics-Serena to Skip Tokyo Games, Declines to Explain Reasons
Serena Williams will not be travelling to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, the 23-times Grand Slam singles tennis champion said on Sunday without giving the reasons behind her decision. Williams, who will turn 40 in September, won the singles title at the London Olympics in 2012 and she has also picked up three gold medals…
Serena to Skip Tokyo Games, Declines to Explain Reasons
Serena Williams will not be travelling to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, the 23-times Grand Slam singles tennis champion said on Sunday without giving the reasons behind her decision. Williams, who will turn 40 in September, won the singles title at the London Olympics in 2012 and she has also picked up three gold medals…
Federer Unsure About Olympics; Will Reassess After Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England—Roger Federer is still not sure whether he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Saturday that he and his team plan to “reassess the situation after Wimbledon.” Speaking to reporters in a video conference from the All England Club before the grass-court Grand Slam tournament begins Monday, Federer said that how things go…
In Search of the Olympics, in Greece and Around the World
Once, say the ancients, Zeus tossed a thunderbolt on this place. Seated in his home atop Mount Olympus, the greatest Greek god apparently signaled with this fiery gesture that he would take up residence in Olympia, a placid place covered in olive groves on the Peloponnese Peninsula. According to the official record, the first Olympics…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (June 22)
A United States Senator tells NTD that a democrat-backed election bill does not hold up to its namesake “For the People,” hundreds of parents, students, and community members flood a school board meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia, and a transgender weightlifter is headed to the Olympics amid criticism from athletes and woman.
Rafael Nadal Pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics
June 17, 2021
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MADRID—Rafael Nadal will not play at Wimbledon or at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Thursday he has decided to skip the two tournaments after “listening” to his body. Nadal, who reached the French Open semifinals last week but lost to Novak Djokovic, has won the title at Wimbledon twice, in 2008 and 2010. He also won…
Olympic Champ Rollins-McNeal Banned 5 Years in Doping Case
MONACO—Olympic hurdles champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal was banned for five years on Friday in a doping case, ruling her out of this year’s Tokyo Games and the 2024 Paris Games. The Athletics Integrity Unit said the American’s second career ban was for “tampering within the results management process” of doping control samples. The 29-year-old hurdler’s ban…
Olympics-Japan Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency Ahead of Games
May 28, 2021
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TOKYO—Japan on Friday extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas by about three weeks to June 20 as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of easing less than two months before the Summer Olympics open. The state of emergency in the capital and eight other prefectures had been scheduled to end on…
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