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Carl Lewis blasts Team USA for ‘unacceptable’ 4x100m relay

Carl Lewis blasted Team USA for its awful performance in the men’s 4x100m relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday. The men’s relay team finished sixth in its heat with a time of 38.10 and failed to qualify for the final. …

Noah Lyles

Noah Lyles shares one issue he had during 200m final

Noah Lyles was a contender to win the gold medal in the men’s 200m sprint at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 24-year-old came close to winning but ultimately settled for the bronze for his first career Olympic medal. Lyles was running in …

Andre de Grasse

Photos of Andre de Grasse after winning gold in 200m were great

Andre de Grasse took advantage of Usain Bolt’s retirement from competition in the biggest way. The Canadian sprinter won the gold medal in the men’s 200m at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday. He posted a Canadian record time of …

Caeleb Dressel

Caeleb Dressel explains why he gave his gold medal to teammate Brooks Curry

Caeleb Dressel drew some headlines for giving his gold medal to a teammate, and he has explained his actions. Dressel won five gold medals during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. His first gold came in the 4x100m freestyle relay. After receiving …

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

Katarina Johnson-Thompson refuses help after injury to cross finish line

Great Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson saw her Olympic medal hopes come to a disappointing end when she suffered an injury in the heptathlon 200 meter heat on Wednesday. She was not going to let that stop her from crossing the finish line, …

Tamyrah Mensah-Stock

American wrestler Tamyrah Mensah-Stock goes viral for patriotic interview

Tamyra Mensah-Stock on Tuesday night became the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling, and she was incredibly proud to do so while representing the United States. Mensah-Stock defeated Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu by a score of …

Simone Biles

Simone Biles blames sexism for making her mental issues worse

Simone Biles’ Tokyo Olympics did not go at all as expected. Biles entered the 2020 Summer Olympics as the favorite to win gold medals in multiple gymnastics events, just as she had done at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Instead, she ended up with …

Simone Biles

Simone Biles, Taylor Swift trade love on Twitter ahead of balance beam final

Simone Biles and Taylor Swift traded some love on Twitter ahead of the balance beam final on Tuesday in Tokyo. Biles’ 2020 Summer Olympics have gone anything but expected this year. Viewed as a favorite to dominate the gymnastics field in …

Athing Mu

Video: Athing Mu’s family goes nuts watching her win gold medal

Athing Mu captured gold in the women’s 800m race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, and her family loved it. COVID-19 has restricted fan attendance at the Summer Olympics this year. So NBC has been compensating by placing cameras at the …

Noah Lyles photo finish

Noah Lyles creates photo finish after easing up in 200m semifinal

Noah Lyles created some unnecessary drama in his men’s 200m semifinal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Lyles was in front during the race but eased up as he approached the finish line. Slowing down gave other sprinters the opportunity to …

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal thinks Novak Djokovic’s Olympics outburst was ‘strange’

Novak Djokovic is not proud of his outbursts at the Olympics that also left one of his colleagues perplexed. Djokovic lost his bronze medal match to Pablo Carreno Busta in three sets in the men’s singles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in …

Tokyo Olympics rings

Chinese Olympians investigated over Mao pins following gold medals

The International Olympic Committee is investigating yet another potential violation of the rule against making political statements during competition and medal ceremonies. The latest probe was sparked by Chinese athletes Bao Shanju and Zhong …

Simone Biles

Simone Biles explains why bronze medal meant more than all her golds

Simone Biles made her highly anticipated return to competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, and she captured yet another piece of hardware. While it was not a gold medal, Biles said it was the most rewarding medal she has ever won. Biles came in …

Rai Benjamin

Video: Rai Benjamin apologizes to family after winning silver medal

Rai Benjamin took home the silver medal in what many are calling one of the greatest Olympic races of all time on Tuesday, but the American hurdler seemed devastated by the result. Benjamin finished second in the men’s 400 meter hurdle with a …

Mijain Lopez

Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez joins elite company with incredible feat

Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez joined some incredibly exclusive company with an impressive feat. Lopez on Monday won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 130 kg wrestling event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 38-year-old Cuban giant defeated …

Christopher Taylor

Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor taken off in wheelchair after race

Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor faced a medical situation after qualifying for the finals of the men’s 400 m race at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Taylor finished second in the second semifinal of the 400 m sprint with a time of …

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