Tag: Olympics
Boxer Cindy Ngamba emerges with bronze after semifinal loss, first ever medal for Olympic refugee team
Her name is Cindy Ngamba and — despite losing in the semifinal bout of the women’s 75-kilogram boxing competition — she is the...
Novak Djokovic withdraws from Cincinnati Open after Olympic gold
Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this month’s Cincinnati Open.The tournament begins on Monday August 12, eight days on from Djokovic’s victory in the...
Victor Wembanyama speaks — and blocks — another gold medal game for France into existence
PARIS — He heard them.There were 12 seconds left in France’s dogfight with the defending World Cup champion Germany, a 40-minute slugfest in...
Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw gets gold medal in speed climbing, and a new apartment to hang it in
Poland’s 30-year-old speed climber Aleksandra Miroslaw paced competitors for most of her career, breaking the world record 10 times, including twice in the...
Sophia Smith: 'This team has a standard of winning on the biggest stage' as USWNT eyes Olympic gold
PARIS — Twelve years ago, the last time the U.S. women’s national team won a gold medal at the Olympics, Mallory Swanson was...
Kyle Dake chases Olympic wrestling gold, helped by a bond with an old friend
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — David Taylor knew he needed to let Kyle Dake in on a significant development this past spring.Shortly after Taylor’s...