Olympics
SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON CALLS OUT OLYMPICS FOR RACISM AFTER WHITE FEMALE ATHLETE FAILS DRUG TEST, ALLOWED TO COMPETE – Black Enterprise
Sha’Carri Richardson is still upset about her Tokyo Olympics snub especially since learning a white athlete got away with doing the same thing during the Winter Olympics that prevented her from competing last year. For the full article, click here.
American Erin Jackson wins 2022 Olympics speedskating gold with blazing run
Erin Jackson shouldn’t even have been in Beijing. At Olympic trials, she’d come in third in the 500-meter speed skating race after slipping. The US only had two spots. But knowing that Jackson, a World Cup winner, had the best chance at a medal, teammate Brittany Bowe...
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US storms back to edge China for most gold medals at 2020 Olympics
Just call Team USA a second-half team. After trailing China for much of the Tokyo Games, the U.S. pulled off a stunning comeback in the final hours of the 2021 Olympics on Sunday to edge China, 39-38, for the most gold medals. For the full article, click here.
Allyson Felix Wins 10 Medals, Becomes Most Decorated Female Track and Field Athlete in Olympic History
TOKYO (AP) — She describes herself as “old.” She concedes she wasn’t sure she’d make it this far. There were times, though, when “making it” had nothing to do with the Olympics and everything to do with simply climbing out of her hospital bed. For the full article,...
Kevin Durant, US hold off France for fourth straight Olympic gold medal
The US men’s basketball team defeated France, 87-82, in the Olympic final to claim their fourth consecutive gold medal at the Summer Games. For the full article, click here.
WATCH: U.S. Wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock Praises God, America After Winning Gold
U.S. wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock made history Tuesday, winning gold in the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle final, making her only the second woman — and the first black woman — to win gold for Team U.S.A. in wrestling. For the full article, click here.
Sydney McLaughlin wins gold for US and sets world record in 400-meter hurdles
TOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin broke the world record. Dalilah Muhammad broke it, too. Only one of the world’s best hurdlers could win the Olympic gold medal — and McLaughlin came out ahead in the latest installment of the best rivalry in track. For the full article, click...
US teenager Erriyon Knighton makes Olympics history in 200m
At just 17-years-old, Erriyon Knighton has a chance to win a gold medal. Knighton, the youngest US male track Olympian since Jim Ryun in 1964, advanced to the 200m finals in Tokyo after winning his heat with a time of 20.02 seconds. For the full article, click here.