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☆ U.S. Olympian cheat sheet: Top athletes to watch in Paris beyond the best-known stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Judo — Maria LabordeLaborde, 33, is the highest-ranked U.S. judoka qualified for the Paris Games — at No. He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and qualified in speed climbing for the Paris Games, his first Olympics. Carissa Moore participates in a training session ahead of the Paris Olympics this week in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia. Knibb obtained quotas in both triathlon and road cycling for the Paris Games, which will make her a rare multi-sport Olympian.

Persons: Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, LeBron James, Barry, Kareem Maddox, Dylan Travis, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Cierra Burdick, Hailey Van Lith, Casey Kaufhold, Kaufhold, she’s, Luann Ryon, Dean Alberga, Anita Alvarez Alvarez, Alvarez, Andrea Fuentes, Fuentes, Beiwen Zhang Zhang, She’s, Zhang, Kelly Cheng Cheng, nee Claes, Sarah Sponcil, Cheng, Sara Hughes, They’re, Brazil’s Ana Patricia Silva Ramos, Eduarda “ Duda ” Santos, United States ’ Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss, Jahmal Harvey Harvey, USA’s, Harvey, — Victor Montalvo Montalvo, Montalvo, Boy Victor, ”, Paris Victor Montalvo, He’ll, Kenzo Tribouillard, — Nevin Harrison Harrison, Casey Eichfeld, Jennifer Valente Valente, Valente, Andrew Capobianco Capobianco, Michael Hixon, Capobianco, Carson Tyler, Mike Ruiz, Delaney Schnell, Jessica Parratto, — McLain Ward Ward, Ward, Sapphire, — Lee Kiefer Kiefer, Gerek Meinhardt, Lee Kiefer, Matthias Hangst, Amanda Golini, Ashley Hoffman, Golini, Hoffman, — Maria Laborde Laborde, Laborde, Jess Davis Davis, Meghan Musnicki, Lisa Schlenker’s, Musnicki, Kevon Williams Williams, Williams —, Houston —, Kevon Williams, Yong Teck Lim, Daniela Moroz Moroz, Moroz —, —, — Vincent Hancock Hancock, he’s, Al Oerter, Carl Lewis, Michael Phelps, TeamUSA.com, Jagger Eaton Eaton, Tom Schaar, Eaton, Sam Watson Watson, Carissa Moore Moore, Moore, Carissa Moore, Jerome Brouilett, Lily Zhang It’s, China, — CJ Nickolas Nickolas, Jessica Stevens, — Taylor Knibb Knibb, Knibb, — Jordan Larson Larson, Toru Hanai, Maggie Steffens Steffens, Steffens, Flav, Olivia Reeves Reeves, Reeves, — Aaron Brooks, Brooks, David Taylor, Spencer Lee, Lee, Iran’s Hassan Yazdani, Aaron Brooks, Fabrice Coffrini Organizations: Paris Olympics, Olympic, Paris Games, BYU, Games, Tokyo Games, Getty, Badminton, USA, USC, Trojans, Eduarda “ Duda ” Santos Lisboa, United, U.S, Pan American, USA Boxing, Red Bull, Paris, Madison, U.S . Olympic, Tokyo, Athens Games, Beijing, University of Kentucky, FIH, Team USA, Pan American Games, NBC Sports, Rio, Rugby, rugby, Olympics, Fiji, New Zealand, HSBC SVNS Singapore, USA.com, Los Angeles Games, X, —, Tokyo Olympics, Nebraska, Sydney Games, Beijing Games, Brazil, Team USA’s Locations: Paris, Tokyo, U.S, women’s recurve, Berlin, Russia, Ukraine, Budapest, Barcelona, China, Indonesia, Mexico, United States, Santiago , Chile, Belgrade, Serbia, Florida, AFP, Rio, Japan, Athens, Ranchi, India, Germany, Lima , Peru, Cuba, London, Houston, Wujiang, Hawaii, Teahupo’o, French Polynesia, Beijing, Penn

☆ Simone Biles is back at the Olympics, and no one is telling her what to do anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Dana O'Neil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

It began in Tokyo when Simone Biles said she couldn’t go on and no one told her she’d better go anyway. We were all beaten down and battered,” Strug’s teammate Dominique Dawes says in “Simone Biles Rising,” a Netflix documentary. Simone Biles talks with coach Cécile Canqueteau-Landi after the vault that led her to withdraw from the team all-around at the Tokyo Olympics. Are they really letting Simone Biles try out for the Olympics? GO DEEPER Team USA's Olympics gymnastics leotards revealed: A look at the eight designs for Paris(Top illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photo of Simone Biles: Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

Persons: couldn’t, Kerri Strug, Béla Károlyi, ”, Larry Nassar, Simone Biles, Strug, Jack Youngblood’s, Kirk Gibson’s, Willis Reed’s, Michael Jordan’s, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Bill Clinton, “, Doug Pensinger, Karolyi, Dominique Dawes, “ Simone Biles, Biles, Cécile Canqueteau, Landi, Robert Deutsch, “ It’s, I’ve, ” Simone, don’t, ” Simone Biles, Elsa, Getty, audibly —, “ They’ll, leotards, Dan Goldfarb, Jamie Squire Organizations: Paris Games, United, Olympic, Gymnastics, Paris, Planet Hollywood, Sports Illustrated, USA, Netflix, Team, U.S, Tokyo, Russian Olympic Locations: Atlanta, United States, Tokyo, U.S, American, Strug, Russia, USA, Paris

☆ Track and field at the 2024 Olympics: World-record watch, schedule and how to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementThat makes track and field by far the most contested sport at the Olympics. Men’s shot put: Behind Duplantis, American Ryan Crouser has a case for the world’s most dominant athlete in track and field. She broke her own record for the fourth time with a time of 50.65 seconds in June at the U.S. Olympic trials. Hocker’s winning time of 3:30.59 broke the trials record by 3.5 seconds and showed he has the world-class fitness to mix it up at Paris. She withdrew from the Jamaican Olympic Trials and later revealed she was dealing with an Achilles injury.

Persons: Duplantis, Florence Griffith, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, America’s Gabby Thomas, Jackson, Thomas, Men’s, Ryan Crouser, He’s, Joe Kovacs, Jonathan Edwards ’, Jordan Díaz, Jaydon Hibbert, Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, Femke Bol, Bol, Marita Koch, Karsten Warholm, Rai Benjamin, Benjamin, Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles, tucking “ Yu, Quincy Wilson, Yared Nuguse, Cole, Nuguse, Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Josh Kerr, Hocker, Hocker’s, Nikki Hiltz, Grant Holloway, Freddie Crittenden, Daniel Roberts, Elaine Thompson, Thompson, Joyner, Mu, Dave Wottle, Yulimar Rojas, She’s, “, reina, Kelvin Kiptum, Eliud Kipchoge, Kiptum, Kipchoge, Tim Clayton, Corbis Organizations: Summer, LSU, Xiamen Diamond League, Los Angeles Grand Prix, Arkansas, NCAA, SEC, U.S, Team USA, NBC, Telemundo, Universo, Olympic, Jamaican Olympic Trials, Griffith, reina del, Kenyan, Getty Locations: Paris, Spain, U.S, Netherlands, East Germany, American, Tokyo, USA, salto

☆ Faith Kipyegon on motherhood and the quest for history
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Sean Coppack | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Kipyegon and a string of top athletes are continuing to prove that elite sport and motherhood are not incompatible. “[Jamaican sprinter] Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce came back after maternity leave, and [US runner] Allison Felix, and we met in Tokyo at the 2021 Olympic Games,” she recalls. At those Games, Felix won a gold and a bronze and Fraser-Pryce won silver to become the most decorated 100m sprinter in Olympic history. Courtesy NN Running TeamThe Kenyan's training regime for the Paris Games has been intense, and partially under the mentorship of men's marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge. “Going to Paris and remembering the history I’ve talked about and getting that gold medal, it’ll be a huge history for me,” she says.

Persons: Kipyegon, ”, it’s, Kipyegon’s, Alyn, Eliud Kipchoge, ” Kipyegon, “, Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, Allison Felix, Felix, Fraser, Pryce, he’s, Eliud, Aurelien Meunier, it’ll Organizations: Kenya CNN, Paris, those Games, Paris Games, Kenyan Olympic, Diamond League, Olympic Games Locations: Kenya, Kaptagat, Tokyo, Paris, Europe, Ndabibit

☆ Swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. hopes, schedule and how to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Zack Pierce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

ET) W 100m fly W 100m fly semis (2:30 p.m.) W 400m free M 400m free (2:42 p.m.) M 100m breast W 400m free (2:52 p.m.) M 400m free M 100m breast semis (3:12 p.m.) W 4x100m free W 4x100m free (3:34 p.m.) M 4x100m free M 4x100m free (3:44 p.m.) July 28 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) M 200m free M 400 IM (2:30 p.m.) M 400m IM W 100m fly (2:40 p.m.) W 100m breast M 200m free semis (2:46 p.m.) M 100m back W 100m breast semis (3:10 p.m.) W 200m free M 100m back semis (3:32 p.m.) M 100m breast (3:44 p.m.) W 200m free semis (3:50 p.m.) July 29 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) M 200m fly M 100m free semis (2:30 p.m.) M 100m free M 200m fly semis (2:42 p.m.) W 1,500m free W 100m back (2:56 p.m.) W 100m free M 800m free (3:02 p.m.) M 200m breast W 100m free semis (3:25 p.m.) M 4x200m free M 200m breast semis (3:47 p.m.) M 4x200m free (4:01 p.m.) July 31 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) W 200m breast W 100m free (2:30 p.m.) M 200m back M 200m fly (2:36 p.m.) W 200m fly W 200m fly semis (2:43 p.m.) W 1,500m free (3:07 p.m.) M 200m back semis (3:37 p.m.) W 200m breast semis (3:51 p.m.) M 200m breast (4:15 p.m.) M 100m free (4:22 p.m.) Aug. 1 Heats Semis/finals (approx. ET) M 100m fly M 50m free (2:30 p.m.) W 200m IM W 200m back (2:30 p.m.) W 800m free M 200m IM (2:43 p.m.) Mixed 4x100m medley M 100m fly semis (3 p.m.) W 200m IM semis (3:22 p.m.) Aug. 3 Heats Semis/finals (approx.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Dressel, Regan Smith, Gretchen Walsh, Kate Douglass, Lilly King, Simone Manuel, Torri Huske, Alex Walsh, Katie Grimes, Grimes, Bobby Finke, Chase, Ryan Murphy, Kieran Smith, Thomas Heilman, Chris Guiliano, There’s, Ariarne, Summer McIntosh, Ledecky, McIntosh, Titmus, Erika Fairweather, Fairweather, swimming’s, Maddie Meyer Organizations: U.S ., Olympic, Paris La Défense, NBC, Telemundo, Universo, USA, U.S, Ledecky, Notre Dame, didn’t, June’s U.S Locations: Paris, Tokyo, USA, Chase Kalisz, East Germany, Ledecky

☆ The evolution of Katie Ledecky: As Olympics near, U.S. star comes full circle
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Katie Ledecky’s first question was quintessential Katie: Hey, I’m coming home to Maryland for a few days in May. And he watched 27-year-old Katie Ledecky work the room, taking photos with those who asked and speaking with people from all walks of life. The little girl who once dressed up as Katie Ledecky for Halloween qualified to be part of the women’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay with her. Katie Ledecky, right, embraces Erin Gemmell after the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials. Katie Ledecky shows off her gold medal from the 800-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Persons: Bruce Gemmell, Katie Ledecky’s, Katie, I’m, you’d, ” Gemmell, “, ‘, Joe Biden, Gemmell, Biden, Katie Ledecky, Nancy Pelosi, it’s, ”, Erin, Ledecky, she’d, Erin Gemmell, Gemmell’s, Sarah Stier, She’s, ” Erin, It’s, Andrew, Erin can’t, can’t, Erin isn’t, she’s, ” Bruce Gemmell, ” Ledecky, Alex Shackell, Claire Weinstein, Katie Grimes, Larisa Latynina, Summer McIntosh, She’ll, Oli Scarff, doesn’t, you’re, I’ve, Yuri Suguiyama, That’s, London …, Eamonn Dalton, Al Bello Organizations: Paris, London Olympics, Rio Games, U.S . Olympic, Olympic, U.S, Team USA, Los Angeles Olympics, Paris Games, Tokyo, Getty, London Locations: Maryland, Delaware, London, Indianapolis, Paris, North Carolina, Croatia, Soviet Union, Australia, AFP, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Quincy Wilson, teenage track prodigy, breaks own U18 men’s 400m world record at Holloway Pro Classic
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Tess Demeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Wilson ran a 44.20 to reset the U18 men’s 400m world record and broke his own U.S. high school record en route to winning the race at the American Track League event in Gainesville, Fla. He’ll head to Paris as one of six runners in the pool for America’s 4×400 relay team. The relay pool is designed to spread out the load over two rounds. The relay team will be officially announced later this month, and Wilson is firmly in the mix. He is the youngest male track athlete ever to make a U.S. Olympic team and already has an NIL deal with New Balance.

Persons: Quincy Wilson, Wilson, Bryce Deadmon, Michael Norman, Chris Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Christian Petersen Organizations: U.S, Holloway, American, Bullis School, Quincy Hall, Olympic, New, Getty Locations: Paris, Gainesville, Fla, U.S

☆ Is women’s track the next sport ready to boom? Alexis Ohanian is betting on it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Alexis Ohanian, at his first-ever track and field event, found himself transported. So he didn’t need to experience track to spark his motivation to invest in track. Gabby Thomas and Alexis Ohanian speak at the Athlos announcement in April. AdvertisementKipyegon is one of those gems of women’s track. Winning an Athlos event will pay $60,000.

Persons: Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, Gabby Thomas, He’d, Thomas ’, Spencer McManes, ” Ohanian, Reddit, Ohanian, Athlos, Sha’Carri Richardson, Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Athing Mu, Alica Schmidt, Elsa, Getty, Athlos ’, Thomas, “, Alexis Holmes, Kipyegon, Let’s, ”, Noah Lyles, Richardson, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Michael Johnson, it’s, “ I’ve, Andy Lyons Organizations: Paris Games, Wimbledon, Hayward Field, University of Oregon, U.S, Angel City Football Club, Angel City FC, —, Harvard, Olympics, Diamond League, sport’s, Athletics, Netflix, de France —, Getty Locations: New York City, Germany, New York, United States, America, Paris, Athlos, Norwegian

☆ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks 400-meter hurdles world record for fifth time
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the 400-meter hurdles world record for the fifth time on Sunday, clocking 50.65 seconds at the US Olympic Trials. Running in lane five, McLaughlin-Levrone was leading the race by the 250-meter mark and had opened up a huge lead as she raced down the home straight. “I would love to dip under 50 at some point,” said McLaughlin-Levrone. In the men’s event, Rai Benjamin set a trials record of 46.46 as he looks to upgrade the silver medal he won behind Norwegian Karsten Warholm at the Tokyo Olympics. CJ Allen and Trevor Bassitt also made the team after finishing second and third respectively.

Persons: CNN — Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, McLaughlin, Anna Cockrell, ” McLaughlin, ”, Femke Bol, Cockrell, Jasmine Jones, “, that’s, Rai Benjamin, Karsten Warholm, CJ Allen, Trevor Bassitt Organizations: CNN, US, Eugene’s Hayward Field, Paris, Paris Olympics, Paris Games, Hayward, Tokyo Locations: Paris

☆ Quincy Wilson: US sprinter, 16, set to become youngest ever US male track Olympian
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Teenage sprinting sensation Quincy Wilson is set to become the youngest ever US male track Olympian after the 16-year-old announced he had reportedly been picked in the 4x400 meter relay roster for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. “The call came directly to me from USA Track & Field,” Lee told USA Today. Wilson’s selection comes after a brilliant debut at the US Olympic Trials last week, where he twice broke a 400m world record. Born in 2008, Wilson has quickly established himself as one of the most promising rising stars in track and field. The sprinter seems to break a record whenever he runs and now looks set for a chance to prove himself on the world stage.

Persons: Quincy Wilson, Wilson, “, ”, he’d, Wilson’s, Joe Lee, ” Lee, ” Wilson Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, USA, US Locations: Paris, Quincy

☆ Noah Lyles wins 200m at US Olympic trials in record time
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Three-time world champion Noah Lyles moved a step closer to achieving his ambitions of an Olympic sprint double by winning the men’s 200-meters in record time at the US Olympic track and field trials. Twenty-year-old world silver medalist Erriyon Knighton was third in 19.77, securing the final Olympic spot in the event. “You claim you’re gonna go out there and win four medals, so the goal had to be win the 100m and 200m. Elsewhere, Grant Holloway was 0.06 seconds off the world record in winning the men’s 110m hurdles in 12.86. Olympic champion Valarie Allman (70.73m) won the women’s discuss, while Tara Davis-Woodhall won the women’s long jump.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Eugene, Michael Johnson’s, Lyles, Kenny Bednarek, Erriyon Knighton, “, ” Lyles, I’ve, He’s, Lyles –, –, Gabby Thomas, ” Thomas, ” Brittany Brown, McKenzie Long, Sha’Carri Richardson, Grant Holloway, Valarie Allman, Tara Davis, Woodhall Organizations: CNN, Hayward Field, Olympic, Associated Press Locations: Bednarek, Tokyo, Paris

☆ Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone sets 400-meter hurdle world record at U.S. Olympic trials
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Eugene, Ore. — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, as always it seems, was chasing herself Sunday at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record, running the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds — three-hundredths of a second better than her previous mark. It’s her ninth time breaking the world record in the event. A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE 👏 #TrackFieldTrials24 pic.twitter.com/j57bj8qIgY — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) July 1, 2024The race was in hand by the final turn. I just wanted to put myself in there.”McLaughlin-Levrone still won the race by two seconds.

Persons: — Sydney McLaughlin, McLaughlin, Levrone, SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN, LEVRONE, eason Organizations: University of Oregon’s, ust, oday) Locations: Eugene

☆ Why so many Olympic hopefuls are running in all-black, unbranded gear
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Justine Fisher | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Christopher Royster, left, and JT Smith, athletes who participate in Bandit Running's Unsponsored Project, at the 2024 Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon. There's an army of unsponsored athletes commanding attention at the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials this year, decked out in all-black, logo-less gear. Unsponsored athletes in track and field would typically purchase their own apparel bearing the emblems of major brands, effectively providing free advertising for the companies. Instead, Bandit Running offers Olympic hopefuls the all-black kits and warmups — along with short-term endorsement deals. After winning a gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics and being sponsored by Nike for four years, Okolo, 30, is embracing the Unsponsored Project.

Persons: Christopher Royster, JT Smith, There's, Tim West, Bandit, Bandit's, West, Courtney Okolo Organizations: U.S, West, CNBC, Nike Locations: Eugene , Oregon, U.S

☆ Lolo Jones competes at US Olympic trials aged 41
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

On Friday she added to her list of remarkable feats by competing in the 100-meters hurdles at the US Olympic track and field trials for the first time in 12 years, aged 41. “I know what it’s like not to make the Olympic team … You sometimes feel your world is over in your 20s if you don’t make a team. I hope to show them you can still be in your 40s and be good enough to qualify for the Olympic trials. My world’s not ending if I don’t make this Olympic team. There’s longevity.”Lolo Jones said she had not been able to prepare properly for the trials because of injury.

Persons: CNN — Lolo Jones, “ It’s, ”, “, ” Lolo Jones, Patrick Smith, Jones Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Eugene’s Hayward, Saturday’s, Beijing, London Locations: aplomb, Sochi

☆ US Olympic Gymnastics Trials: Simone Biles sits in first place of all-around competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Reigning world champion Simone Biles finished atop of the leaderboard after the first night of competition at the 2024 US Olympic Gymnastics Trials Friday in Minneapolis. Jordan Chiles sits in second with 56.400 points and Suni Lee in third with 56.025 points ahead of Sunday night’s trials finale. For reference, Biles posted identical 14.800 scores in both of her attempts at the US Gymnastics Championships four weeks ago, when she won her ninth all-around title. Simone Biles competes on the balance beam at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 28, 2024. Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars on Day Two of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 28, 2024.

Persons: Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Biles, Charlie Riedel, Jamie Squire, “ Organizations: CNN, Reigning, US, United States, Paris Olympics, Tokyo, Olympic, Target Locations: Minneapolis, Minneapolis , Minnesota, Paris, American

☆ Sha’Carri Richardson makes statement with blistering 200m at US Olympic trials
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Sha’Carri Richardson became the second-fastest women’s 200-meter runner in the world this year as she cruised to victory in her heat at the US Olympic Trials. Long ran the fifth-fastest time in Thursday’s heats, behind Gabby Thomas – the 200m bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics – NCAA record holder Abby Steiner, and 2019 world championship silver medalist Brittany Brown. “Any time I touch the track, there’s an opportunity for me to work on being my best self,” Richardson told NBC after her heat. The 24-year-old ran the fastest 100m time in the world this year with her victory at the trials on Saturday, finishing in 10.71 seconds. In the men’s event, Tokyo silver medalist Rai Benjamin comfortably won his heat, while Caleb Dean set the fastest time of the day with 49.45.

Persons: CNN — Sha’Carri Richardson, compatriot Mckenzie Long, Long, Gabby Thomas –, Abby Steiner, Brittany Brown, ” Richardson, “ I’m, Richardson, Noah Lyles, Lyles, Sydney McLaughlin, Levrone, Anna Cockrell, Rai Benjamin, Caleb Dean Organizations: CNN, US, Paris Olympics, NCAA, Tokyo Olympics, Eugene’s Hayward, NBC, Tokyo Locations: Tokyo, Erriyon

☆ The story in Simone Biles’ new floor routine: The ‘big boss of gymnastics’ is back
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Tess Demeyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Gymnastics Championships are quiet, already anticipating the next big moment, when Simone Biles raises her right fist above her head and knocks downward three times against an invisible barrier. Amid the high-difficulty skills packed into her floor routine, the knocking movement is easy to overlook. No one loved Simone Biles’ floor exercise more than her family. For about 12 seconds, Biles’ routine turns into an expressive dance fit for a stage. Simone Biles performs her floor exercise during the U.S.

Persons: “ C’mon, Simone, ”, Simone Biles, Grégory Milan, “, ” Milan, Biles, “ I’m, I’m, …, Milan, Taylor Swift, Travis Scott, Beyoncé, Alvin Ailey, Ailey, I’ve, Elsa, Getty, she’s, Laurent Landi, ’, That’s, It’s, Daniel Goldfarb, Tim Clayton, Corbis Organizations: Paris Games, U.S, Gymnastics, Tokyo Games, Games, Paris, NBC Sports, Alvin Ailey American Dance Locations: Texas, Paris, French, Minneapolis, Rio, Vincennes, France, ’ Texas, Fort Worth , Texas, American

☆ Michael Phelps rips World Anti-Doping Agency for inconsistent enforcement of rules: ‘We need to hold them accountable’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Washington CNN —Legendary Olympian Michael Phelps on Tuesday ripped the World Anti-Doping Agency and described an inconsistent application of anti-doping rules that is driving frustration among clean athletes and concerns over the future of fair competition. US Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart also testified. Why were Chinese athletes treated differently than athletes from other countries? Three years later, news surfaced that some Chinese athletes on that team were not subjected to the same anti-doping rules, casting doubt on the fairness of the competition. Former Olympians Michael Phelps, left, and Allison Schmitt, right, and US Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart testify on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2024.

Persons: Michael Phelps, Phelps, Allison Schmitt, ” Phelps, WADA, ”, “, Schmitt, ” WADA, Travis Tygart, Tygart, CHINADA, Trimetazidine, Witold Bańka, …, Bańka, “ WADA, ” Bańka, Morgan Griffith, Virginia –, Griffith, they’re, Kathy Castor of, ” Tygart, WADA Schmitt, Jim Watson, CNN’s Amy Woodyatt, George Ramsay, Haley Talbot Organizations: Washington CNN, Doping Agency, House Energy, The New York Times, ARD, Department of Justice, International Olympic Committee, Tokyo Games, CHINADA, Olympic Games, ”, WADA Lawmakers, Republican, Democrat, People’s, Getty, month’s Locations: Russia, China, trimetazidine, U.S, Paris, Kathy Castor of Florida, People’s Republic of China, AFP

☆ Athing Mu’s hopes of defending her Olympic 800m title end after falling at the US trials
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Athing Mu’s hopes of defending her 800-meter title at the Paris Olympics ended in heartbreaking fashion on Monday as she fell to the floor at the US track and field trials. The trio of Nia Atkins, who won in a time of 1:57.36, Allie Wilson, and Juliette Whittaker completed the podium to make the Olympic team. Mu’s fall underlined the sometimes brutal nature of the US Olympic trials, which dictate that only the top three finishers will make the team for an individual event, regardless of an athlete’s pedigree and past results. Despite her lack of races due to a lingering hamstring issue, Mu appeared in good shape at the trials, winning her semifinal in a time of 1:58.84. “I don’t know if my season’s over yet,” Wilson told reporters on Monday.

Persons: Athing Mu’s, Mu, Nia Atkins, Allie Wilson, Juliette Whittaker, “ I’ve, I’ve, ”, Bobby Kersee, ” Mu, Kirby Lee, Kersee, hadn’t, “, Rai Benjamin, that’s, Quincy Wilson, Wilson, Quincy Hall’s, Michael Norman, Chris Bailey, ” Wilson Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, Olympic, Associated Press, USA, AP, Eugene’s Hayward, US Olympic, Paris, Tokyo Games, NBC, Quincy, Bullis

☆ Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100-meter final to qualify for 2024 Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Sha’Carri Richardson has qualified for her first Olympic games after winning the 100-meter final on Saturday at the Olympic trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Richardson finished in first place with a time of 10.71 – the fastest time in the 100m in the world this year – to book her spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics with the US Olympic team. Richardson’s training partner Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry also qualified for the Paris Olympics after finishing in second and third place, respectively. Sha'Carri Richardson crosses the finish line of the women's 100 meter dash final at Hayward Field Saturday. Richardson added a second gold to her haul, anchoring the American 4x100 relay at the same event.

Persons: CNN — Sha’Carri Richardson, Richardson, Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Sha'Carri Richardson, Christian Petersen, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, Gabby Thomas Organizations: CNN, Hayward Field, US Olympic, Paris Olympics, Hayward, Tokyo Olympic Games Locations: Eugene , Oregon, Texas, Budapest, Hungary, American

☆ Katie Ledecky makes history with 800m freestyle victory at US Olympic trials
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Katie Ledecky did on Saturday what she always does – win an 800m freestyle race. But this victory at the US Olympic Swimming Team Trials had added significance. “I’m happy to have gotten the job done here in Indy tonight and this week,” Ledecky said, per USA Swimming. As the owner of 29 of the top 30 fastest women’s 800m freestyle times in history, Ledecky will be favorite to win gold in Paris, but the potential head-to-head against the American and McIntosh is set to be one of the standout races in Paris. Paige Madden finished in a personal best time to qualify for her third Olympic event, but was more than six seconds behind Ledecky.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, “, ” Ledecky, McIntosh, Paige Madden, Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Kate Douglass Organizations: CNN, Canada’s, American, Paris Locations: Indianapolis , Indiana, Indy, Omaha, Paris

☆ Sha’Carri Richardson wins 100m title at U.S. Olympic trials again, will be joined in Paris by training partners
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Mark Puleo | Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There will be no denying Sha’Carri Richardson from getting her Olympic moment at last. AdvertisementThe 100m final capped a dominant performance by Richardson at these Olympic Trials. Melissa Jefferson finished second with a time 10.80 to secure a spot in Paris. Twanisha “Tee Tee” Terry took the third spot in 10.89. Sha’Carri Richardson runs the fastest 100m in the world this year to qualify for the #ParisOlympics!

Persons: Sha’Carri Richardson, Richardson, wasn’t, —, Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha “ Tee Tee ” Terry, ” Richardson, Patrick Smith Organizations: U.S, Hayward, Prefontaine, NBC, Tokyo Games Locations: Paris, Eugene ,

☆ Lilly King gets engaged immediately after her race at the US Olympic swimming trials
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Swimmer Lilly King might be aiming for Olympic glory next month, but she got at least one of her rings early after her longtime boyfriend proposed to her following her race at the US Olympic trials. After coming second in the 200m breaststroke final in Indianapolis on Thursday, the double Olympic gold medallist was greeted by boyfriend James Wells on the pool deck. King had already qualified for her third Summer Games by winning the 100m breaststroke final on Monday. After winning gold in the women’s 100m breaststroke at Rio 2016, King was part of the US team to claim gold in the women’s 4x100m medley relay at the same Games. She won the 100m breaststroke world title in world record time a year later at the 2019 World Championships, and helped the US break the 4x100m medley relay world record.

Persons: Lilly, James Wells, ” King, Wells, “, ” Wells, King Organizations: CNN, NBC, Rio, Tokyo Locations: Indianapolis

☆ Erriyon Knighton: US sprinter cleared for Paris Olympics following failed drug test
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —United States sprinter Erriyon Knighton has been cleared to compete at the Olympic Games after an independent arbitrator determined his failed drug test was “more likely than not” caused by contaminated meat. Knighton, the 2023 World Championship 200m silver medalist, tested positive for a metabolite of trenbolone during an out-of-competition drug test on March 26 and was provisionally suspended on April 12, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said in a statement. CNN has reached out to Knighton via the US Olympic Team for comment on the decision. “We did what the rules require us to do in all positive cases,” USADA CEO Travis Tygart said in the statement. Knighton became the youngest American since Jim Ryun in 1964 to make a US Olympic team when he qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, according to AP, eventually finishing fourth in the 200m.

Persons: Erriyon Knighton, “, ”, Travis Tygart, USADA, Knighton, Jim Ryun Organizations: CNN, United, Olympic Games, Doping Agency, US, US Olympic, Olympic, Tokyo, AP Locations: Knighton, Oregon, United States

☆ Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas loses challenge of rules barring her from elite women’s races
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Steve Almasy | Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Thomas, 25, had in January filed legal paperwork against World Aquatics, swimming’s governing body based in Switzerland, for its policy that restricts transgender athletes from competing in most elite women’s aquatics competitions. It also said national federations don’t have the authority to modify the application of a world governing body’s rules. Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire/AP/FileA few months later World Aquatics ratified its updated gender policy, which went into effect in March 2023, according to the 24-page arbitral award. USA Swimming is the national governing body for swimmers and a member of World Aquatics. In May 2022, Thomas told ABC’s Juju Chang, “It’s been a goal of mine to just swim at an Olympic trials for a very long time and I would love to see that through.”

Persons: Lia Thomas, Thomas ’, Thomas, Rich von Biberstein, ABC’s Juju Chang, “ It’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Sport, Aquatics, don’t, University of Pennsylvania, NCAA Locations: Switzerland, Berlin

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