Sydney McLaughlin – Track and Field Sydney McLaughlin is already a budding household name after becoming the youngest American to participate in the …
Looking Ahead: Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to begin on July 23, 2021 — the first Olympics in modern history to play on a delayed year. America's finest athletes are reved up and ready to show what they can do. 🥇 Here are competitors to keep your eye on, how athletes are training amid the pandemic, and what the IOC is doing to keep people safe.
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Athletes to Watch
Biles certainly doesn't need to take the risk of this magnitude to find success at this point in her esteemed gymnastics career. With four Olympic …
With five Olympic appearances and four podium finishes under Kerri Walsh Jennings' belt since 2000, training to compete on the world's biggest stage …
Training in the time of COVID-19
Activism on the World Stage
The Olympics has a rich history of serving as a platform for competing athletes to demonstrate their physical talents and social activism. From John …
Coronavirus Concerns
The Cost of Competition
Before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were delayed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic, they were already the most expensive summer games. Experts estimate they will cost more than $26 billion. The extra year added at least another $2.8 billion, and there's still a chance they might not happen at all.