Sydney McLaughlin – Track and Field Sydney McLaughlin is already a budding household name after becoming the youngest American to participate in the …
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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
Simone Biles already has many unprecedented feats under her belt, but her latest stunt may be the most ambitious and most impressive yet. The …
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
Race Imboden Men's fencer Race Imboden went out of his way to protest social injustice after winning an international competition at the 2019 Pan …
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.
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