Close-Call Silver Medals Defined France’s Olympics
The host nation is under a brighter spotlight — and a bigger pressure — at the Olympic Games. For any event in which the hosts have athletes competing, they’re often […]
Medal Count for Muslim-Majority Countries at the Paris Olympics
Every four summers and every four winters, the Olympics brings the world together in the name of competition. At the recently completed Paris Olympics, 204 nations were represented, including 48 […]
Davis-Woodhall Is the New Face of Long Jump
There’s a difference between being the best in the game and the face of the sport. Football people know this. The NFL recently unveiled its annual “Top 100” ranking, in […]
Long Jump Has Become a Long Shot for Team USA
I’m a track and field nerd, and an even bigger long jump nerd, so bear with me here. In Sunday’s qualifying round of the men’s long jump at the Paris […]
Religious Controversy Invades Paris Olympics on Day 1
While the world (as usual) worried about politics invading the Paris Olympics, surprisingly, it was the other traditionally taboo topic of dinner parties and water-cooler conversation that brought early controversy […]
Olympic Vet Barshim Clears the Bar for Greatness
This is it for Mutaz Essa Barshim. Most likely. One of the greatest high jumpers in history is 33 years old going into the Paris Olympics this week, which means […]
Team USA May Define (and Dominate) the Paris Olympics
The biggest and possibly baddest national team at this year’s Paris Olympics will, not surprisingly, represent the United States of America. Historically, it checks out: in the Summer Olympics, the […]
Uzbekistan Can Put Up Quite a Fight at Paris Olympics
Anyone who follows or is generally familiar with the Olympics is aware that certain countries are known for excellence in certain sports. China is great at diving. Russia is great […]
‘Lefty Kobe’ denied chance at 2024 Paris Olympics
Last summer, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson took the basketball world by storm with a game — and a face — that eerily resembled the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant. This summer, the […]
Saminu Shines at NCAAs Ahead of Olympic Summer
Timing is everything in track and field. And the timing is working out to where Abdul-Rasheed Saminu could eventually hold triple-status as an Olympian, a world champion, and one of […]
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