The men’s 4×400-meter relay team featuring Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin cruised to a relatively comfortable victory
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American Ryan Crouser sets Olympic shot put record three times to win gold; US takes silver, too
Ryan Crouser broke the Olympic record three times in the shot put final and won the first gold medal for the U.S. men in track and field.
Shot putter Ryan Crouser favored to get first gold medal for U.S. men’s track and field team
The U.S. men’s track and field team is still in search of its first gold medal, but Ryan Crouser is the prohibitive favorite to win men’s shot put.
American Valarie Allman takes unusual path to becoming Olympic gold-medalist in discus
Valarie Allman won the gold medal in women’s discus on Monday, the first medal by an American woman in the event since 2008.
American Isaiah Jewett’s act of sportsmanship after being tripped is bigger than a win
After their 800 meters races were cut short, Isaiah Jewett and Nijel Amos showed the ultimate sportsmanship at the Tokyo Olympics..
Veteran US long jumper Brittney Reese wants to finish her final Olympics with a bang
Brittney Reese won an Olympic gold medal in the long jump nine years ago. She’s one of the best jumpers in U.S. history with 13 national titles.
Elaine Thompson-Herah leads Jamaican sweep with 100-meter gold
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah won consecutive Olympics golds in the women’s 100 meters, leading a Jamaican sweep of the medals in Tokyo.
Top Olympic women 100-meter runners focused on competitors, decline to talk about suspended U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson
Many competitors in the women’s 100 meters have made it clear they want to focus on task at hand and don’t want to discuss Sha’Carri Richardson.
‘The Olympics is overwhelming’: Michael Phelps says he can relate to Simone Biles’ situation in Tokyo
When Michael Phelps found out Simone Biles withdrew from Tuesday’s Olympics gymnastics event, citing mental health, it touched the ex-swimmer’s heart.
Inspired by her late father, American Katie Zaferes wins bronze in women’s triathlon
“He would’ve been crying,” Zaferes said of her father after winning bronze in the women’s triathlon. “I know he would’ve been so proud and so happy.”