Tag: Tokyo 2020
-
Mother Reacts to Mobile Olympic Swimmer’s Success | NBC 15 WPMI
She’s a five-time national champion and a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference swimmer of the year. She was chosen Female Athlete of the Year at the University of Virginia twice. She’s a junior national champion, a U.S. Open champion, and she’s from right here in Mobile, Alabama. UMS-Wright graduate Paige Madden is about to start a…
-
14-Year-Old Summer Mcintosh Will Be Canada’s Youngest Olympic Swimmer
Summer McIntosh, 14, reacts to being named to Canada’s Olympic swim team. She’ll be the youngest member of the team competing at the Tokyo Games.
-
U.S. Athletes Face Off in ‘Olympian Olympics’ | The Ellen Show
In exactly one month, Tokyo will host the Summer Olympics, but what’s even more exciting is that in her studio, Ellen hosted “Ellen’s Olympian Olympics,” featuring members of the U.S. Team! Find out if Karate competitor Sakura Kokumai, swimmer Haley Anderson, or Water Polo champ Ashleigh Johnson get the gold in this fun game!
-
-
-
China’s Swim Star Sun Yang to Miss Tokyo Olympics Despite Doping-Ban Reduction | South China Morning Post
China’s swimming superstar, Sun Yang, will still miss the Tokyo Olympic Games in July and August 2021, despite a shortened doping ban. Sun was banned from the sport after an incident in 2018 where he and members of his entourage were found to have deliberately broken vials of Sun’s blood samples taken by doping inspectors…
-
Tokyo Shapes up to Be No-Fun Olympics With Many Rules, Tests | AP
The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed by the pandemic, are not looking like much fun: Not for athletes. Not for fans. And not for the Japanese public. They are caught between concerns about the coronavirus at a time when few are vaccinated on one side and politicians who hope to save face by holding the games…
-
Lady Vol Erika Brown Is Headed to Tokyo Olympics | WBIR Channel 10
She qualified for Team USA after she finished second, in 53.59, while competing in the 100-meter freestyle swim trials.
-
Simone Manuel Breaking Barriers in Olympics | WTHR
Four years after becoming the first Black woman to win a gold medal in an individual swimming event, Simone Manuel is back on the U.S. Olympic Team.