The U.S. men’s basketball team, which hadn’t suffered a defeat at the Olympics since 2004, saw its 25-game winning streak at the Games come to an end on July 25 in an 83–76 group-stage loss to France. Team USA’s biggest stars, the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant and Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard, both shot poorly…
Nikki Haley: Attending Beijing Olympics After Tokyo Would Give ‘Propaganda Victory’ to China
July 23, 2021
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Former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley supports a boycott of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, because of China’s numerous human rights abuses, including genocide against Uyghur Muslims. “The physical and sexual abuse that’s happening to women and children, the forced labor … it’s unthinkable,” Haley told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Anyone that says…
Czech Beach Volleyball Player, Cyclist Test Positive for COVID-19; Team Launches Investigation
July 22, 2021
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PRAGUE—Two more members of the Czech Olympic team have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total to six, and the country’s Olympic Committee has launched an investigation into a charter flight bringing athletes to Tokyo. The Czech Olympic Committee (COV) said on Thursday women’s beach volleyball player Marketa Nausch-Slukova and cyclist Michal Schlegel were the…
Sweden Stuns US 3–0 in Women’s Soccer at Olympics
TOKYO—Sweden didn’t have to bunker down on defense against the Americans this time. Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and the Swedes stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3–0 victory Wednesday in the women’s soccer tournament. The Americans, ranked No. 1 in the world and the favorites to win gold in…
American Father, Son Get Japan Prison Terms for Ghosn Escape
TOKYO—A Tokyo court handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan. Michael Taylor was sentenced Monday to two years in prison, while his son Peter was sentenced to one year and eight months. They were charged with…
Olympic Athletes to Put on Own Medals at Tokyo Ceremonies
TOKYO—Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. The “very significant change” to traditional medal ceremonies in the 339 events was revealed Wednesday by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. “The medals will not be given around the neck,” Bach told international media on…
Jill Biden to Attend Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
July 13, 2021
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WASHINGTON—First lady Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Tokyo, the White House announced Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases. Biden will attend the opening ceremony on July 23 without President Joe Biden. It will be her first…
Teen Surfer Rides Memorable Wave to Tokyo
Before Caroline Marks ever won her first surfing contest and long before ever earning a spot at the Tokyo Games as her sport makes its Olympic debut, there was simply this: Trying to impress her big brothers. That’s what lured her to the waves. Growing up, the backyard at the Marks house in Melbourne Beach, Florida, was…
Hashimoto: Tokyo Paralympics Could Still See Some Fans
TOKYO—Tokyo Olympic organizers are holding out hope that the Paralympic Games might allow some fans. Organizers and the International Olympic Committee on Thursday banned all fans from Olympic venues in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures because of surging COVID-19 cases. A smattering of Olympic venues in outlying areas of Japan will allow some fans. Fans…
At 34, ‘Mommy Rocket’ Fraser-Pryce Sprinter to Beat in Tokyo
Every time Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce steps on the track, some sort of record is in jeopardy. At the top of that list, of course, is Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old mark in the 100 meters. At the upcoming Olympics, Fraser-Pryce, the 34-year-old mother from Jamaica, also could become the oldest person to win an individual Olympic sprint….
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