[ad_1] Jun 12, 2024, 06:12 AM ETKyle Chalmers needed four cortisone injections for a debilitating back injury before securing his spot at a third Olympic Games.Chalmers pushed through the pain barrier to win the 100m freestyle at Australia's Olympic selection trials on Thursday in Brisbane.Editor's PicksOn a night when Kaylee McKeown again fell just shy of another world record, Chalmers revealed that just 10 days ago he had doubts of
[ad_1] Jun 13, 2024, 12:39 PM ETBritain's greatest gymnast Max Whitlock said he is looking forward to his fourth and final Games with nothing to lose after being named in a 13-strong team for Paris on Thursday.The 31-year-old triple Olympic champion won gold in pommel horse at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and also won old in floor at the Rio Olympics.Whitlock has three Olympic
[ad_1] Jun 13, 2024, 06:57 PM ETDALLAS -- As a basketball fan, Adam Silver would have loved to have seen Caitlin Clark on the U.S. Olympic women's team for this summer's Paris Games.As NBA Commissioner, he understands why it didn't happen.Clark was not selected for the team that was announced by USA Basketball earlier this week, a decision that has sparked conversations within the game. The rookie for the WNBA's
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[ad_1] Jun 13, 2024, 01:45 PM ETAfghanistan will field a gender-equal team at the Paris Olympics with three women and three men in a largely symbolic move, while no Taliban official will be allowed at the Games, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.The Olympic body said fielding a gender-equal team was a message to both Afghanistan, which under Taliban rule has restricted women's and girls' access to sports and gyms,
[ad_1] Jun 13, 2024, 10:21 AM ETMADRID -- Spanish artistic swimmer Denis González has denounced insults he received on social media after he won two gold medals at the European championships.González posted a video on his TikTok account Thursday to respond to denigrating comments left by people on the X feed for sports news by Spain's state television broadcaster."Are we in the 21st century or in the 10th century before
[ad_1] Jun 13, 2024, 09:13 AM ETRafael Nadal will skip Wimbledon in July to prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris, which will be played on the clay courts at Roland Garros, the Spaniard posted on social media Thursday.Nadal, a record 14-time winner of the French Open, has been far from his best after returning from injuries, and he exited the tournament at Roland Garros in the first round this
[ad_1] Jun 13, 2024, 05:47 AM ETKeely Hodgkinson won gold in the 800m final at the European athletics championships in Rome. Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images for European AthleticsKeely Hodgkinson successfully defended her European 800m title with a commanding performance despite battling illness.The 22-year-old athlete led from the outset, crossing the finish line in one minute and 58.65 seconds securing her second consecutive European gold in the 800m race.She beat Slovakian
[ad_1] Jun 12, 2024, 06:39 PM ETROME -- Armand Duplantis still has some work to do before extending his pole vault world record again.The American-born Swede, known as "Mondo," missed three attempts at clearing 6.25 meters at the European Championships on Wednesday.But the Olympic and two-time world champion still claimed a third European title and extended his championship record to 6.10. And he has the Paris Olympics in less than
[ad_1] Kalan Hooks, ESPNJun 12, 2024, 08:08 PM ETOn Tuesday, Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi captured the European title, but his new championship record of 2.37 meters wasn't the only thing that stood out. His signature-styled beard also turned heads.Editor's PicksTamberi, 32, sported a half-shaved beard during the competition. According to EuroSport, Tamberi has worn the unique facial hairstyle since 2011 as his "trademark."After the competition, when Tamberi was presented
