Ashton Eaton Will Defend His Decathlon Gold in Rio Games
Ashton Eaton won the Gold Medal in the Decathlon at the 2012 London Olympics, and he’ll get a chance to defend that title at the Rio deJaneiro games in August....
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Justin Gatlin, English Gardner Are Top Qualifiers in Men’s and Women’s 100 Meters Olympic Trials
A veteran Olympic sprinter and an Olympic newcomer won the top spots in the men’s and women’s 100 meter 2016 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon over the Independence Day weekend....
Michael Phelps Qualifies for a Record Fifth Olympic Games
After winning six medals at the London Olympic Games in 2012, swimmer Michael Phelps retired. The London Games were his fourth Olympics, and he set career Olympic records for most...
U.S. Athletes Were Impressive at World Indoor Track Championships
While much of the nation’s attention was directed at the NCAA basketball tournament’s opening weekend, another significant sports event was quietly going on in Portland, Oregon. The 2016 World Indoor...
Lindsey Vonn Ends Season Following Knee Injury
Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn announced on social media March 2nd that she was done for the season following a knee injury sustained in a crash in a Super G Race...
Galen Rupp Wins His Marathon Debut and Qualifies for Olympics
American distance runner Galen Rupp, who won the Silver Medal in the 10,000 meters in the London Olympics in 2012, was one of 52 marathon rookies who raced in Los...
R.I.P Olympic Gold Medalist Bill Johnson
Former Olympic skier Bill Johnson, who won the Men’s Downhill at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics, died January 21st, 2016 at an assisted living facility near Portland, Oregon according to the...
Drone Nearly Takes Out Skiier Marcel Hirscher
Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher was out on the course at World Cup event in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, on December 22nd, when out of the blue (or in this case,...
Ashton Eaton Breaks World Record in Decathlon at World Track Championships
Defending Olympic champion Ashton Eaton won the Decathlon at the 2015 World Track Championships in Beijing, and broke his own world record in the process. Eaton had 9045 total points...
Usain Bolt Edges Justin Gatlin to Retain World Championship in 100 Meters
The much anticipated showdown between Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin at the IAAF Track and Field World Championships in Beijing on August 23rd lived up to the hype as Bolt...
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