New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, after she was selected for the national team on Monday. She will compete in the women’s 87-kilogram category, according to a statement released by the New Zealand Olympic Committee that also announced the four other members
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Six-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix talks to Coy Wire about how motherhood has affected her life, building her legacy in athletics and Tokyo 2020.
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Like many Olympians, USA track and field athlete Allyson Felix has been having an eventful journey to Tokyo 2020. With four Games under her belt — and having just qualified for her fifth Olympics at the US trials on June 20 — Felix is an Olympic veteran used to pristine training conditions. The last year
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Tokyo 2020 announced on Monday that it will allow spectators at the Olympics this year amid the pandemic, setting a 50% cap at venues, up to a maximum of 10,000 people. Organizers did however warn that it could restrict the number of fans in the event of a state of emergency or amid any other
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Before winning the 2021 US Open, former world No. 1 golfer Jon Rahm told CNN Living Golf’s Shane O’Donoghue that he was “getting closer” and working on the “magic formula” to win a major.
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Jon Rahm won the 121st US Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California, on Sunday. Rahm joins an exclusive club with his first ever major win, becoming the first Spaniard ever to win at the US Open. Rahm, the third-ranked player in the world, putted back-to-back birdies on the 17th and 18th
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Daily Tribune’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer Eric Blum in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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It has been six years since Olympian Aram Mahmoud has seen his family. Mahmoud left Syria to pursue his dream of competing in badminton on the biggest stage in the world — a dream that is set to come true in Tokyo this summer. Years after making the difficult choice to leave his home, Mahmoud
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Refugee Aram Mahmoud fled Syria six years ago in search of a better life, leaving behind his family in the process. Now, he is set to take center stage as one of 29 athletes selected by the International Olympic Committee to compete on the Refugee Olympic team in Tokyo 2020 — a moment that will be the culmination of years of sacrifice to pursue his dreams.
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Italy defeated Wales 1-0 on Sunday as both sides progressed to the knockout stages of Euro 2020. Topping Group A with nine points, Italy’s victory in Rome through Matteo Pessina’s first-half goal means the Azzurri are yet to concede a goal in the tournament and have been arguably the standout team from the group-stage games.
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Max Verstappen extended his lead at the top of the Formula One championship with a thrilling victory at the French Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton with little over a lap to go at Circuit Paul Ricard, his Red Bull team having opted for two pit stops during the race while Hamilton and
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves will play in a split double-header on Sunday due inclement weather. The teams were set to face off in game three of the series on Saturday evening, however, a tropical storm is headed towards the area. The Braves lead the series 2-0 over St. Louis,
Continue Reading Two own goals and scores from Kai Havertz and Robin Gosens helped Germany to a convincing 4-2 victory against Portugal in the sides’ Euro 2020 game in Munich on Saturday. It was a much-needed victory for Germany — which had lost its opening game against France earlier this week — and a clinical attacking display,
Continue Reading Norwegian golfer Viktor Hovland was forced to withdraw from the US Open on Friday after getting sand in his eye. The freak injury occurred ahead of the second round of the tournament. Hovland withdrew midway through his round as his vision started to deteriorate. “Hit a bunker shot in my warm up today and caught
Continue Reading Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh has died at the age of 91 after a month-long battle with Covid-19, according to a family statement obtained by CNN affiliate News 18. Known as the “Flying Sikh,” Singh was one of India’s most successful track and field athletes. He won four Asian Games gold medals and became India’s
Continue Reading After two rounds at the US Open, Matthew Wolff is in a tie for third and one shot off the lead. And he acknowledges he is surprised to be in this position. Prior to this major event, Wolff, who has had a rocky season, had taken two months off from the PGA Tour to focus
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sporting events continue to play through the extreme heat while making sure it’s being done in a safe way. Little League Baseball games are happening Friday night at both Cosmo Park and with Daniel Boone Little League. When the heat index reaches 90 degrees, the National Weather Service advises individuals to use
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It may have rained relentlessly for eight hours leading up to kick off, but the torrential downpour wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of the thousands of Scottish fans — a conservative estimate — that had traveled to London for the national team’s Euro 2020 match against England. Despite just 3,000 tickets being allocated to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou forward Shannon Dufficy announced, in a post on Instagram, that she will be joining the Oregon Ducks next season. The Australia-native averaged 6.5 points per game for the Tigers. The 2020-2021 season was her first actually spent on the court for MU, as she had to sit out the previous season
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK government is talking with European football governing body UEFA about “sensible accommodations” over the staging of the Euro 2020 semifinals and final at London’s Wembley Stadium. The semifinals are scheduled to take place on July 6 and 7, with the final on July 11. But the three
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