Olympics

Dana Lee, ESPNJun 23, 2023, 02:49 PM ET Close Dana Lee is a reporter-researcher at ESPN. Allyson Felix, the Inspire Greatness Award winner at the KPMG Women’s Leadership Summit this month, is the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in Olympic history. After retiring last summer, the 11-time Olympic medalist and three-time consecutive world

Jun 24, 2023, 05:20 PM ET NEW YORK — Hurdle queen Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s experiment in the 400 meters flat appeared to be paying off Saturday, when she cruised to victory at the NYC Grand Prix in 49.51 seconds, while Noah Lyles showed no loss of form to thrash the 200-meter field. American McLaughlin-Levrone wrested the

Jun 24, 2023, 06:59 AM ET The Asian Boxing Confederation aims to withdraw from the embattled International Boxing Association after the global governing body was stripped of its Olympic recognition for failing to meet a set of reforms. The Asian group’s board of directors met in Bangkok on Thursday and Friday after the International Olympic

Jun 23, 2023, 09:48 AM ET PARIS — French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera says she is not very concerned by the investigations into alleged corruption surrounding the Paris 2024 Olympics, which took a turn as two top officials were targeted by police searches Friday. A source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that

Associated Press Jun 22, 2023, 04:42 PM ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Chloe Dygert continued her remarkable return from a devastating injury by winning her second U.S. time trial championship on Thursday and put herself squarely on a path toward the world championships and next year’s Paris Olympics. Dygert covered two circuits of a 7.2-mile (11.5-km)

Associated Press Jun 21, 2023, 03:05 PM ET GENEVA — The Afghanistan team’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics was put in question Wednesday by the IOC over growing frustration with the Taliban blocking access to sports for women and girls. The International Olympic Committee said it “continues to be extremely concerned” about the sports

Jun 21, 2023, 10:32 AM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee still has sufficient time to decide whether Russian and Belarusian athletes will take part in next year’s Paris Olympics, it said Wednesday. The IOC sanctioned Russia and its ally Belarus after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022 but earlier this year recommended

Associated Press Jun 20, 2023, 06:34 AM ET PARIS — French investigators searched the Paris Olympic organizers’ headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to officials, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics. The Paris organizing committee said in a statement that a

Jun 19, 2023, 11:05 AM ET Forward Connor Bedard, the projected top pick in the upcoming NHL draft, was named the inaugural winner of the IIHF Male Player of the Year Award Monday. “This is such a huge honour,” Bedard said, per the International Ice Hockey Federation. “I’m not sure how to compare it to

Associated Press Jun 18, 2023, 02:40 PM ET ABTWIL, Switzerland — Two days after the death of Gino Mäder from injuries suffered in a crash at the Tour de Suisse, Mattias Skjelmose dedicated his race victory Sunday to the Swiss cyclist. Skjelmose, 22, maintained his lead in the overall standings and finished nine seconds ahead

Jun 18, 2023, 10:30 AM ET American cyclist Magnus Sheffield has been discharged from the hospital after crashing at the Tour de Suisse on Thursday, his team Ineos Grenadiers said Sunday. Sheffield, who was involved in the same crash that claimed the life of Swiss rider Gino Mäder during Stage 5, was taken to the

ESPN News Services Jun 17, 2023, 06:27 AM ET The Bahrain Victorious team of Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder, who died Friday after crashing into a ravine, was among three teams to withdraw from the remainder of the Tour de Suisse. Bahrain Victorious made the announcement on social media Saturday, two days after Mäder crashed during

ESPN News Services Jun 16, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday after being found unconscious following a crash down a ravine at his home Tour de Suisse race. He was 26. Mäder’s team, Bahrain-Victorious, said he died at the hospital, where he had been airlifted after Thursday’s crash. “We are devastated

Associated Press Jun 16, 2023, 06:40 AM ET CESANO MADERNO, Italy — More than 30 riders were disqualified from the Under-23 Giro d’Italia after they were caught on camera hanging onto team cars and motorbikes on the famous climb of the Passo dello Stelvio. The race jury excluded 24 riders Wednesday night after reviewing videos

Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 03:53 PM ET GENEVA — Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder was airlifted to the hospital after being found unconscious after he crashed down a ravine at his home Tour de Suisse race on Thursday. Mäder and another rider, Magnus Sheffield of the United States, went off the road near the same

Associated Press Jun 15, 2023, 09:29 AM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Facing corruption charges linked to the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese marketing giant Dentsu will no longer be a major broadcast rights holder in Asia. The International Olympic Committee said Thursday it has awarded exclusive rights for four Olympics from 2026 to 2032 to the Switzerland-based,

Associated Press Jun 14, 2023, 02:24 PM ET BULL VALLEY, Ill. — Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, who competed for the United States last year in the Beijing Games, has died. He was 24. Gasienica died after being involved in a motorcycle crash on Monday night in the village of Bull Valley, located in Chicago’s

Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 11:39 AM ET LINCOLN, Neb. — Three-time Olympian Jordan Larson will return to Nebraska to be a full-time assistant, coach John Cook announced Tuesday. Larson starred with the Cornhuskers from 2005-08 before excelling on the international level. She was team captain and named most valuable player for the U.S. team