Olympics

ESPN News Services Jul 29, 2023, 09:20 AM ET Katie Ledecky showed she was at the peak of her powers at the age of 26, winning the women’s 800-meter freestyle on Saturday to retain her title and surpass Michael Phelps with a record 16th individual gold at the world championships. Ledecky led from start to

Associated Press Jul 28, 2023, 11:55 AM ET MONACO — Former Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz has been suspended after testing positive for doping, track and field authorities said Friday. The Athletics Integrity Unit said Braz was notified of an allegation he tested positive for ostarine. No more details were published. Braz won a

ESPN News Services Jul 28, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Qin Haiyang of China set the world record in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke Friday, winning the gold medal in a time of 2:05.48 at the swimming world championships. Qin bettered the previous record of 2:05.95 set by Australian Zac Stubblety-Cook at the 2022 Australian championships in

Associated Press Jul 27, 2023, 12:14 PM ET GENEVA — Longtime Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah was banished by the IOC for three years Thursday for influencing an election in Asia this month while self-suspended as a member after his conviction for forgery in 2021. The International Olympic Committee’s decision should effectively remove

Associated Press Jul 26, 2023, 10:04 AM ET FUKUOKA, Japan — Australian swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan picked up a knee injury about five weeks ago, described as anything from a dislocation to a simple tweak. She said it slowed her some in practice, and modified her training schedule. But heck, what’s a little injury matter. The

Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2023, 07:23 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Simone Biles! Seine party! Clay tennis! The Paris Olympics promises it all. From a marathon

Associated Press Jul 25, 2023, 02:51 PM ET FUKUOKA, Japan — Swimming officials gave World Aquatics president Husain al-Musallam an eight-year mandate on Tuesday to lead them and backed his plan to move the organization’s headquarters to Hungary, where the government has offered a 15-year rent-free deal and legal protection. The election on the sidelines

Associated Press Jul 25, 2023, 07:12 AM ET PARIS — The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around France and on its final leg at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games next July is a sleek silver-colored cylinder of recycled steel that is gracefully tapered at both ends and

Jul 24, 2023, 01:41 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson will represent China at the FIBA World Cup, the player said Monday after the Chinese Basketball Association announced the American had obtained Chinese citizenship through naturalization. The 29-year-old forward from New York is the latest elite athlete to gain Chinese nationality through naturalization and

A FIBA U18 European Championship game in Nis, Serbia, ended in controversy Saturday as members of the Polish and Turkish junior national teams refused to compete for the final five minutes of their game in protest of playing conditions, an unprecedented event at the national team level and one FIBA says it is investigating. Heavy

Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 08:07 PM ET VENTURA, Calif. — A pair of 13-year-old Australian skateboarding prodigies won their first gold medals at the X Games on Saturday, and a 10-year-old Canadian became the youngest medalist in the action sports event’s history. Chloe Covell won the women’s street competition a few hours before Arisa

Anirudh Menon Jul 22, 2023, 08:58 AM ET The decision to name Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat in India’s Asian Games wrestling team without trials has been upheld by the Delhi High Court on Saturday, as they dismissed the petition filed by wrestlers Antim Panghal and Sujeet Kalkal. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Almost at the

Associated Press Jul 21, 2023, 03:53 PM ET MONACO — Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon broke the women’s mile record by nearly five seconds Friday at the Monaco Diamond League for her third world mark of the past two months. The 29-year-old finished in 4 minutes, 7.64 seconds to break the record of 4:12.33 set by Dutchwoman

Jul 21, 2023, 10:15 AM ET The much-delayed elections of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) will be conducted on August 12, it was announced on Friday, but the state of Maharashtra will not be part of the poll process as Returning Officer Justice MM Kumar declared that both rival factions were ineligible for participation.

Associated Press Jul 20, 2023, 12:49 PM ET BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France — Another Danish rider took the limelight at the Tour de France on Thursday as Kasper Asgreen joined an early breakaway and then held on to win the 18th stage in a sprint finish. His countryman Jonas Vingegaard took it easy this time, sitting comfortably

Associated Press Jul 20, 2023, 06:28 AM ET MOUTIERS, France — Belgian all-rounder Wout van Aert, a key teammate of Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard, has left the race to be with his wife, Sarah, ahead of the birth of their second child. Van Aert, a versatile rider capable of winning on all grounds,

Associated Press Jul 19, 2023, 08:46 PM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Gymnasts from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to take part in sanctioned competitions as “individual neutral athletes” from the start of 2024, the sport’s governing body said Wednesday, but any decision on the Paris Games will be left to the International Olympic Committee.

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 19, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The Center for SafeSport’s policies put athletes in harm’s way, the U.S. Soccer Athletes Council said on Wednesday, calling on Congress to take action. In a letter sent