Herdsboy Olympic Champion

Wanyonyi's journey from herdsboy to Olympic champion

Growing up in poverty, Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi herded cattle as a boy and endured the sudden death of his father before finding purpose in athletics.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 16 hours ago

Double Olympic champion Brownlee retires aged 36

Two-time Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee announces his retirement from the sport at the age of 36.

Olympic champion Noah Lyles races streamer IShowSpeed in 50-meter dash

IShowSpeed challenged the Olympic champion to a race for $100,000 and a shot at being the fastest man in the world.

Sports - ESPN - November 8

World Cup and Olympic champion Alyssa Naeher announces retirement from USWNT

Goalkeeper has played for the US for 11 years 36-year-old won gold this summer at Paris 2024 World Cup and Olympic champion Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international soccer after more than ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback

Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team in an attempt to race again at age 40

Sports - ABC News - November 14

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team at age 40

Sports - ABC News - November 14

Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, who trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions, has died at 82

Sports - ABC News - November 16

‘I’ve seen winters change’: Olympic champion Jessie Diggins refuses to shut up and ski

The two-time cross-country World Cup champion is widely considered the best Nordic skier in US history. This year she has bigger goals. Every April, Jessie Diggins sits down with her longtime ...

World - The Guardian - November 21

Experience: I was a lifeguard at the Olympics

I don’t get starstruck, but you’d be crazy not to think it’s surreal when you’re standing next to someone like Michael Phelps. I was so excited about the London Olympics. I just wanted to be a part ...

World - The Guardian - 15 hours ago

Olympic medalist suspended in doping investigation

Olympic silver medalist race walker Koki Ikeda of Japan has been provisionally banned for suspected blood doping

Sports - ABC News - November 1

O'Sullivan knocked out of Champion of Champions by Xiao

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is knocked of the 2024 Champion of Champions in Bolton by Xiao Guodong in the first round.

Comcast tops earnings estimates as Olympics propel the company

Comcast beat third-quarter earnings estimates as the Summer Olympics in Paris boosted NBCUniversal’s revenue and Peacock’s subscriber count.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Australian breaker Raygun retires from sport after Olympic backlash

Rachael Gunn said the level of scrutiny around her performance made it difficult to keep competing.

Controversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ...

Sports - ABC News - November 6

Yahoo Sports AM: Olympic athletes in peril

In today's edition: How the House-NCAA settlement is impacting Olympic sports, Winnipeg won't stop winning, NBA Cup tips off, CFP rankings revealed, and more.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 13

Vestdavit equips CSOV Olympic Notos with advanced davits

World - Yahoo News - November 20

Aron D’Souza’s Enhanced Games May Happen. Should They?

With a controversial plan to allow doping in a major athletic competition, Aron D’Souza hopes to usher in an era of “superhumans.” There are several hurdles left to clear.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 4 days ago

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