OLYMPICS Biles pulls out of all-around competition TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. USA Gymnastics said in a statement that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete. The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself from the team final…
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: MEDAL ALERT Latvia’s Karlis Lasmanis drained a shot from behind the arc to close the game and seal a gold-medal-winning 21-18 victory over the Russians in the debut of 3-on-3 basketball at the Olympics. Lasmanis…
OLYMPICS-BILES Biles to skip all-around TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete. The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself from the team final…
OLYMPICS-BILES Biles to skip all-around TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete. The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself from the team final…
OLYMPICS-BILES Biles to skip all-around TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete. The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself from the team final…
OLYMPICS Ledecky wins gold after failing to medal for first time in Olympics TOKYO (AP) — Katie Ledecky went from disappointment to elation in the span of about 60 minutes on Wednesday at the Tokyo Games. Ledecky won the 1,500-meter freestyle, which made its Olympic debut for women this year. That helped the American star make up for what has…
OLYMPICS With Simone Biles out, ROC wins women’s team gymnastics TOKYO (AP) — Katie Ledecky no longer enjoys the dominance that led to five gold medals and two world records during the previous two Olympics. Ledecky has been surpassed by Australian Ariarne (ar-ee-AHR’-nah) Titmus so far at the Tokyo Games, finishing fifth in the women’s 200M freestyle. It’s the second…
OLYMPICS With Simone Biles out, ROC wins women’s team gymnastics TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles says she will regroup Wednesday before deciding whether to defend her Olympic title in the all-around gymnastics final on Thursday. Biles withdrew from Tuesday’s team final, after deciding following a shaky vault that she wasn’t in the right headspace to compete. Biles said later that…
OLYMPICS With Simone Biles out, ROC wins women’s team gymnastics TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles says she will regroup Wednesday before deciding whether to defend her Olympic title in the all-around gymnastics final on Thursday. Biles withdrew from Tuesday’s team final, after deciding following a shaky vault that she wasn’t in the right headspace to compete. Biles said later that…
