By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Age isn't weighing Lyu Xiaojun down. The 37-year-old Chinese weightlifter became the oldest man to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport on Saturday after a tense finish in the men's 81-kilogram category. Wearing his signature ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — One swimmer's goggles slipped off. Another worried about who was chasing her down. And strangest of all, the world's dominant male swimmer dived in with no chance. The Olympic debut of the 4x100-meter mixed medley relay lived up to its ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BMX rider Connor Fields was transferred from the intensive care unit at a Tokyo hospital to a high-level care wing Saturday, one day after a horrific crash during the semifinals of the Olympic race left him laying motionless on the asphalt. The ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel won his fourth gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a victory in the 50-meter freestyle Saturday. Dressel cruised to a relatively easy win in the frenetic dash from one end of the pool to the other, touching in an Olympic ...
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — At age 46, the second-oldest skateboarder at the Tokyo Games is hoping to not have a heart attack and have mounds of fun. Should be no problem. Fun has been a life's work for Dallas Oberholzer. "I have never had a real job. I have never ...
Australia's Emma McKeon has claimed the gold medal in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. It is the sixth medal of the games for the Aussie star, who has one more chance to make it seven in the 4x100 medley relay. McKeon completed a sweep of the 50- and 100-meter ...
