Team USA avoids track disaster after Quincy Wilson’s awful start
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Team USA avoids track disaster after Quincy Wilson’s awful start

Quincy Wilson, 16, narrowly escaped a nightmare Friday in a disastrous Olympics debut. In the first round of the 4×400-meter relay, he ran the opening leg and finished with an underwhelming time of 47.27 seconds. When Wilson handed the baton off to Vernon Norwood, Team USA was in seventh place….

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman twerked to prank coaches after bronze medal win
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Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman twerked to prank coaches after bronze medal win

The Canadian pole vaulter who divided the internet when she celebrated her Olympic bronze medal by twerking, revealed that her risqué celebration was done as a harmless prank on her coaches. Alysha Newman, who placed third in the event after clearing 4.85 meters said she wanted to scare her “intense”…

France’s Vincent Matheron kicks helmet in Olympics meltdown
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France’s Vincent Matheron kicks helmet in Olympics meltdown

Vincent Matheron may have a backup athletic career in the NFL should his skateboarding miscues continue. The French skateboarder, 26, wiped out just eight seconds into his final lap of the men’s park preliminaries on Wednesday during a descent of an apparent 360, falling straight on his back. Matheron then…

US sprinter Kenny Bednarek accuses Olympics of ‘favoritism’ for Men’s 200m final
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US sprinter Kenny Bednarek accuses Olympics of ‘favoritism’ for Men’s 200m final

American sprinter Kenny Bednarek is accusing race officials of “favoritism” over the lane assignments of the Men’s 200m final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Bednarek, the world-ranked number 2 behind compatriot Noah Lyles, was unhappy with the lane assignment for Thursday’s race as he was placed away from the “preferred…