US high jumper Shelby McEwen defends decision to refuse sharing gold medal with New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr
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US high jumper Shelby McEwen defends decision to refuse sharing gold medal with New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr

Shelby McEwen is an Olympic medalist — whether you call him greedy or competitive. The 28-year-old American defended his decision to compete in a jumpoff against New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr instead of sharing the gold medal during the men’s high jump final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. “If…

American Masai Russell wins gold in 100-meter hurdles in Olympic thriller
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American Masai Russell wins gold in 100-meter hurdles in Olympic thriller

Masai Russell is taking home a Paris gold. In what was an intensely tight women’s 100-meter hurdles, the 24-year-old Potomac, Maryland native edged out her competition by one-hundredth of a second to take the top of the podium — the first time for the U.S. since 2016. She posted a…

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”…

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…

Noah Lyles celebrates 100-meter Olympic gold with girlfriend Junelle Bromfield
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Noah Lyles celebrates 100-meter Olympic gold with girlfriend Junelle Bromfield

American Noah Lyles became the world’s fastest man on Sunday and made sure to celebrate the gold medal moment with his girlfriend Junelle Bromfield, in a loving moment captured on sprinting’s biggest stage.  The photo showed Lyles and Bromfield, who is an Olympian for Jamacia and has been coupled with…