The race got off on the wrong foot, with a boat in the way, causing a restart of the competitors. It was a three-man race for the gold, with Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt pulling off the upset. He ...
Another event, another medal for triathlete Katie Zaferes at the Tokyo Olympics. The Hampstead native and North Carroll High graduate helped the United States claim silver in the inaugural mixed ...
TOKYO – A former Navy lieutenant who lost his eyesight after stepping on an improvised bomb in Afghanistan won a gold medal for Team USA in the Paralympic triathlon Saturday. Bradley Snyder, 37, of ...
GENEVA, Ill. (WLS) -- Local athletes competing in the Summer Games include a Geneva native who beat cancer. Kevin McDowell finished sixth in the triathlon -- the best-ever showing for a U.S. male.
TOKYO — As he was gutting out a run to help his team to an Olympic medal, Morgan Pearson wasn’t thinking about his disappointing showing in the individual triathlon. He wasn’t thinking about the ...
Eastern Washington will be well-represented at the Paralympics this year from the medical tent. Tokyo won’t be Dr. Doug Hiller’s first Olympics, or even his first Paralympic games as a medical ...
The Tokyo Olympics are officially over as Sunday's closing ceremony marked the formal end and handed off to Paris for 2024. (If you missed it, you can watch Sunday night on NBC at 8 p.m. ET. August 8, ...