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Aug. 6
1958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
Aug. 6
1958 — Glen Davis of Columbus, Ohio, sets a...
Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Thursday, August 5
TOKYO — A roundup of gold medals from Thursday, August 5, at the Tokyo Games:
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Marathon man: Swimmer Mellouli looks ahead to Paris at 40
TOKYO — After a rough run-up to his sixth Olympics, Ous Mellouli is already looking ahead.
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Germany’s Wellbrock romps to win in men’s marathon swimming
TOKYO — Germany’s Florian Wellbrock added a gold medal in marathon swimming to his bronze medal at the pool, romping to a dominant win...
2 swimmers drop out of hot Olympic marathon swimming
TOKYO — David Aubry of France dropped out of the men’s 10-kilometer Olympic marathon swimming in the later stages of the seven-lap race.
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Column: Some of the best Olympic stories are at the back
TOKYO — As the world’s greatest open water swimmers jostled for the lead, their eyes on an Olympic gold, my eyes kept drifting to...
Pau Gasol elected by Olympic athletes to be an IOC member
TOKYO — Two-time NBA champion and three-time Olympic medalist Pau Gasol won an election Wednesday at the Tokyo Games that means he'll be mixing...
Black women, across generations, heed Biles’ Olympic example
NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka. Simone Biles. Both are prominent young Black women under the pressure of a global Olympic spotlight that few human...
Dearing, who brought swimming diversity debate, loses race
TOKYO — Coming into the Olympics, Alice Dearing made a huge impact in the debate over ways to make swimming a more diverse sport.
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