Summer Olympics – The Durango Herald

U.S. bounces back from Olympic-opening loss, routs Iran, 120-66

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — It wasn't just that the U.S. had been losing. It was that the level of play was practically un-American. Playing passively and passing up open shots isn't the way its p...

DATE: Jul 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

‘OK not to be OK’: Mental health takes top role at Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up — to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it done. For years...

DATE: Jul 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Olympic champ Biles withdraws from all-around competition

TOKYO (AP) — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday's all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. USA Gymnasti...

DATE: Jul 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Durango mountain biker Christopher Blevins puts on show at Summer Olympics

Cyclist starts race at back of pack and finishes in 14th place

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

What to watch: Biles tries to lead Team USA to third consecutive gold medal

TOKYO (AP) — The greatest gymnast of all time must rally Team USA for the Americans to win their third consecutive gold medal. Simone Biles and her squad trail the team representing the Rus...

DATE: Jul 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Russia edges Japan, China for gold in men’s gymnastics

TOKYO (AP) — Nikita Nagornyy huddled with the rest of the Russian men's gymnastics team, stared at the scoreboard and waited. And waited. And waited. What in reality was only a few moments...

DATE: Jul 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

How a team of refugee athletes made it to Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — The Refugee Olympic Team was created by the International Olympic Committee for the 2016 Olympics to allow athletes to keep competing even if they have been forced to leave thei...

DATE: Jul 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Dressel wins U.S. Olympic swimming gold; Aussie beats Ledecky

TOKYO (AP) — Caeleb Dressel got started on his quest for six gold medals in swimming, while Katie Ledecky found herself in a very unusual position. Second place. Dressel led off a U.S. vict...

DATE: Jul 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

U.S. loses to France 83-76; 25-game Olympic win streak ends

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — The final buzzer sounded and France barely celebrated. To them, beating the United States again wasn't really a surprise. And that might be the biggest indicator yet th...

DATE: Jul 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tokyo Olympics begin with muted ceremony and empty stadium

TOKYO – Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography that unfolded in a near-empty stadi...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Duo from Durango are ready to take the stage in Tokyo

Zachary Lokken, Canoe Slalom The 27-year-old Lokken from Durango earned the American men’s spot for the 2021 Games. He won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on April 14 in North Carolina, a...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tokyo Olympic flame is the first powered by hydrogen

TOKYO (AP) — Inspired by the sun, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron is designed to be better for the planet. The flame at Tokyo’s National Stadium and another cauldron burning along the waterfront ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

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