Katie Grimes, Bella Sims and Erica Sullivan will represent the U.S. and Sandpipers of Nevada at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Both Las Vegas Aces players will be competing in their first Olympic Games. The 12-player roster was announced Monday for the Tokyo Olympics.
Faith Lutheran High School graduate Bowen Becker will compete for the U.S. Olympic men’s swimming team in Tokyo as a member of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
Las Vegan Vashti Cunningham earned a spot in the Tokyo Games by winning the high jump.
From creativity to heartbreak to finding family members to lean on, this is how they endured.
Bishop Gorman graduate and Las Vegas resident Inbee Park won gold in women’s golf at the 2016 Olympics. She is in position to make the South Korean team for a shot at another victory.
The American men’s and women’s senior national teams will conduct their training camps in July at MGM properties, the company announced Thursday morning.
The Olympic Games in Tokyo already were postponed from last summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A worldwide surge has put this year’s Olympics in jeopardy.
Russia was banned Thursday from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years.
Las Vegas native Tasha Schwikert, an Olympic gymnast, was inducted into UCLA’s Hall of Fame in July. The attorney also received a prestigious honor in Dallas.
The 23-year-old was devastated by the postponement of the Summer Olympics, but he will delay his professional aspirations and work toward the 2021 games.
Publisher Norman Jacobs said he wanted to provide the service to help fill the void while the season is delayed because of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 — almost exactly one year after the games were due to start.
Former UNLV star softball pitcher Lori Harrigan-Mack was an Olympic gold medal winner with Team USA in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
Vashti Cunningham, A’ja Wilson and Liz Cambage are some of the local athletes who will be forced to wait to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.