The U.S. men’s track and field team is still in search of its first gold medal, but Ryan Crouser is the prohibitive favorite to win men’s shot put.
Author: Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah sweeps 100, 200 meters for historic double; American Gabby Thomas wins bronze
Elaine Thompson-Herah becomes the first woman to win the 100 and 200 meters in back-to-back Olympics. American Gabby Thomas took the bronze.
Top Olympic women 100-meter runners focused on competitors, decline to talk about suspended U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson
Many competitors in the women’s 100 meters have made it clear they want to focus on task at hand and don’t want to discuss Sha’Carri Richardson.
Inspired by her late father, American Katie Zaferes wins bronze in women’s triathlon
“He would’ve been crying,” Zaferes said of her father after winning bronze in the women’s triathlon. “I know he would’ve been so proud and so happy.”
Sha’Carri Richardson won’t run 100-meter dash at Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana
U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson tested positive for marijuana at the Olympic trials. She won’t run the 100-meter and could miss the Tokyo Olympics.
Gabby Thomas wins women’s 200 meters at U.S. Olympic trials with second-fastest time ever, Allyson Felix fails to qualify
Gabby Thomas won the 200 meters at the U.S. Olympic trials with a world-best time of 21.61 seconds, while Allyson Felix did not qualify.