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Timing At The Olympics Is An Art And A Science

8:12am August 01, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Track and field is set to dominate the last week of the Olympics, and so is the art and science of timing. Who are the people, and what are the machines behind official timing? We find out.

U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee competes in the women's uneven bars final on Sunday at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Sunisa Lee Takes Bronze In The Olympic Uneven Bars Final

7:31am August 01, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Lee flipped and twisted from bar to bar in a sparkly blue leotard. She smiled and looked confident as she walked off the mat, and seemed a little surprised at her score.

Simone Biles embraces teammate Jordan Chiles after she exited the team final at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Simone Biles Withdraws From Floor, Still Might Compete In Balance Beam

11:42pm July 31, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

"Simone has withdrawn from the event final for floor and will make a decision on beam later this week," USA Gymnastics said. "Either way, we're all behind you, Simone."

U.S. star Caeleb Dressel reacts after winning the gold medal and breaking the Olympic record in the men's 50 meter freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics.

Caeleb Dressel Is Leaving Tokyo With Five Olympic Gold Medals

11:07pm July 31, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

It's been an astonishingly successful Games for the 24-year-old from Florida. He added two gold medals to his haul from the Tokyo Olympics, departing the Games with five golds.

Chioma Onyekwere of Nigeria, shown competing in the Women's Discus qualification of the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 in Qatar, was one of 10 Nigerians disqualified from the Tokyo Games.

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Disqualified Nigerian Athletes Protest At Olympic Village

6:54pm July 31, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Ten of Nigeria's 23 Olympic athletes were ruled ineligible after officials determined they had not received the required number of drug tests in the months leading up to the Tokyo Games.

MyKayla Skinner, 24, will compete in place of Simone Biles, who elected not to compete in the vault and uneven bars finals this Sunday.

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MyKayla Skinner Will Compete For Simone Biles In Women's Vault Finals

6:01pm July 31, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The 24-year-old was an alternate for the women's team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Sunday will be her last chance to compete at the Olympic level before retiring from gymnastics.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during the bronze medal match that he lost to Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic, The World's No. 1 Tennis Player, Fails To Medal At The Olympics

4:43pm July 31, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Serbia's Djokovic loses to Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta, ending his chances of winning a bronze in Tokyo. "I gave it all, whatever I had left in the tank, which was not so much," Djokovic says.

Elaine Thompson-Herah of Team Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the women's 100-meter final at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday.

Elaine Thompson-Herah Is Crowned The Fastest Woman In The World At The Tokyo Games

4:03pm July 31, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica has won the fastest women's track race at the Tokyo Games in Olympic record time. She was the defending gold medalist in this event. Jamaica swept the final.

Australian gold medalist Kaylee McKeown (left) poses with bronze medalist and teammate Emily Seebohm, who she invited to the top podium after the women's 200-meter backstroke swimming final at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.

An Australian Gold Medalist Invited Her Bronze-Winning Teammate To Share The Podium

2:31pm July 31, 2021

by Josie Fischels

After winning her second gold medal, swimmer Kaylee McKeown invited Emily Seebohm to share the top step of the podium. "It was quite emotional. She had some tears in her eyes, so did I," McKeown says.

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Saturday Sports: Breaking Down MLB Trades And The Latest From The Olympics

9:28am July 31, 2021

Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media breaks down the biggest trades in the MLB and discusses the top stories out of the Tokyo Olympics, from Simone Biles' withdrawal to Suni Lee's gold medal victory.