Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles slams back at critics ‘I can’t hear you over my 7 Olympic medals’
Simone Biles gained attention on social media during the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo when she withdrew from the competition. She went into great detail about “the twisties,” describing how she had lost confidence in her ability to predict what her body would do in mid-air. It’s not the first ...
Olympic athlete auctions off her medal to save a baby’s life, raises big money
After honoring her country, Poland, by winning a silver medal as runner-up in the women's Olympic javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Maria Andrejczyk decided to auction her silver medal to help save the life of a Polish baby. Although Andrejczyk did not know the child, Miloszek Malysa, who at ...
From Woke to broke: Olympics ratings due woke protesting cause nightmare scenario for NBC
Due to low viewership for this year's 2020 Olympic Games, fuelled by a pandemic-weary public and angered by "woke" athletes protesting the U.S. flag and national anthem, NBC is offering advertisers who booked slots during the Tokyo Olympics more ads to compensate. NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua told the Associated Press ...
‘China is No. 1’: Beijing falsifies gold medal count to beat the US at the Tokyo Olympics
In an attempt to boost Beijing's final medal count over the United States, Chinese state media claimed that Olympic medals won by Taiwan and Hong Kong belonged to China. China Central Television, a state-run media station in China, released a photo of a final medal count on Instagram on Monday, showing ...
Subway franchisees want the fast-food giant to pull Megan Rapinoe advertisements due to her political activism
At the Tokyo Olympics, Megan Rapinoe sparked yet another wave of controversy, and now a number of Subway franchises are urging the fast-food giant to pull her advertisements because her political activism is causing customers to complain.The 36-year-old, purple-haired soccer star, who kneeled during the National Anthem to kick off ...
Pentathlon coach disqualified after punching horse at Olympics
Kim Raisner did not finish coaching at the Tokyo Olympics after striking a horse with her fist, and ordering rider Annika Schleu to "really hit" the horse when jumping in the equestrian event. "Come on Annika, you have to try," Germany's modern pentathlon coach said according to People Magazine. The remarks came ...
‘I love representing the United States’: Black medalist surprises with her praise for God and the US
On Tuesday, August 3, U.S. wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock won the 68 kg freestyle gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and demonstrated her patriotism and faith during an interview following her victory, Breitbart News reported. Mensah-Stock became the second woman and the first black woman to win gold for the U.S. wrestling ...
American athletes with strong patriotic sentiment are winning more Olympic medals than anti-patriots
Most Olympic medals are being brought in by athletes who uphold American values instead of Woke culture followers who use the international stage to protest. The behavior of the Woke athletes: "It's disgusting, given that they've chosen to compete under the U.S. flag. It not only comes off as the height ...
Simone Biles returns to Tokyo Olympics and earns bronze on the balance beam
Simone Biles returned to earn bronze in the women's balance beam final after withdrawing from other Tokyo Olympics events due to mental health problems.From the "twisties" that have been torturing her for the past week, she returned triumphantly. Last week, she went into great detail about “the twisties,” outlining how ...
‘I don’t like being an American’: Some college students won’t cheer Team USA at Olympics
Campus Reform has released a new video that depicts how college students feel about America. Campus Reform created a ‘man on the street’ style video. Students at the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay were asked if athletes should protest against the U.S. and if they themselves would cheer for ...
Simone Biles returns to compete in balance beam finals at Tokyo Olympics 2021
Simone Biles, a four-time gold medalist, will compete in her final scheduled event, the balance beam final, at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 3, a week after taking a break from the competition to focus on her mental health.Biles, who won bronze on beam five years ago in ...
Acts of kindness abound at a remarkable Olympics
Acts of goodwill abound at an unprecedented Olympic Games where mental health has taken center stage. Celebrating, pep-talking, and wiping away one another's tears of disappointment, the world's most competitive athletes have been filmed expressing tenderness and warmth to one another.When Kanoa Igarashi of Japan lost to Brazilian Italo Ferreira ...
Poland offers visa to Belarus athlete after she avoids being ‘kidnapped’ to fly home
On Monday, August 2, Poland offered a visa to a Belarusian Olympic sprinter who claimed that her team’s officials tried to force her to fly home after she criticized her home country’s authorities on Instagram. “I was put under pressure, and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the ...
No Golden Slam for Djokovic, his Olympic bid ends in a tantrum
The world's number one tennis player Novak Djokovic failed to earn a medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, July 31, falling in the bronze medal match against Spain's Pablo Carreo Busta a day after his quest for the elusive Golden Slam came up short.Djokovic became increasingly frustrated with his ...
Japan extends state of emergency following COVID-19 spikes through Olympics
On Friday, July 30, Japan declared that its coronavirus state of emergency would expand to four more places besides Tokyo as COVID-19 cases continue to spike fast as the Summer Game is rolling. Three of the prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, and Chiba, together with the western city of ...
Simone Biles is compared to Kerri Strug: Heated debate after superstar gymnast’s withdrawal from Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles' "medical issue," which forced her to withdraw from the Olympic women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday, July 27, aroused discussion regarding Kerri Strug's 1996 Atlanta Games injury. Biles was withdrawn from the competition when she appeared to fall on her vault attempt. Biles' injury was likened to Strug's performance in ...
Tokyo Olympics to continue despite a record number of daily new infections
On Tuesday, July 27, only days after the Olympics began, Tokyo announced the greatest number of new COVID-19 cases. Citizens were asked to stay away from non-essential activities, but the Games would not be suspended, said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. “There is no worry about that,” Suga said when asked if ...
U.S loses to France 83-76 : Worst ever by USA Basketball in any tournament with NBA players
The U.S. men's basketball team has lost at the Olympics for the first time since 2004. The Americans' bid for a fourth gold medal in a row is already in jeopardy. With just under a minute left, Evan Fournier's 3-pointer after a broken play put France up for good, as the ...
US Olympic swimmer Michael Andrew refuses to be vaccinated against CCP Virus
Team U.S.A. swimmer Michael Andrew confirmed he would not be immunized against the deadly disease just weeks before the Olympics.Andrew will compete in the 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter individual medley, and 50-meter freestyle in his first Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. He decided against being vaccinated against the Chinese Communist Party ...
From working at McDonalds to competing at the Olympics, this US track star lives ‘American dream’
Preparing for the summer Olympics has been challenging. With the Chinese Communist Party Virus outbreak postponing the 2020 Games by a year, and some athletes disrespecting the U.S. flag, many Americans are arguably less enthused than usual. However, different stories remind people why they watch. They inspire fans to support American ...

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