Tag: Brazil Olympic Team
Dominant Luka: Doncic, Slovenia headed to Tokyo Olympics
Most of the members of Slovenia’s basketball team charged toward Luka Doncic moments after the final buzzer sounded Sunday, determined to get him onto...
Brazil calls striker Richarlison into Olympic soccer team
RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Brazil named striker Richarlison to its Olympic soccer team on Friday. The 24-year-old is currently playing at Copa...
Early losses haven’t been detrimental in Olympic volleyball
If the past two Olympics have proven anything when it comes to indoor volleyball it's the fact that slow starts are far from detrimental.
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Olympic qualifying tournaments move into title rounds
Mike Tobey was born in New York, went to high school in New Jersey, played college ball for Virginia, began his pro career in...
Fencing returns with old rivalries and more medals than ever
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Russia's Yana Egorian won the women's sabre, denying longtime rivals Sofya Velikaya and Olha Kharlan an individual Olympic gold medal to...
China, Brazil look for Olympic volleyball repeats
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: The Chinese women beat Serbia to win gold for the third time in their history behind coach Lang Ping, who became...
2 new weight classes for women boxers in Tokyo Olympics
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Uzbekistan heralded its arrival as an Olympic boxing powerhouse by topping the medals table with three golds and seven total. ......
The U.S. women are favorites in Tokyo after upset in Brazil
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Germany won its first gold medal with a 2-1 victory over Sweden. It was quite a swan song for Germany coach...
Sailing stars aim for repeat gold medals in Tokyo Olympics
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: At age 54, cancer survivor Santiago Lange of Argentina became the oldest medalist at the Rio Games when he and crew...
Veteran Alves but no Neymar as Brazil eyes soccer gold again
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Brazil winning gold lifted the footballing mood of the nation two years after a humiliating, 7-1 loss to Germany at the...