Tag: Sweden Olympic Team
EXPLAINER: What’s the history of the Olympics protest rule?
TOKYO — The simple act of taking a knee felt like something more monumental when it happened on Olympic soccer pitches in Japan on...
US women’s soccer regroups after stunning loss to Sweden
TOKYO — While it certainly wasn’t the Olympic start the U.S. women’s soccer team had anticipated, a rare loss didn’t skewer the squad’s hopes...
Soccer players kneel to start ew era of Olympic activism
TOKYO — The referee’s whistle blew, the British players glanced at one another and they dropped to their knees. Their Chilean counterparts responded in...
Sweden stuns US 3-0 in women’s soccer at Olympics
TOKYO — Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and Sweden once again stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3-0 victory...
For Carli Loyd, other older Olympians, age is just a number
TOKYO — Much has been made about Carli Lloyd's age. The American forward will be — gasp! — 39 when the Olympics soccer tournament...
US women shut out the noise in quest for 5th gold medal
TOKYO — The U.S. women's national soccer team is in a bubble of its own making for the Tokyo Olympics, and it's not just...
Long-banned athlete protest acts expected at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Athlete activism is making a comeback at these Olympic Games.
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Just in time for Tokyo games, Olympic items up for auction
BOSTON — When the first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, winners did not get gold medals as they will later this...
No room for error with new Olympic team show jumping format
The IOC spoke and international equestrian federation officials listened. So there'll be a new wrinkle to the high-profile team jumping competition at the Tokyo...
Most of the top men no longer ducking shot at Olympic gold
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Inbee Park of South Korea had not faced top competition in two months because of a thumb injury and was under...