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June 26, 2021
34-year-old Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the 2008 and 2012 Olympic champion. She also won a bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro…
June 26, 2021
Simone Biles, world and Olympic gymnastics champion, put on a dazzling display during the U.S. Olympic Trials on Friday night.
June 25, 2021
Jalen Rose is catching heat on social media after saying Kevin Love’s appearance on the Team USA Olympic roster was…
2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships - Day 4
June 7, 2021
Simone Biles recently broke a record by winning her seventh national women's all-around title. Her boyfriend Jonathan Owens cheered her…
June 7, 2021
The 24-year-old will be heading to the Olympics with her seventh title, which she won Sunday at the 2021 U.S.…
June 4, 2021
Olympic hurdles champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal was banned for five years in a doping case, ruling her out of this year’s…
June 4, 2021
The Olympics track and field icon, a childhood hero of Haddish's, was known for her unique tracksuits and long, stylish…
Simone Biles thegrio.com
April 23, 2021
Simone Biles is leaving her Nike partnership behind to pursue a more values-aligned opportunity with Athleta, a woman-run activewear brand.
April 16, 2021
Christian Coleman, the man who had been expected to succeed Usain Bolt as Olympic champion, will miss the Tokyo Games.
April 14, 2021
Simone Biles spoke out on Wednesday during an episode of the Today show about the upcoming Tokyo Games and speaking…
April 3, 2021
Grant Hill will succeed Jerry Colangelo, who oversees the process of selecting players and coaches for Team USA, after the…
February 25, 2021
John Geddert, a former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar, killed himself Thursday.
January 13, 2021
Footage taken at the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection captures a maskless Keller wearing his Team USA jacket inside the Capitol…
December 17, 2020
Russia was banned from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships…
Tommie Smith thegrio.com
December 12, 2020
Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith received the Xernona Clayton Award of Distinction at the 29th Annual Trumpet Awards.
December 7, 2020
Breakdancing, a street dance style rooted within the Black community, has been added to the 2024 Olympic games,
Gabby Douglas thegrio.com
September 4, 2020
Olympian Gabby Douglas was once mocked for her hair but recently revealed that she had breakage and showed off her…
April 10, 2020
Olympian Nzingha Prescod tells theGrio that she and USA Fencing Sports Performance Manager Brandon Dyett were called the n-word during a…
1968 Olympics
January 21, 2020
More than a half-century later, Tommie Smith and John Carlos are cemented into Olympic lore — their names enshrined in…
January 12, 2020
The International Olympic Committee is banning all political protests by athletes at 2020 games that will take place in Tokyo…