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Williamson and Young among 15 players added to US basketball pool for Tokyo 2020

  • Basketball

USA Basketball has added another 15 players to its player pool for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with Atlanta

continue to remain flexible and consider all players who can contribute to our efforts to field the best USA

team possible," said Jerry Colangelo, managing director of USA Basketball.Zion Williamson, still only



Gymnasts for Change "saddened" at "scale of negligence" shown by Whyte Review’s interim report

  • Gymnastics

Gymnasts for Change, the network of current and former athletes demanding action from British Gymnastics following revelations of widespread abuse within the sport, has said it is "saddened" to learn of "the scale of the negligence that has taken place" as evidenced by the interim report of the Whyte Review.

British gymnasts last year, sparked by the release of Netflix documentary Athlete A, which detailed the USA


USOPC chief executive expects American athletes to be vaccinated "well before" Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee chief executive Sarah Hirshland believes athletes will be vaccinated against COVID-19 "well before" the Tokyo 2020 Games due to the speed of the country’s immunisation programme.

We are more optimistic than ever in hoping Team USA athletes will be readily and easily vaccinated well

I absolutely expect there will be Team USA athletes who do not choose to take a vaccine," Hirshland said


Pyrros Dimas speaks up on IWF reform and says "we must listen to members"

  • Weightlifting

The triple Olympic gold medallist Pyrros Dimas has highlighted the importance of listening to the views of nations around the world during the process of restoring weightlifting’s credibility.

member of the IWF and also a key figure for the United States in his role as technical director of USA


Four-time Olympic gold medallist Richards-Ross appointed to Oregon 2022 Board

  • Athletics

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sanya Richards-Ross has been appointed to the Board for the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships.

the thrill of track and field and the stories of these fantastic athletes to young people across the USA

Liz who have advanced this incredible sport," said Renee Chube Washington, chief operating officer at USA


US basketball star Leonard eyes Popovich reunion at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

  • Basketball

American basketball star Kawhi Leonard hopes to be reunited with old boss Gregg Popovich later this year after announcing his intention to play at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

people were in for 2020, but just the pandemic pretty much killed everything," added Leonard.Last month, USA

play exhibition games against each other ahead of the Olympics.Jerry Colangelo, managing director of USA


Miracle on Ice star Pavelich dies aged 63

  • Ice Hockey

Mark Pavelich, a member of the famous United States ice hockey team which masterminded the "Miracle on Ice", has died at the age of 63.

We are saddened to hear about the passing of 1980 Olympic gold medallist Mark Pavelich," a USA Hockey

pic.twitter.com/xS04DMGtLd— USA Hockey (@usahockey) March 5, 2021Due to his treatment, Pavelich was absent


Live weightlifting is back in style in Spain and Salt Lake City

  • Weightlifting

More than 400 weightlifters have returned to the platform to compete live in Spain and the United States this weekend, raising hopes of a return to some sort of normality after a year lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phil Andrews, chief executive of USA Weightlifting, said the decision to try a hybrid format, for an




Former USA Gymnastics coach Geddert found dead after sexual assault charges

  • Gymnastics

Former USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert took his own life just hours after he was charged with 24 seperate

criminal sexual conduct.He was also charged with lying to an investigator during the probe into former USA

as a convicted rapist and sex offender.Geddert retired from coaching in January 2018, the day after USA

 "Also guilty are his enablers including the top officials at USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic

and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) who promoted him, enabled him and allowed him to coach Team USA."

gold medallist Simone Biles recently claimed she would not want a future daughter to be part of the USA


NBCUniversal to broadcast record 1,200 hours of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

NBCUniversal is to broadcast a record 1,200 hours of coverage of this year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

I invite you all to join us in celebrating incredible Team USA athletes with @NBCUniversal's unprecedented

last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.This will include an ongoing series of "Get to Know Team USA