The Olympic men's 100 metres title, property since 2008 of Jamaican icon Usain Bolt, has now passed, most unexpectedly, to Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who clocked a European record of 9.80sec to complete an extraordinary Italian double following his team mate Gianmarco Tamberi's sharing of the men's high jump title.

on hand to embrace Jacobs soon after he crossed the line in, with silver going to Fred Kerley of the United

States in a personal best of 9.84 and Canada's Andre De Grasse taking a second successive Olympic 100m

Olympic cross-country skiing team sprint champion Kikkan Randall has joined the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage (NSAA) as an executive director.

Jessie Diggins, Randall won the gold medal at Pyeongchang 2018 in the women's team sprint, giving the United

States its first-ever cross-country skiing gold medal at the Olympics.Shortly after the Games, she was

Athletes' Commission carried IOC membership.Randall also recently left her position on the Board of the United

States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.Kikkan Randall, left, won gold at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter

Neisi Dajomes became the first female athlete from Ecuador to win an Olympic medal in any sport today – and she did it in style with gold in the women’s weightlifting 76 kilograms class at the Tokyo International Forum.

have been able to compete," Nye said earlier this year when she gave a series of interviews in the United

States."

silver medal: $25,000 (£18,000/€21,000) from USA Weightlifting and $22,500 (£16,000/€19,000) from the United

States Olympic & Paralympic Committee's Operation Gold."

In one of the most beautiful of sporting moments, two men decided to share an Olympic title here tonight.

Olympic precedent, as Olympedia records.At the 1908 London Games, the men’s pole vault was shared by United

States athletes Alfred Gilbert and Ed Cook, who both achieved 3.71 metres, although Cook did so in the

Rebecca Meyers of the United States was invited to the Maryland State House to celebrate the 31st anniversary

The 2021 United States of America (USA) Bobsled Push Championships concluded on July 31 with Sylvia Hoffman

The USA Luge Slider Search has added three more stops in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Utah during the autumn months, as the recruitment event attempts to attract young people to the sport.

 Chris Mazdzer won a silver medal at Pyeongchang 2018, the United States' only luge medal at the

Xander Schauffele survived a late scare as he held his nerve to secure the men’s golf gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games following a thrilling final round that ended in a seven-way playoff for bronze here.

shot to the right and into thick bushes.That left him tied for the lead with Sabbatini, before the United

States player birdied the 17th to move to the brink of the title.The American then seemed to open the

thrilling final day ©Getty ImagesThe 27-year-old is the third Olympic golf gold medallist from the United

States after Charles Sands and Margaret Abott won the inaugural men's and women's crowns, respectively

The United States claimed a thrilling victory in the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Klaipeda Stop in Lithuania

Britain’s supremacy in the Olympic velodrome will be put to the test as Tokyo 2020 track cycling competition begins tomorrow at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka.

Games.The world record holders will begin their title defence tomorrow but will expect competition from a United

States team led by Chloe Dygert.The US head into the event as the reigning world champions in the women

China’s Gong Lijiao completed her Olympic medal set in the women’s shot by winning gold here this morning with a 2021 world-leading effort and personal best of 20.58 metres.

Raven Saunders of the United States earned silver on 19.79m and 36-year-old Valerie Adams of New Zealand

Raven Saunders of the United States revelled in her silver medal-winning performance in the Olympic women's

Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon continued their superb Olympic Games in the swimming pool as both bagged two more gold medals on the last day of finals.

seven after two titles at Rio 2016.He joins fellow greats Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi as United

States swimmers who have topped the podium five times at a single Games, with his double here adding

freestyle Olympic champion after the British rider produced a stunning final run at Tokyo 2020 to unseat United

States favourite Hannah Roberts at the top of the standings, while Australia’s Logan Martin clinched

Ireland's Eve McMahon and Italian Mattia Cesana were crowned the women's and men's champions on the final day of the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) 6 Youth World Championships on Lake Garda in Italy.

her medal hopes, despite winning the final race of the Championships.Italy's Carlotta Rizzardi, the United

States' Amaya Escudero, The Netherlands' Marissa Ijben, Russia's Aleksandra Lukoyanova and Germany's

Ukraine continued to add to their medal tally at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) Youth MMA World Championships on the second day of competition with five more golds in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

day came in the girls' under-48kg event when Alina Zaitseva won against team mate Alina Kokorina.The United

States claimed three golds too, with two in the boys' category.Gavin Mitchell won an all-American final