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Paralympic champion Perkins hits out at Meyers' "nonsense" withdrawal from Tokyo 2020

  • Swimming News

Former Paralympic swimmer Roy Perkins has criticised deaf-blind athlete Rebecca Meyers after she pulled out of Tokyo 2020 over not being able to have her choice of carer come to the Games, calling Meyers' claims "nonsense".

to the Washington Post, insisting that the "safety, well-being and positive experience of all Team USA





Team USA looking for basketball gold at Tokyo 2020 despite disrupted build-up

  • Tokyo 2020

The United States meet France on Sunday as they begin the defence of the men’s basketball title at Tokyo 2020 here, a gold medal that, more than any other, has been dominated by them.

title.Devin Booker, shooting guard for beaten finalists Phoenix Suns, is also set to arrive late.Team USA





Basketball and baseball players picked to carry United States flag at Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Four-time Olympic basketball gold medallist Sue Bird and baseball player Eddy Alvarez will carry the United States flag at the Opening Ceremony of Tokyo 2020 here tomorrow.

It's an incredible honour to be selected as the flag bearer for Team USA," the 40-year-old Bird said.

nbsp;"It's an honour that is bigger than the moment, in that you've been selected by your fellow Team USA

 "This is about all the players who either came before me and set the tone for what the USA Basketball

Getty Images"It is an honour and a privilege to be named as one of the flagbearers by my fellow Team USA

, and I am humbled to lead Team USA into the Tokyo Olympic Games."



World number one thanks Makinohara as US surfers head to Chiba for Olympic competition

  • Surfing

Carissa Moore has spoken of her gratitude towards Makinohara which hosted the United States’ surfing team prior to the Olympics here in Tokyo.

surfing will make its Olympic debut.View this post on InstagramA post shared by USASurfing (@usasurfing)USA

, test their equipment and use a full-range of sports medicine tools.Greg Cruse, chief executive of USA


CAS rejects basketball pair's bid to represent Nigeria at Tokyo 2020

  • Basketball

Two women's basketball players have had a last-ditch bid to represent Nigeria at the Olympic Games here thrown out by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The players had requested that the CAS provisionally accepts the change of their national status from USA

Although both players had played for USA after the age of 17 and participated in the qualifying process

In any event, the players would have to wait for a three-year period since their last game with the USA


National Fiesta Challenge launched to run alongside US National Taekwondo Championships

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

The US National Taekwondo Championships are set to return in early August in Texas alongside the National Fiesta Challenge.

Prix final later in the year.The inclusion of the National Fiesta Challenge is a significant move by USA

National Taekwondo Championships in 2013 ©Getty ImagesThe Challenge is an officially sanctioned Team USA

financial and athletic support.The chance to claim a major tournament victory would be a huge step for Team USA


Gauff withdraws from Olympics after contracting COVID-19

  • Tennis

Coco Gauff has pulled out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.

It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many

I want to wish TEAM USA the best of luck and a safe games for every Olympian and the entire Olympic family


US flagbearers to wear Ralph Lauren cooling device for Olympic Opening Ceremony

  • Tokyo 2020

The flagbearers for the United States is set to be the coolest member of the team at next week’s Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games here in Tokyo with the help of a state-of-the-art cooling device.

Recognising Tokyo’s summer heat, we sought to develop a solution for Team USA that fuses fashion and

2021"Ralph Lauren’s dedication to providing innovative, sustainable and functional outfits for Team USA

a brand whose thoughtful approach to how they can better serve our athletes uniquely benefits Team USA