Transgender runner Nikki Hiltz qualifies for Olympics with record-breaking 1500m time

Transgender runner Nikki Hiltz qualifies for Olympics with record-breaking 1500m time

Transgender and nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, clocking in a time of 3:55:33 in the women’s 1500m race at the US Olympic Trials Sunday: breaking Elle St. Pierre’s trials record of 3:58.03, set in 2021. Hiltz is not the first transgender non-binary person to compete at an Olympics  —Canadian football player Quinn, who competed at Tokyo 2020, was the first openly transgender and nonbinary athlete to participate and win a medal at the Games. 



Simone Biles a step closer to Paris as injuries rattle US Olympic trials

Simone Biles a step closer to Paris as injuries rattle US Olympic trials

Simone Biles continued her march toward the Paris Olympics on Friday with a dynamic day one at the US gymnastics trials that featured brilliance and a little reminder that she's human, too. The four-time Olympic gold medallist thrilled the Target Center crowd with her signature Yurchenko double pike vault, now also known as the Biles II. She earned 15.975 points for the vault which no other woman has attempted in competition.


Grant Holloway makes Olympics with 110 hurdles win as Lyles, Richardson roll on

Grant Holloway makes Olympics with 110 hurdles win as Lyles, Richardson roll on

Three-time world champion Grant Holloway punched his ticket to the Paris Olympics on Friday in the 110m hurdles at the US trials, while Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson cruised into the 200m finals. Holloway won the 110 hurdles final in 12.86secs, the fastest time in the world this year, with Freddie Crittenden second in a personal best 12.93 and Daniel Roberts third in a personal best 12.96.



Skye Blakely out of US Olympic Team trials with injury

Skye Blakely out of US Olympic Team trials with injury

Skye Blakely is missing this week’s Olympic Trials after rupturing her right Achilles on Wednesday during practice. The 19-year-old top contender sustained the injury while practising a tumbling pass on floor exercise at the trial’s venue in Minneapolis. Blakely received medical attention and was later carried off the podium by staff, leaving the arena in a wheelchair.




Simone Manuel headed to third Olympics after climb from "ground zero"

Simone Manuel headed to third Olympics after climb from "ground zero"

Three years on from the devastating loss of form and confidence that turned Simone Manuel's Tokyo Olympic dream into a nightmare, the US swim star has found "healing" at the US Olympic swimming trials. It's not a venue known for promoting peace of mind —a meeting where only the top two finishers in each final can secure the longed-for Olympic berth and some of the best swimmers in the world are destined to be disappointed.




Dressel, Ledecky headline another stacked US Olympic swimming trials

Dressel, Ledecky headline another stacked US Olympic swimming trials

Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel brings a new perspective to the pressure-packed US Olympic swimming trials on Saturday, where he and freestyle phenomenon Katie Ledecky are set to star again in the fierce fight for Paris Games berths. Dressel and Ledecky bring formidable credentials to the nine-day meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, where only a top-two finish can secure an individual race berth in Paris.


Simone Biles continues Olympic build-up with 9th US all-around title

Simone Biles continues Olympic build-up with 9th US all-around title

Simone Biles won a record-extending ninth US all-around gymnastics title Sunday at the Xfinity Gymnastics Championships in Texas: bringing her career national titles to 32. Sweeping five golds on the second day of the women’s competition, Biles signals she's a force in the sport as the Paris Olympics approach even as a couple of miscues gave her something to work on before the US trials.