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Olympic organizers to release more than 400,000 new tickets for the Paris Games and Paralympics
Olympic organizers will release 400,000 extra tickets for next year's Paris Games. Sale will start on Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. on the official ticketing website. Tickets will be sold on a first come-first serve basis, without a lottery.
Australian shooters hit target with nine Paris spots Olympic regulars Daniel Repacholi and Elena Galiabovitch have a fight on their hands to make it to Paris after they were upstaged with quota spots on the line. Australia earned two more quota spots as action wrapped up in Brisbane on Sunday, bringing their tally to nine Paris Games berths earned during the event.
Canada's Levins set for deceptively hilly NYC Marathon ahead of challenging Paris Olympic course | CBC Sports Cam Levins of Black Creek, B.C., will race the New York City Marathon on Sunday. The Olympic-bound runner is aiming for a top-three finish in the elite men's race. Last month, Levins set the course record in the Royal Victoria Half Marathon.
Mary Lou Retton 'overwhelmed with love and support' during recovery from pneumonia | CBC Sports American gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton says she is "overwhelmed with all the love and support" She was hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia earlier this month. The 55-year-old was the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title in 1984.
Family says Mary Lou Retton making progress against pneumonia - Los Angeles Times The family of Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton says she is making “remarkable’ progress in her battle with a rare form of pneumonia. Retton became the first American female gymnast to win the Olympic all-around title at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The 55-year-old was diagnosed with pneumonia earlier this week.
ATHLETICS | Ashton Eaton lets in on how to breach the 9000 point mark in decathlon Two-time Olympic and World indoor and outdoor champion, Eaton quit at the peak of his career in 2016, having defended his title at Rio and still only 29. Eaton explained how the decathlon was different from single events and the mindset required to excel in 10 different track & field events spread across two days.
ATHLETICS | Ashton Eaton lets in on how to breach the 9000 point mark in decathlon Two-time Olympic and World indoor and outdoor champion, Eaton quit at the peak of his career in 2016, having defended his title at Rio and still only 29. Eaton is the international brand ambassador for Sunday’s Delhi Half Marathon.
Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia Retton's daughter, McKenna Kelley, shared Retton's condition in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Kelley said the 55-year-old Retton, who became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title, is "fighting for her life"
Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton 'fighting for life' with pneumonia | CBC Sports 55-year-old in intensive care, unable to breathe on her own, according to daughter. Retton became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title.
Olympic champion Mary Lou Retton "fighting for her life" in intensive care with pneumonia Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital. Retton, 55, became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title.
U.S. olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia, her daughter says. Retton became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title in 1984. The 55-year-old mother of four is in intensive care in a Texas hospital.
Mary Lou Retton: Olympic gymnastics champion in intensive care with pneumonia | AP News Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital. Retton became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
Olympic gymnast icon Retton 'fighting for life': daughter Olympic gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton is "fighting for her life," her daughter says. Retton, 55, was the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around gold medal. She is being treated at an undisclosed hospital, her daughter McKenna Kelley says.
Glad that I am able to inspire children to show interest in javelin, says Neeraj Chopra Neeraj Chopra is the reigning Olympic, World and Asian Games javelin champion. The 25-year-old inaugurated the Under Armour showroom in the City here on Monday.
Simone Biles does it AGAIN! Team USA star wins third and fourth golds at World Championships in... Team USA star wins third and fourth golds at World Championships in Belgium with dominant performances on the balance beam and floor... bringing her total career medal count to 37. She has won 37 Olympic and World Championship medals since age 16.
Gymnastics-Japan's Hashimoto wins second all-around... Japanese Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto wins second all-around title. 22-year-old shows great control on the parallel bars to take the lead. Ukraine's Illia Kovtun takes second place with 84.998. American Frederick Richard takes third place.
'Sad' Caitlyn Jenner admits she no longer speaks to ex-wife Kris Jenner Former Olympic medallist was married to Kris for 23 years and they share daughters Kendall, 27, and Kylie, 26. Caitlyn, then known as Bruce, also became step-dad to Kris' kids from her first marriage; Kourtney, 44, Kim, 42, Khloe, 39, and Rob, 36. She shared communication between them has dwindled, despite Kris being supportive of her life choices.
Gymnastics-Japan's men's team wins gold at the world... Japan win gold at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp. Five-man group led by reigning world and Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto score 255.594 points. China finish second with 253.794 points, U.S. third with 252.428.
Games-North Korea sets another weightlifting world... Kim Il Gyong becomes North Korea's third female weightlifter to get into the world-record books. Olympic champion Zhu Xueying bounces her way to a trampoline gold. Japan completes a clean sweep of the triathlon titles, taking the mixed team gold.
Gymnastics-Biles to compete in sixth world championships Simone Biles to compete in sixth world championships this month. Four-times Olympic champion heads five-woman team heading to Antwerp, Belgium. Biles will become the first woman to represent the U.S. at six artistic world championships.
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