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An American weightlifter lifted nearly three times his body weight, breaking a world record and making history on his way to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

An American weightlifter lifted nearly three times his body weight, breaking a world record and making history on his way to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

An American weightlifter lifted nearly three times his body weight, breaking a world record and making history on his way to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

An American weightlifter lifted nearly three times his body weight, breaking a world record and making history on his way to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Credit: AP Photo/John Bazemore Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) passes the ball against the Atlanta Dream during the first half of their WNBA basketball game Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in College Park, Ga. A four-time WNBA champ, Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird looks to be among the first athletes to take home five Olympic gold medals (Olympian Diana Taurasi is also eyeing five golds this year). Bird is one of the most decorated athletes in Seattle sports history. She also made headlines off the fiel...

By Zuri Anderson Jul 20, 2021 Spring canoeist Nevin Harrison (left), WNBA player Sue Bird (center), and Seattle Mariners outfielder Eric Filia. These three were among the over 100 athletes with ties to the Pacific Northwest selected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics this July. Photo: Getty Images After being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, athletes are putting their hopes on the line for this years Tokyo Olympics. Despite several restrictions, athletes from across the world are hungry to gai...

Auburn native Harrison Maurus will be part of an eight-person team traveling to Tokyo.

The move will allow athletes to train around their loved ones and reduce travel time. Last updated on May 7th, 2021 The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo (occurring in 2021) will be bittersweet for athletes. In March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that international spectators wouldn’t be allowed to attend. The news wasn’t a complete shock amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Still, it was nonetheless disappointing as many competitors won’t have the support of their friends...

The rescheduled 2020 Pan American Championships saw record after record fall. Last updated on April 26th, 2021 The rescheduled Pan American Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, have come to a close. Over the course of the event, 15 Pan American records were broken. Team USA had an exceptional showing, raking in 40 medals, including 15 gold. Additionally, five different Team USA weightlifters set new American and/or Pan American records, including Cecily Kyle, Jourdan Delacruz, M...

Sunday, 18 April 2021 The womens 64 kilograms contest at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, which start in the Dominican Republic tomorrow, highlights the improved performance of the United States and Canada throughout Olympic qualifying. It also emphasises that the biggest losers at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are likely to be Colombia. When qualifying was team-based for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the US sent a team of four and Canada two, while Colombia had nine, the sec...