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US Army’s Amber English sets Olympic record, snags gold in skeet shooting By Skyler Rivera Americans to watch at the Tokyo Olympics This year’s American Olympic team, comprised of familiar faces and some newcomers, will try to add to Team USA’s impressive and world-leading medal count. TOKYO - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Amber English took home the gold and set an Olympic record in women’s skeet shooting on July 26. But before arriving in Tokyo, the Colorado Springs-native was based in Georgia, training to become an officer in the United States Army. English shot a record-breaking 56 t...

by   Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Marks prepares for the women’s breast stroke finals, in which she took a gold medal, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla., on May 11, 2016. (Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/U.S. Air Force photo) WASHINGTON — Lying in a hospital bed in Landstuhl, Germany, a 19-year-old combat medic had endured three operations to fix hip injuries suffered in Iraq and now faced the unthinkable: a medical discharge from the Army. Neither she nor the Army will disclose what caused her injuries, but doctors told the young soldier tha...

Soldiers, following in Patton’s bootsteps, will go for modern pentathlon gold at Olympics by   Sgt. Amro Elgeziry takes aim during the 2018 Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Los Angeles. (Nathaniel Garcia/U.S. Army) TOKYO — A pair of soldiers hope to bring modern pentathlon gold medals home to Colorado after this month’s Summer Olympics. Sgt. Samantha Schultz, 29, a truck driver from Littleton, Colo., and Sgt. Amro Elgeziry, a supply specialist from nearby Colorado Springs, will represent the United States in an event that attracts many soldier-athletes. America’s most ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Claressa Shields is the most successful American amateur boxer of her generation. She dominated the middleweight division at the past two Olympics, overwhelming every opponent and becoming the only U.S. fighter to claim two boxing golds. With Shields on to her pro careers in boxing and mixed martial arts, the most successful boxing nation in Olympic history needed a replacement for Tokyo at the weight class Shields had dominated ever since women were allowed to fight at the games nine years ago. USA Boxing found a soldier. Naomi Graham is aware of the impor...

Hillary Bor Wins the Men’s Steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Benard Keter in second and Mason Ferlic in third make the Olympic team for the first time. Jun 26, 2021 In 89-degree heat in Eugene, Oregon, Hilary Bor won the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in 8:21.34, earning his second trip to the Games in the event. Benard Keter was second in 8:21.81, and Mason Ferlic finished third in 8:22.05. Keter did not have the Olympic standard before the race, but he ran it in the race, securing his spot for Tokyo. It’s the ...