President William Ruto, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, congratulates Kenya’s Olympic medalists during a cash award and housing pledge ceremony at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] President William Ruto ...

On a humid September evening in Tokyo, Valarie Allman strutted into the discus circle for her first throw of the World Championships final. Discus in her right hand, the 30-year-old balletically spun ...

TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Belgium's triple Olympic champion Nafi Thiam pulled out of the heptathlon at the world championships on Saturday after an underwhelming long jump left her with almost no ...

Athletes from Russia will be allowed to participate at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games under a neutral flag, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday. The decision by the IOC after a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Dalilah Muhammad is about to run her last race. For the two-time Olympic and two-time world champion — and former world-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles — it's the right time and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Olympic track and field star Melissa Jefferson-Wooden claimed the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, setting a new World Championships ...

Tara Davis-Woodhall and Valarie Allman added their first world outdoor titles on Sunday to their Olympic gold medals. Davis-Woodhall won the long jump in Tokyo with her first of six jumps — 7.08 ...

Olympic champion Julien Alfred cruised through the women's 100 metres heats with the fastest time at the world athletics championships on Saturday, with in-form American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden ...

NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan — This American base outside Tokyo recently welcomed more than 15,000 visitors for its 64th annual Bon Odori festival, a celebration of Japanese tradition with a few ...

Curtis McDowald, an American fencer who competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, is ineligible to participate in USA Fencing activities for five years after a disciplinary matter, USA Fencing disclosed ...

Portland Japanese Garden will bring a centuries-old Japanese tradition to life this weekend with its annual Bon-Odori Summer Festival on Saturday, Aug. 23. A highlight of summer festivals in Japan, ...

Gabby Thomas experienced a major health scare just three weeks before the Tokyo Olympic trials in 2021. “I did have a slight hamstring injury strain, and I got a routine, like, MRI for that,” Thomas, ...