Aron Szilagyi, Sun Yiwen make history with wins in gold-medal fencing matches

The 36-year-old is the oldest silver medalist in women’s epee, breaking a record set by Laura Flessel-Colovic when the French fencer was 32 years and 283 days old while competing in the Athens Games. In the bronze-medal match, Katrina Lehis downed Aizanat Murtazaeva, the Russian fencer who eliminated American Kelley Hurley in the round of […]

Olympics news: China’s Qian Yang wins first gold in air rifle; Opening ceremony muted amid …

The event’s very first scheduled match at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games was canceled on Saturday morning because a Czech player tested positive for COVID-19. No. Fethi Nourine and his coach, Amar Benikhlef, told Algerian media they were withdrawing to avoid a possible second-round matchup with Israel’s Tohar Butbul in the men’s 73 kg division on […]

Olympics news: China’s Qian Yang wins 1st gold of Tokyo Olympics in air rifle; Opening ceremony …

No. Fethi Nourine and his coach, Amar Benikhlef, told Algerian media they were withdrawing to avoid a possible second-round matchup with Israel’s Tohar Butbul in the men’s 73 kg division on Monday. The International Judo Federation’s executive committee has temporarily suspended Nourine and Benikhlef, who are likely to face sanctions beyond the Olympics, which began […]

Liberty cyclist rides to silver, gold medals at track nationals

Get a world-class education with the solid Christian foundation you’re looking for at Liberty University. Last week, Matsick competed in the Elite Track Nationals at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center  in Trexlertown, Pa., just over an hour’s drive from her home in Warrington, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia. Matsick qualified first before earning a silver medal […]