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Two Years After Brain Surgery, This Olympic Hopeful Could Compete for Team Ireland
Cross-country skier Stephen O’Mara has always been passionate about endurance sports. But when he sustained a traumatic brain injury during a 2019 triathlon, doctors feared the elite athlete may have to relearn everything— even walking.
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How Two College Friends Got Serena Williams and Usain Bolt to Back Their Business
Alex Rose tells CNBC Make It how he and co-founder Sam Browne set up group sports events booking platform Let’s Do This and got investment from Serena Williams.
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USA Triathletes Try to Guess How Much Their Medals Weigh
Katie Zaferes, Taylor Knibb, Kevin McDowell and Morgan Pearson nabbed a heavy silver medal in the mixed relay race. Exactly how much does their new hardware weigh? They gave us their best guess.
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U.S. Grabs Silver in Triathlon Mixed Relay
Team USA picked up a silver medal in the triathlon mixed relay. It was the first time the event was held at the Olympics.
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Katie Zaferes: Rainbow During Race Was Late Dad
Women’s triathlon bronze medalist Katie Zaferes said the rainbow she saw during the bike portion of her race made her feel like her late father, who died in April, was there. “That was him looking out for me,” Zaferes said. “I know how proud he would be. Having him as that spectator was really
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Katie Zaferes Wins Olympic Medal Just Months After Her Father Passed Away
Just three months after her father passed away, Team USA’s Katie Zaferes delivered a medal-winning performance in the women’s triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics. As the rain poured down in Tokyo, Zaferes said she saw a rainbow in the sky and thought “Hey, Dad.” “He would have been crying. He would have been so proud and happy,” Zaferes said...
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Flora Duffy Wins Bermuda's First-Ever Gold Medal in Women's Triathlon, Team USA's Katie Zaferes Takes Bronze
Flora Duffy of Bermuda won the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in the women’s triathlon on Monday, while Team USA’s Katie Zaferes won bronze.
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Team USA's Katie Zaferes Wins Bronze in Women's Triathlon
The world’s best triathletes competed in this year’s women’s triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Men's Triathlon Has First False Start in Swimming Leg
The men’s triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics had its first-ever false start, with a boat in the way of half the athletes diving into the swimming leg.
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Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt Wins Men's Triathlon Gold
Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway took home the gold medal in the Men’s Triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics
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American Kevin McDowell Has Best American Finish in Men's Triathlon
Kevin McDowell finished sixth in the men’s triathlon, which is the best-ever finish by an American in the event since its debut in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Norwegian Kristian Blummenfelt won gold with Alex Yee of Great Britain winning silver. Hayden Wilde of New Zealand finished third, and Vincent Luis failed to place despite entering the triathlon as a favorite.
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Olympian Kevin McDowell Says This Moment Kept Him From Giving Up After Cancer Battle
Kevin McDowell’s cancer diagnosis came at a pivotal moment in the Geneva triathlete’s career. He had been competing in the sport since a young age and was already seeing success as he prepared to finish out high school.
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Olympian Kevin McDowell Says This Moment Kept Him From Giving Up After Cancer Battle
Kevin McDowell’s cancer diagnosis came at a pivotal moment in the Geneva triathlete’s career.
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Melissa Stockwell, Iraq War Vet Turned Paralympian, Wants to Show the World What She's Still Capable Of
Paratriathlete Melissa Stockwell lost her leg while serving in the Iraq War in 2004, and it was that injury which led her to search for a new challenge.
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Katie Zaferes Explains How a Father's Day Tradition Made Her a Triathlete
Katie Zaferes thought she was doing her dad a favor on Father’s Day by participating in a triathlon with him. She had no idea it would one day take her to the Olympics.