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By: blackfoot NAP - February 5, 2022
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Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ledecky
Katie Ledecky, the most decorated women's swimmer in history, and Jim Thorpe, a multisport athlete who was the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States, were among 19 people to be honored on Friday by President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Ledecky is a seven-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, taking home at least one gold in each of the past three Olympics. She will compete at the Paris Olympics this summer. Her 16 individual gold medals at the world championships are the most by any swimmer, man or woman.
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victor wembanyama headline france's preliminary olympic roster
Fresh off winning the NBA Rookie of the Year, the 7-foot-3 Wembanyama will bolster France's medal aspirations alongside key players such as Rudy Gobert, Nicolas Batum, and Evan Fournier. In Gobert and Wembanyama, France boasts two of the NBA's best defensive players. Gobert won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award for the fourth time of his career, narrowly beating out Wembanyama. At the Olympics, France will be in Group B alongside Germany, Japan and the winner of an upcoming qualifying tournament.
u.s. triathlete taylor knibb also nabs game spot in cycling
Knibb, 26, ripped over the flat, out-and-back course around Charleston, West Virginia, in 45 minutes, 54 seconds Wednesday, beating favorite Kristen Faulkner by 11 seconds. Three-time Olympian Amber Neben was 49 seconds back in third place. Three years ago, Knibb became the youngest woman ever on the U.S. triathlon team for the Olympics. She finished 16th in the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics and helped the Americans win the silver medal in the mixed team relay.
Fresh off winning the NBA Rookie of the Year, the 7-foot-3 Wembanyama will bolster France's medal aspirations alongside key players such as Rudy Gobert, Nicolas Batum, and Evan Fournier. In Gobert and Wembanyama, France boasts two of the NBA's best defensive players. Gobert won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award for the fourth time of his career, narrowly beating out Wembanyama. At the Olympics, France will be in Group B alongside Germany, Japan and the winner of an upcoming qualifying tournament.
u.s. triathlete taylor knibb also nabs game spot in cycling
Knibb, 26, ripped over the flat, out-and-back course around Charleston, West Virginia, in 45 minutes, 54 seconds Wednesday, beating favorite Kristen Faulkner by 11 seconds. Three-time Olympian Amber Neben was 49 seconds back in third place. Three years ago, Knibb became the youngest woman ever on the U.S. triathlon team for the Olympics. She finished 16th in the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics and helped the Americans win the silver medal in the mixed team relay.
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olympic brendan kerry to appeal sexual misconduct ban
Kerry, who won seven consecutive Australian figure skating titles from 2013, provided alcohol to and had sexual intercourse with a then 16 or 17-year-old figure skater in the US in 2016 and 2017, ESPN reported. Kerry was a registered coach with US Figure Skating in the 2016-17 season when the misconduct was alleged to have occurred.
Kerry, who won seven consecutive Australian figure skating titles from 2013, provided alcohol to and had sexual intercourse with a then 16 or 17-year-old figure skater in the US in 2016 and 2017, ESPN reported. Kerry was a registered coach with US Figure Skating in the 2016-17 season when the misconduct was alleged to have occurred.
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UFC's Gane will carry Olympic torch ahead of 2024 Paris Games
Ciryl Gane is set to be a torchbearer for the 2024 Olympic Games for his home country of Paris, France. The former UFC interim heavyweight champion will be part of the traditional Olympic flame relay that goes through the host nation in the lead-up to the opening ceremony and Gane will be part of that historic event. The French fighter proudly revealed the news on his Instagram. The relay is currently underway and started on Thursday, May 9 in Marseille, France. The relay will spend the next eleven weeks traveling through France as nearly 10,000 individuals will serve as torchbearers this year. Gane will take his position during the 24th stage of the relay, which goes from the Deux-Sèvres region to Les Sables-d'Olonne.
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