Olympic Sports

The 43rd annual 8K run kicked off Sunday at Columbus Drive and Monroe Street. ‘It’s just a great experience, especially the feeling of running with a big group of people,’ said one runner about racing.
The most decorated American gymnast in history is now a Bears fan after her husband signed with the team.
He started 11 games in Green Bay but figures to be a depth piece behind Jaquan Brisker and the newly signed Kevin Byard. Owens, who turns 29 in July, is married to Olympic gymnast Biles.
Kiptum, the world marathon record holder, died in a car crash earlier this month.
Kiptum was the first man to run the marathon in under 2 hours, 1 minute. He set the new world record of 2:00.35 at the Chicago Marathon in October, beating the previous record set by fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge.
A cause of death was not yet known. Barber had been experiencing health issues.
This year, the magic seemed to spread further than usual across the sports landscape. At the highest levels. Black women standing on podiums, lifting trophies, receiving medals, being themselves.
As accomplishments and accolades pile up, the Sky’s star still has dreams of Olympic gold in Paris.
Retton, 55, posted a statement Monday on Instagram in her first public comment since being in intensive care in a Texas hospital.
The family disclosed earlier this month that Retton — who became the first American female gymnast to win the Olympic all-around title at the 1984 Los Angeles Games — was “fighting for her life” and unable to breathe on her own.
NFL executive Peter O’Reilly said Tuesday the league will work with the players’ union on allowing current and former players to participate.
Cricket, lacrosse and squash were also approved.
Retton, 55, one of the greatest names in U.S. Olympic history, “has a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her life,” her daughter McKenna Kelley, revealed on Tuesday.
Retton, 55, who became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics title, is not able to breathe on her own, according to her daughter.
The International Olympic Committee will vote on the proposal at meetings in Mumbai, India, later this week. Also on the LA proposal were baseball and softball, lacrosse, squash and cricket.
Biles has won a record 37 medals at the world championships and Olympics.
Kelvin Kiptum, 23, of Kenya, set a world record in the men’s division, finishing in 2:00:35. Sifan Hassan set a course record in the women’s division, in only her second-ever marathon.
Kelvin Kiptum knows there’s pressure on him, but he invites it. He’s just trying to remain focused on Sunday.
The Chicago Marathon provides people an opportunity to feel a sense of accomplishment through completing the race.
The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong combined for a total of 167.729 points to edge Brazil and France.