2021 Summer Olympics' New Sports: A Guide to Surfing, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing and More

After a week of rollercoaster numbers that have generally trended up, the State of California on Friday recorded its highest number of new daily Covid cases since the dark days of January. The number of new cases in the past 24 hours, 14,402, was up more than 50% from the 9,517 cases tallied just the day before. Looking back a little further, the number of new daily cases has nearly doubled in the past nine days, from 7,457 on July 28 to 14,402 on Friday.

After 18 months of isolation and uncertainty and a 2020 cancellation due to COVID-19, Austin, Texas’s Fantastic Fest film festival is set to return this September.

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Joan Ullyot was a physician and runner whose research and advocacy helped persuade the International Olympics Committee (IOC) to add a women’s marathon to the Summer Olympics.Until the mid- to late 20th century, conventional wisdom said that women should not run long distances or engage in vigorous activity. Some said they were simply unable to complete athletic feats like a marathon, while others held that the exercise would cause irreversible damage to their bodies.

Simone Biles has made another big decision with her future in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he also took home his first gold medal on Monday.

The summer and winter Olympic games usually have two years in between as a break, however, this year is different.

Alec Yoder is one stop closer to achieving his Olympic dreams!

As the world’s athletes gather in Japan for the Summer Olympics the country is experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. Country-wide, case numbers have risen 20% in the past week, with 4,204 new infections reported on Friday.

Pita Taufatofua became a viral sensation at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics when he put his shirtless and oiled-up body on display during the opening ceremony.

She may be one of the most decorated gymnasts in Olympics history, but when Simone Biles‘ boyfriend, Jonathan Owens, first met her, he had no idea who she was.

British Olympic pole vaulter Harry Coppell, 25, suffered a brutal blow to his front teeth while training in Tokyo, Japan for the 2021 Summer Olympics. The Team Great Britain athlete was performing an impressive pole vaulting move when he was smashed in the mouth and subsequently lost one tooth and cracked another. Harry shared a video of the frightening moment that he got hurt on Wednesday, just two days before the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

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If you want to support Team USA but don’t have cable, you may want to know how to watch the Olympics 2021 for free. The 2021 Summer Olympics, which were originally scheduled for 2020 but were postponed because of the current health crisis, will be held from July 23, 2021, to August 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

A new $100 million tax credit to encourage and support the reopening of Broadway was launched today with an announcement by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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Paralympic swimmer Mallory Weggemann is set to represent her nation at the Tokyo games, and is eyeing another gold medal. The 32-year-old Kansas-born athlete opened up during an exclusive interview with HollywoodLife about what keeps her motivated after so many years of competing.

Simone Biles is divulging some details about her personal life to her fans. The 24-year-old gymnast, who is currently in Tokyo, Japan awaiting the commencement of the 2021 Summer Olympics, got personal with her fans in a Q&A on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, July 21. While Simone answered trivial questions about topics like her favorite fruit and current Netflix binges, she also shared a few snaps of her boyfriend Jonathan Owens, 25, and revealed if and when she’ll ever have children.