Athlete Hit by Javelin Is Healthy, but Angry
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Salim Sdiri of France, the long jumper who was struck in the back by a javelin last year at a Golden League meet in Rome, is still coping with the freak injury.
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HIGHLIGHT: Emotional moments. We saw Sydney hero Rulon Gardner, crying as he removed his sneakers and left them on the mat -- a traditional signal of retirement -- after winning a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
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New Zealand triathlete Hamish Carter says he felt bulletproof during his gold medal winning performance at the Athens Olympics. The champion says it has been a crazy day in the aftermath of his win, which
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LAY-DOWN rower Sally Robbins ran off in tears after a seething teammate slapped her at a welcome home dinner for Olympians. Witnesses said Victorian Catriona Oliver slapped Robbins three times on the arm at
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Hometown fans are often more tolerant of an athlete whose alleged behavior on or off the field has drawn the ire of others.
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Player fights to save career amid allegations of animal cruelty and illegal betting.
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During a baseball game last June, 12-year-old Steven Domalewskiâs chest was hit by a ball struck with a metal bat, causing his heart to stop. His brain did not receive sufficient oxygen for 15 minutes.
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A Greek athlete loses his medal after testing positive, and a Russian is also reported to have failed a test.
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma Olympic legend spoke out Monday on the controversy surrounding the gold medal won last week by American gymnast Paul Hamm.
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A Kenyan marathon runner was fatally shot with an arrow, the second international athlete to die as Kenya struggles with an explosion of postelection chaos, a sports official and fellow athlete said Tuesday.
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ATHENS, 21 August - Following his apology to the IOC&#39;s Disciplinary Commission, the Greek lifter Leonidas SAMPANIS, bronze medallist in the 62kg category, issued a statement.
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Noah Ngeny, who upset Hicham El Guerrouj to win the 1,500-meter gold medal at the Sydney Olympics, retired because of recurring back and pelvis problems from 2001 car accident in Kenya.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Wouldn&#39;t that have been great? Paul Hamm, the man with the tarnished gold medal in the gymnastics all-around event earlier this week, coming out Sunday night and saying, &quot;The right and honorable
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Devastated by doping, a sport looks to youth to revive its fortunes
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When I compare the current attack of the Olympics with the original Games in ancient Greece, a theme emerges. Back then, athletes were occasionally disemboweled and those who stepped over the line were flogged.
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Even elite athletes find it tough to work out: a new study shows that a surprising number of them suffer from exercise-induced asthma
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - With one gold medal already, he could have packed it in. But it wouldn&#39;t have been right, not after what his teammate accomplished Saturday night.