About 100 of the 613 U.S. athletes descending on Tokyo for the Olympics are unvaccinated, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s medical chief just before the Opening Ceremony.
American beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb is out of the Olympics after four positive COVID-19 tests. Tri Bourne will team up with four-time Olympian Jake Gibb.
Stina Blackstenius scored a pair of goals and Sweden once again stunned the United States at the Olympics with a 3-0 victory in the women’s soccer tournament.
Three-quarters of the 613-person U.S. Olympic team competed in the American collegiate system. The USA is dependence on the NCAA and other college programs to bring home medals.
Tobin Heath scored her second goal in as many games and the United States beat Mexico 4-0 in East Hartford, Connecticut, in the American women’s final match before the Olympics.
Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi will try and become the first five-time Olympic gold medalists in women’s basketball as they lead the U.S. team during the Tokyo Games.