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.
Kyle Dake finally broke through at age 30 to beat 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion Jordan Burroughs at the U.S. Olympic trials and qualify for the Tokyo Games.
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.
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. Hubbard is among five athletes confirmed on New Zealand’s weightlifting team for the Tokyo Games.
The chief executive of the Tokyo Games says he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year because the coronavirus continues to spread in Japan.
The WNBA announced its draft will be a virtual event this season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The draft will be broadcast without players, fans or media on April 17.