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July 31, 2021 at 4:54 pm

At 46, African skateboarder finally wows mom at Tokyo Games VIEW

The age-range of competitors in skateboarding's Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games is remarkably broad and testifies to the sport’s inclusivity

July 30, 2021 at 11:55 am

As China absorbs Hong Kong, why do both get Olympic teams? VIEW

At the Olympic Games, China gets multiple paths to podiums because it fields multiple teams

FILE – In this July 26, 2021, file photo, Alexis Sablone of the United States smiles during the women’s street skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Games are shaping up as a watershed for LGBTQ Olympians. Openly gay Sablone says â€œitâ€™s about time.â€ (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) OLYAG260 OLYAG260

July 27, 2021 at 2:42 am

‘About time’: LGBTQ Olympic athletes unleash a rainbow wave

A wave of rainbow-colored pride, openness and acceptance is sweeping through Olympic pools, skateparks, halls and fields, with a record number of openly gay competitors...

July 25, 2021 at 9:55 pm

At Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding teens blaze trail for women VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — On the Olympic podium, three teenage girls — 13, 13 and 16 — with weighty gold, silver and bronze medals around their...

Sports

July 24, 2021 at 10:10 pm

A first-ever gold – and a lesson – in Olympic skateboarding VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Had the first-ever Olympic skateboarding champion ridden his board out of the venue where he made history Sunday at the Tokyo Games,...

Sports

July 24, 2021 at 1:20 am

EXPLAINER: Stalefish, nollie and other skateboarding lingo VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — At the Tokyo Olympics, it’s best to distinguish salad grinds from stalefish. Not tasty Japanese delicacies, but choice morsels from the rich...

July 23, 2021 at 6:12 pm

At Tokyo Olympics, a debt to ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘E.T.’ VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Although the name Marty McFly won't be on the start list for the first Olympic skateboarding competition, the “Back to the Future”...

Entertainment

July 1, 2021 at 10:32 am

Skateboarding and the Olympics: New friends, put to the test VIEW

CHELLES, France (AP) — For skateboarding, a sport where the No. 1 rule is that there are no rules, the straight jacket of the Olympic...

June 30, 2021 at 11:20 pm

Rebuilding in COVID’s awful wake: One small step at a time VIEW

PARIS (AP) — The musical notes waft through the apartment window, from the fast-moving fingers of the accordion player serenading restaurant diners below. For years,...

Business

June 26, 2021 at 9:10 am

Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers VIEW

ROME (AP) — Police in riot gear on Saturday blocked streets to try to thwart gay Pride marchers in Istanbul, while thousands turned out joyfully...