Tag: triathlon
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Air Academy’s Lauren Myers overcomes injuries, signs with South Dakota; 20 Kadets to pursue athletics in college
Injuries plagued Lauren Myers for much of her cross country and track and field career. And those injuries created a path that led to the Air Academy senior signing at an NCAA Division I program. Myers was one of 20 Air Academy athletes who celebrated their college signings Wednesday. The senior will attend the University…
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American triathlon athletes record first 1-2 finish
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON — Gwen Jorgensen and Sarah Groff secured the gold and silver medals at the ITU London stop on Saturday, the first 1-2 finish by American women since the World Triathlon Series was launched in…
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American triathlon athletes record first 1-2 finish
LONDON — Gwen Jorgensen and Sarah Groff secured the gold and silver medals at the ITU London stop on Saturday, the first 1-2 finish by American women since the World Triathlon Series was launched in 2009. Jorgensen is now ranked No. 1 in the world, and Groff moves to third. This is the best finish…
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Kemper bounces back from horrific injury to qualify for fourth Olympics
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s a bit gruesome to watch, but triathlete Hunter Kemper readily provides instructions to view a bike race accident that resulted in an elbow bone protruding from his skin. He doesn’t warn you the video…
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Kemper bounces back from horrific injury to qualify for fourth Olympics
It’s a bit gruesome to watch, but triathlete Hunter Kemper readily provides instructions to view a bike race accident that resulted in an elbow bone protruding from his skin. He doesn’t warn you the video isn’t for the squeamish, he just instructs you to go to YouTube and search “Hunter Kemper Myrtle Beach Bike Crash.”…
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Triathlete battles Hodgkin’s lymphoma, eyes 2016 Olympics
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There were days late last year when Kevin McDowell thought he was fine to train like he usually did, when he was one of the up-and-comers in the USA Triathlon ranks. Then the effects of…
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Triathlete battles Hodgkin’s lymphoma, eyes 2016 Olympics
There were days late last year when Kevin McDowell thought he was fine to train like he usually did, when he was one of the up-and-comers in the USA Triathlon ranks. Then the effects of the 12 chemotherapy treatments he underwent from mid-March to Aug. 22 to battle Hodgkin’s lymphoma would stop him cold. “At…
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UPDATE: Doping charges leveled against Lance Armstrong – again
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency brought formal doping charges against former cyclist Lance Armstrong in an action that could cost him his seven Tour de France titles, according to a letter sent to Armstrong and several…
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UPDATE: Doping charges leveled against Lance Armstrong – again
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency brought formal doping charges against former cyclist Lance Armstrong in an action that could cost him his seven Tour de France titles, according to a letter sent to Armstrong and several others Tuesday. As a result of the formal charges, Armstrong has been immediately banned from competition in triathlons, a sport…