Olympics
Poor Siene River water quality led Olympic organizers to postpone the men’s triathlon, which was slated to include swimming in the river.
July 29, 2024
California
The Malibu Triathlon faces cancellation due to a flooded underpass that’s now home to the tidewater goby and a law requiring 32 days’ notice of a race route.
Sept. 20, 2023
Endangered fish threatened to derail the Malibu Triathlon, but the City Council approved a permit for a new, shorter route for the charity event.
Sept. 26, 2023
A healthy Colleen Quigley will return to the steeplechase at the U.S. track and field championships next month. Then she’ll plunge into triathlon training.
June 22, 2023
Gia Pergolini defended her Tokyo gold medal in the S13 women’s 100m backstroke, becoming the first American to win gold at the Paris Paralympics.
Sept. 1, 2024
The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete.
Aug. 27, 2024
The Paris Paralympics flame has been lit in the British village of Stoke Mandeville, widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
Aug. 25, 2024
Sports
With the help of a network of sighted guides, Tony Duenas, 53, found fitness and freedom through endurance athletics after losing his eyesight in 2009.
Jan. 18, 2021
Many of the Olympic triathletes who swam in the Seine River this week say the current was a much bigger problem than any pollution they encountered.
Aug. 4, 2024
After extensive concerns about the notoriously dirty Seine River’s water quality, triathletes swam through it on Wednesday at the Paris Olympic Games.
July 31, 2024