The race got off on the wrong foot, with a boat in the way, causing a restart of the competitors. It was a three-man race for the gold, with Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt pulling off the upset. He ...

Through the Tokyo heat, over the course of an hour and change, Team USA's Allysa Seely defended her gold medal at the women's PTS2 triathlon Paralympic final. She was victorious in this event five ...

TOKYO – A former Navy lieutenant who lost his eyesight after stepping on an improvised bomb in Afghanistan won a gold medal for Team USA in the Paralympic triathlon Saturday. Bradley Snyder, 37, of ...

It was a year of firsts at the Games. Flora Duffy won Bermuda’s first-ever gold medal. Great Britain won the inaugural mixed relay event. Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt won the men’s race.

GENEVA, Ill. (WLS) -- Local athletes competing in the Summer Games include a Geneva native who beat cancer. Kevin McDowell finished sixth in the triathlon -- the best-ever showing for a U.S. male.

Eastern Washington will be well-represented at the Paralympics this year from the medical tent. Tokyo won’t be Dr. Doug Hiller’s first Olympics, or even his first Paralympic games as a medical ...

Three-time Paralympian Melissa Stockwell is undecided about her future for perhaps the first time in her life. Melissa Stockwell has a reminder for anyone going on a bike ride. “Trees are hard. I ...

Deb Erdley Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 12:01 a.m. | Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 12:01 a.m. Eric McElvenny never shied away from a challenge. This week, the 38-year-old Bethel Park father of three will face a ...

The Tokyo Olympics are officially over as Sunday's closing ceremony marked the formal end and handed off to Paris for 2024. (If you missed it, you can watch Sunday night on NBC at 8 p.m. ET. August 8, ...

The race got off on the wrong foot, with a boat in the way, causing a restart of the competitors. It was a three-man race for the gold, with Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt pulling off the upset. He ...