Olympics

Hoppel sets national record but doesn’t medal in 800 final

Former Kansas track star Bryce Hoppel became the first American to complete the 800-meter run in less than one minute and 42 seconds on Saturday, but three runners from other nations reached the same milestone. Hoppel's time of 1:41.67 set a national record. However, Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya ...

Former Jayhawk qualifies in discus at Olympics

Alexandra Emilianov of Moldova came in fourth in her qualifying group for discus Friday at the 2024 Olympics in Paris with a distance of 64.33 meters and will advance to the final round on Monday. In Paris, Croatia's Sandra Elkasevic led Emilianov's group with a throw of 65.63 meters. In Group ...

KU luminary Salazar in Colombian squad for Olympics

Kansas Athletics Hall of Famer Liana Salazar is competing with the Colombian national women’s soccer team in Paris, the third time she has participated in an Olympic Games. Salazar did not play for Colombia in its first game of this year's competition, a 3-2 loss to France on Thursday, but ...

Jayhawks will represent countries across five continents at Olympics

Even beyond Stanley Redwine’s own presence at the upcoming Olympics in Paris, a group of athletes whom he coached in college will compete in the colors of their various home countries. Redwine, the longtime KU track and field coach who has aided the development of numerous future Olympians, ...

Mills hopes new book will impart message of unity to ‘seventh generation’

When the United States government established the Red Cloud Agency in 1871, the predecessor of the modern Pine Ridge Reservation, the Oglala Lakota leader Red Cloud wanted one B.B. Mills, a white man, to serve as his agent. The chairman of the Board of Indian Commissioners denied the request, ...

Postponement of Tokyo Olympics impacts KU, local athletes and coaches

Many athletes who were looking forward to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo had mixed feelings when the games were postponed a year, but for swimmer and former Lawrence resident Michael Andrew, the biggest emotion was relief.Andrew, who called Lawrence home from ages 11 to 19, had been training in ...

Clemons in 4×400 final

Rio de Janeiro ? Former Kansas sprinter Kyle Clemons ran the third leg and aided his 4x400-meter relay team to a spot in the Olympic final Friday night inside Olympic Stadium. The Americans finished second overall in the qualifying heats with a time of 2:58.38 and will compete in the event ...