CNN Site Map for Section Sports (Articles) for August - 2021
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- 2021-08-31'The possibilities are endless on how fast we can go,' says Paralympian David Brown, the world's fastest blind athlete
- 2021-08-31Paralympian says he had to be pulled through White House kitchen lift because 'they didn't have an elevator'
- 2021-08-30Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win Paralympic gold
- 2021-08-30'It keeps me awake at night': Paralympic gold medalist blinded in Afghanistan questions US' 'war on terror'
- 2021-08-29Jacques Rogge, former IOC president, dies at 79
- 2021-08-29Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley fight: What you need to know
- 2021-08-29Meet the 17-year-old swimmer and TikTok star who just won Paralympic gold
- 2021-08-28How a 'ragtag group' helped evacuate the Afghanistan national women's football team from the country
- 2021-08-28NBA requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for referees and others who work with players
- 2021-08-28Two Afghan athletes arrive from Kabul to Tokyo, International Paralympic Committee confirms
- 2021-08-27Asiya Mohammed overcomes tragedy to become Kenya's first female rower at the Tokyo Paralympics
- 2021-08-27After 'scariest moment of career,' 17-time Paralympic medalist Tatyana McFadden happy to be back
- 2021-08-27'Every risk that I took, it's all worth it': Abbas Karimi fled Afghanistan at age 16, now he's representing the Refugee Paralympic Team at Tokyo 2020
- 2021-08-26From swimming to cycling, Sarah Storey wins 15th Paralympic gold medal
- 2021-08-26Eliud Kipchoge: Can't move forward without embracing technology, says Olympic champion
- 2021-08-26She lost her legs in a terror attack. Now, she's competing in the Paralympics
- 2021-08-25The US Open will offer mental health services to athletes this year
- 2021-08-25Australia's Paige Greco wins first gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as Japan battles Covid increase
- 2021-08-25South Korea Paralympic basketball team inspired by coach who died of cancer
- 2021-08-24'The best of humanity': Paralympic Games officially begin with vibrant Opening Ceremony
- 2021-08-24Former NHL player Jimmy Hayes dies aged 31, months after the birth of his son
- 2021-08-24How does the Paralympic classification system work?
- 2021-08-24The Tokyo Paralympics may see a record-high number of LGBTQ athletes
- 2021-08-24What is RPC? Here's what to know about Russia and the Paralympics
- 2021-08-24Afghanistan flag to feature in Paralympic opening ceremony as a show of 'solidarity'
- 2021-08-23Deaf-blind Paralympic gold medalist heartbroken after pulling out of Tokyo Games because her mom can't be there as personal care assistant
- 2021-08-23He needed 72 operations following motorbike crash, but Paralympian says 'body and mind is stronger than you can imagine'
- 2021-08-23Hall of Fame hockey player Rod Gilbert, also known as 'Mr. Ranger,' has died
- 2021-08-23Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah runs second-fastest women's 100 meters of all time
- 2021-08-22Miguel Cabrera becomes the 28th baseball player to join the 500 home run club
- 2021-08-21'Dying for peace:' Afghanistan's first female Olympian says women will not give up their liberties easily
- 2021-08-20All Blacks cancel fixtures against Australia and South Africa due to Covid-19 travel restrictions
- 2021-08-19Paralympic swimmer Patrick Flanagan 'gutted' after wheelchair was 'broken' on the way to Tokyo
- 2021-08-19Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk auctions Tokyo 2020 silver medal to help eight-month-old get heart surgery
- 2021-08-19Success of Suni Lee, Jay Litherland and Justine Wong-Orantes at Tokyo 2020 reflects long, hard fight for Asian-American athletes
- 2021-08-18Las Vegas Raiders will require fans to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination at home games
- 2021-08-18Paralympics: Afghan turmoil shattering dream of trapped athletes is 'heartbreaking,' says IPC chief
- 2021-08-17Jacksonville Jaguars release Tim Tebow after brief experiment at tight end
- 2021-08-16Tokyo Paralympics will have no spectators, as Covid-19 situation in Japan remains serious
- 2021-08-16Connor Fields says he suffered brain shearing and bleeding after BMX crash
- 2021-08-16Former Rugby World Cup star Toutai Kefu and family attacked in Brisbane home
- 2021-08-16Muhammad Ali's grandson marks professional boxing debut with a victory
- 2021-08-15MLB pitcher Tyler Gilbert throws a no-hitter in his first career big league start
- 2021-08-13Olympic silver medalist Chijindu Ujah provisionally suspended for doping violation
- 2021-08-13Olympics to replace Japanese athlete's gold medal after mayor bites into it
- 2021-08-12An Olympian got lost, nearly missed his race, and won gold. Now he's tracked down the volunteer who helped him out
- 2021-08-12These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020
- 2021-08-12Australian Olympians forced to undergo 'double quarantine' of almost a month on return home
- 2021-08-11Barbie condemned after releasing 'inclusive' Tokyo Olympics collection without visible Asian representation
- 2021-08-11Neeraj Chopra's javelin victory delivers India its first Olympic gold medal in track and field
- 2021-08-10Former New Zealand Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore dies aged 24
- 2021-08-10India just had its best ever Olympics. Many hope its success will usher in a new era of Indian sport
- 2021-08-10Ravens QB Lamar Jackson noncommittal about Covid-19 vaccine after contracting virus twice
- 2021-08-10Team USA wins gold in men's basketball for the fourth Olympics in a row
- 2021-08-09Colorado Rockies backtrack and say fan did not yell racial slurs at Sunday's game
- 2021-08-09Paris 2024 takes up Olympic baton as organizers say 'we'll be able to breathe'
- 2021-08-09Closing ceremony wraps Tokyo 2020 after Team USA tops medal table
- 2021-08-09'We're not satisfied yet': World No. 1 men's beach volleyball duo on rising through the ranks ahead of Tokyo 2020
- 2021-08-08NBA Wizards-Pacers Summer League game postponed due to Covid-19 health and safety protocols
- 2021-08-08Eliud Kipchoge is the 'greatest of all time ... in any sport,' says leading performance coach
- 2021-08-08Bobby Bowden, legendary Florida State University football coach, dies at 91
- 2021-08-08What's next for gymnastics great Simone Biles after Tokyo?
- 2021-08-08Athletes enter 'Faustian bargain' over track and shoe tech developments
- 2021-08-07Jessica Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen's daughter, wins silver medal in equestrian team jumping final
- 2021-08-07Allyson Felix becomes most decorated US track and field athlete in Olympics history
- 2021-08-07Kim Raisner: Germany's modern pentathlon coach disqualified from Olympics for hitting horse
- 2021-08-07Ponytails and smiles: Pervasive language keeps sexism in Olympic sport at play
- 2021-08-06Quinn: First out trans Olympian isn't just thinking about medals at Tokyo 2020 -- 'The fight isn't close to over'
- 2021-08-06Heat, humidity and another tropical storm are expected for the end of the Olympics
- 2021-08-06'Don't let anybody stop you, get out there and prove people wrong': 13-year-old bronze medalist Sky Brown on empowering a new generation of skateboarders
- 2021-08-06Janja Garnbret becomes first woman to win a climbing gold medal at the Olympics
- 2021-08-06Valentino Rossi calls time on MotoGP, looks to cars
- 2021-08-06Belarusian Olympic officials who allegedly tried to force sprinter onto plane stripped of accreditation
- 2021-08-06'I think we represent the hope of so many girls from the country': Team Jamaica's stellar sprinters on inspiring the younger generation at Tokyo 2020
- 2021-08-06Why Olympic divers take showers -- and use those tiny towels -- between dives
- 2021-08-05Alberto Ginés wins first Olympic climbing gold in Tokyo
- 2021-08-05Carl Lewis: US men's 4x100m relay fail is a 'total embarrassment,' says US sprint great
- 2021-08-05Simone Biles thanks Japanese gym where she secretly trained to regain her Olympic form
- 2021-08-05The youngest and oldest Olympic athletes ever -- and at Tokyo 2020
- 2021-08-04Some skateboarders don't want to see their sport in the Olympics. Here's why others say it's a positive step
- 2021-08-04Olympic sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya lands in Warsaw after refusing to fly back to Belarus
- 2021-08-04Here's who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday
- 2021-08-04Race Imboden: What US Olympic fencer's black X symbol on his hand means
- 2021-08-04Australian Olympians showed 'unacceptable' behavior on flight home
- 2021-08-04Damian Warner: Three-time Olympian says Tokyo 2020 is the 'hottest' Games' he's competed in
- 2021-08-04Simone Biles reveals her aunt unexpectedly died during the Olympics
- 2021-08-04Chinese badminton player's cursing at Tokyo 2020 riles South Koreans
- 2021-08-04International Olympic Committee suspends its action on Raven Saunders' podium protest after her mother's death
- 2021-08-03Here's who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday
- 2021-08-03Karsten Warholm wins 'best race in Olympic history' as he breaks 400m hurdles world record
- 2021-08-03'I'm just here to represent,' says US athlete Gwen Berry after raising her fist at Tokyo 2020
- 2021-08-03Guan Chenchen wins balance beam gold at the Tokyo Olympics as Simone Biles claims bronze
- 2021-08-03Danish cyclist crashes into GB rider during team pursuit
- 2021-08-03Jade Carey: Gold medal winner says Simone Biles told her to go and 'kill floor'
- 2021-08-03How misogynoir is oppressing Black women athletes
- 2021-08-03Raven Saunders' X podium protest: What it means and why the IOC is investigating
- 2021-08-03Poland grants humanitarian visa to Belarusian Olympic sprinter who refused to board flight home
- 2021-08-02The words you'll need to know to watch these new Olympic sports this week
- 2021-08-02Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard becomes first ​out transgender woman to compete at the Olympics, fails to register a lift
- 2021-08-02Here's who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday
- 2021-08-02Simone Biles: US gymnast to take part in Tuesday's balance beam final at Tokyo 2020
- 2021-08-02Olympic diving champion Tom Daley says he was knitting a dog sweater during women's final
- 2021-08-02Megan Rapinoe: 'It sucks,' says forward as USWNT beaten by Canada in semifinals at Tokyo 2020
- 2021-08-02Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim share Olympic gold in emotional high jump final
- 2021-08-02Katie Ledecky says she 'never would have imagined' her Olympic swimming success
- 2021-08-02How much are Olympic medals worth?
- 2021-08-02Why the Refugee Olympic Team feels more relevant than ever: 'We've all lived through collective exile'
- 2021-08-01Belarusian sprinter says she is being forcibly removed from the Olympics and sent home
- 2021-08-01Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins historic 100m gold at the Tokyo Olympics
- 2021-08-01Japanese swimmer hopes gold medal rush can help heal divided nation
- 2021-08-01Caeleb Dressel, Bobby Finke are part of a winning Sunday for Team USA men's swimming at the Olympics
- 2021-08-01Katie Ledecky inspired to 'put a smile on someone's face' as she takes 1500m gold at the Tokyo Olympics
