Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu was named athlete of the year by the British Olympic Association on Saturday, a year after she overturned the organization’s ban for a doping violation.
The 24-year-old Londoner beat favourite Sanya Richards at August’s Beijing Games to become Britain’s first ever female Olympic gold medallist over 400 metres.
Ohuruogu was banned for 12 [...]
The US Olympic Gymnastics Selection Committee announced the six-woman team that will represent the United States in next month’s Summer Games in Beijing.
There was little surprise (thank goodness!) when Marta Karolyi added Alicia Sacramone, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, and Bridget Sloan to the American roster.
Last month’s US Olympic Trials winner, Shawn Johnson, and runner-up, Nastia Luikin, received automatic berths to the American team following their 1-2 finish.
The seasoned American squad are the medal favorites to bring home the Team Gold.