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Kentaro Kobayashi, director for the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Tokyo, has been fired for a Holocaust joke he made over two decades ago, The Daily Beast reports. Olympic Organizing Committee president Seiko Hashimoto confirmed his dismissal in a press conference Thursday, saying the commission was made aware of the resurfaced video containing the joke two […]
Ahead of the launch of a full collection later this month, Kith has kicked off a new campaign featuring a number of decorated Team USA gold medalists. The campaign, the first-released image of which features Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor, will debut over six days starting on July 24. The campaign will be unveiled on […]
Olympic athletes will spend their nights on cardboard beds in an effort to discourage casual sex during next week’s contentious Olympic games. As reported by Dezeen, the bizarre decision by Olympic officials–who are already dealing with two COVID-19 outbreaks within the Olympic Village–was made in hopes that it will discourage “intimacy among athletes,” American distance runner Paul […]
One week ahead of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 has been found in the Olympic Village. The Associated Press reports that the person, who is identified as “games-concerned personnel,” tested positive Friday and was placed in a 14-day quarantine. “In the current situation, that positive cases arise is something […]
We’re a week away from the 2020 Summer Olympics kicking off in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, July 23, so we wouldn’t be surprised if you were getting your Olympics-themed collectibles and gear ready to support your favorites. Some might even be in the mood for a bit of nostalgia; take it back all the way […]
Diddy has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the 30-day suspension of Sha’Carri Richardson, who will not be competing in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for THC. In his first statement, shared to both Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday, Diddy said his heart was broken for Richardson, whose lifelong dream had been “stripped away […]
On Tuesday, USA Track and Field shared that Sha’Carri Richardson was not selected for the Women’s 4×100 relay team. As a result, she will not be participating in the Tokyo Olympic games later this summer. The news comes on the heels of Richardson being disqualified from the 100-meter race after the USA Track & Field detected a chemical found in marijuana during […]
Some of entertainment’s biggest stars are showing solidarity with Sha’Carri Richardson. Earlier this week, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced it had suspended the Team USA sprinter for one month after she tested positive for THC. The ruling meant Richardson would be prohibited from competing in the Olympics’ 100-meter dash, an event she completely dominated during last month’s trials. […]
Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic dreams may be in jeopardy. According Jamaica Gleaner, the 21-year-old sprinter tested positive for a prohibited substance during last month’s US Olympic Trials, where she ultimately secured a spot on Team USA. It’s unclear what substance Richardson allegedly consumed, but the outlet points out the infringement could result in a one- to three-month […]
Other fighters merely adopt taekwondo; Skylar Park was born in it, moulded by it. And that’s not even hyperbole. “From the very beginning, I was crawling on the mats… I first put on pads and stepped into the ring for competition at two years old,” the 22-year-old tells Complex. The Winnipeg native was born into […]
