Baylor has 2 athletes competing.

Trayvon Bromell - favored to win 100M
KC Lightfoot - Pole Vault

I never cheer against the USA, but some of these woke players needed a slice of humble pie.

This aged well.😀 pic.twitter.com/cgdE0PJMwy

— Andy Wilson (@Andy_Wilson68) July 21, 2021

https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/trayvon-bromell-sprinter-bolt-believer

When Trayvon Bromell says he wants to be an Olympic champ, nobody laughs anymore.
Born in a part of south Florida where violence and poverty rage, his best friend ended up in prison, and he says that he's scarred from the things he's seen. The American is clear in his belief that track athletics saved his life.
As a kid they laughed at him when he said that one day he'd be Olympic champion, now Bromell is the fastest man in the world (9.77 seconds for 100m in 2021) and Usain Bolt says he's "one to watch" with the 100m at the Tokyo Games set for 1 August.
Bromell raced Bolt in the Jamaican's last ever Olympic race, and while Bolt blazed to immortality, Bromell was taken away in a wheelchair.
Their 2016 head-to-head came in the final leg of the 4x100 relay in Rio and, typically, Bromell left it all on the track, practically throwing his body over the line, crashing to the ground to help the USA finish third.
Only after he left the track did he find out that his team was disqualified for an illegal baton pass. Just turned 21, it was devastation for Trayvon.
The latest knock in a life of hard knocks, and what was to come next was worse, with injuries and surgeries nearly crushing his dreams.

Quote:

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"Help someone see that you are just like them and they can make it. Life is not easy, battles won't get easier. But with God, we can win together." - Trayvon Bromell

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Faith and patience have brought Bromell back from the brink, now he says he's out to become an icon like Bolt and inspire the people who come from where he comes from.
"I always wanted to help people, but never knew how I could! I'm from the south side of St.Pete Fl. Where life is hard, and no room for dreams," the soon-to-be 26-year-old said on Instagram.

Wil London III is also on the track team. Brittany Griner, Ekpe Udoh (Nigerian basketball) and John Peers (Aussie tennis) are other former Bears in this Olympics.

GB, let us know when 100m and pole vault scheduled, thanks in advance.

Men's 100M
Preliminary 7/31
Semi-finals and Final - 8/1

Pole Vault
Prelim - 7/31
Final - 8/3

Thanks Jack.

Not the Olympics but still pretty cool...

https://nypost.com/2021/07/24/team-usa-makes-the-wrong-kind-of-olympic-history/

Golfers Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm out of Olympics after positive COVID-19 tests (espn.com)

Where in the world is Rahm hanging out these days?

Softball:

US vs. Japan in Gold Medal match on Tuesday.

Bromell sneaks into the next round. Almost eliminated with slow start.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2020-ath-bromell-idUSKBN2F10F4

WacoKelly83 said:

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Bromell sneaks into the next round. Almost eliminated with slow start.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2020-ath-bromell-idUSKBN2F10F4

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Ouch!!

The semi-finals and finals both take place on Sunday evening, local time, in Tokyo.

Bromell fails to advance to 100m finals. Finished 3rd in his heat with a 10.00 time. Not good enough to reach the final.

U.S. Olympic Trials 100m champion and possible gold medal favorite Trayvon Bromell has been eliminated in the semifinals.

A remarkable comeback story, that includes two Achilles surgeries in five years, comes up short for another Olympic final appearance. #TokyoOlympics

— Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavez) August 1, 2021

https://nypost.com/2021/08/01/trayvon-bromell-fails-to-make-100m-final-in-olympics-shocker/

I find the lack of TV coverage of the TRUE Olympic sports disturbing. They would rather cover badminton and bmx crap than higher, faster, stronger stuff. NBC sucks ass.

Are you only watching NBC? There are about ten channels to cover all the sports. I love being able to see every heat and every attempt of track and field.

Usain Bolt made it look far too easy.

100m Finals:

What happened to Trayvon?
Why was he not running well?
Missed the final. Extremely disappointing.

He still is scheduled to race the 4x100 relay later this week.

Pale Rider said:

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What happened to Trayvon?
Why was he not running well?
Missed the final. Extremely disappointing.

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My guess is his training didn't lead to a peak in Tokyo or else it is mental.

I don't usually root against any US competitors but was kinda glad the #2 women's beach volleyball team lost. They incorporate hitting the ball over on the second hit as an offensive tactic. When I was playing beach volleyball that was considered a cheap shot and we apologized for it. Sure didn't hurt that the the Canadian women that beat them are pretty darned hot.

KC Lightfoot competes in Pole Vault finals Tuesday night Tokyo time (appx 5AM Texas time).

There are 14 competitors in the finals.

KC finished tied for fourth.

Women's 400M Hurdles:
Gold: Sydney McLaughlin - WORLD RECORD!!!
Silver: Dahlia Muhammad


I predict we win the women's 4x400 relay by at least 5 seconds.

What a great race! Muhammad also broke the previous. world record.

LEGENDS. 🇺🇸#TokyoOlympics x @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/ZhzGcZ32dp

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2021

Men's Basketball:

Semis:
USA vs. Australia
Slovenia vs. France

Women's Basketball:
USA vs. Australia in Quarters

Jack Bauer said:

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LEGENDS. 🇺🇸#TokyoOlympics x @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/ZhzGcZ32dp

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2021

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Absolutely beautiful and amazing.

Will KC Lightfoot be returning for this Senior year at Baylor?

Midnight Rider said:

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Will KC Lightfoot be returning for this Senior year at Baylor?

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He turned pro in March as a sophomore.

It lived up to the hype!

An intense men's 200m final ends with Andre De Grasse taking the GOLD. 🥇#TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/xBohSMgDSL

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2021

Ugh!!!

Men finish 6th in 4x100M relay (with Trayvon Bromell) in semis and will miss the finals.

What the ****?

THE SPEED.

China, Canada, and Italy are through to the final in men's 4x100m relay. #TokyoOlympics

📺 NBC
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📱 NBC Sports App pic.twitter.com/ySSLDV0Pis

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 5, 2021