KEN MAGUIRE
FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 file photo, Belgium's Pieter Timmers holds up his silver medal after the men's 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Belgian swimmer Pieter Timmers had planned to retire after Tokyo last summer. He's decided to stick to his timeline rather than disrupt his family's plans. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file)
Some athletes shelving Olympic bids amid delayed Tokyo Games

By Ken Maguire Jan. 21, 2021 11:26 AM EST
Driving to Dublin — it’s, well, a long way from Tipperary. Too long for Dean

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 file photo, The Golden State Warriors first round draft pick, Ike Diogu from Arizona State, poses for the team photographer at Media Day at their headquarters in downtown Oakland, Calif. USA. The 2005 NBA Draft had its share of international players, but Ike Diogu was the lone Nigerian-American, but now fifteen years later, Nigerians are setting records. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas, File)
Former NBA lottery pick saw wave of Nigerian players coming

By Ken Maguire Nov. 27, 2020 08:09 AM EST
Fifteen years after Ike Diogu was a first-round NBA draft pick, Nigerians are

In this image issued by London Marathon Events, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge registers at the official hotel and biosecure bubble in London, Monday Sept. 28, 2020, ahead of the elite-only 2020 London Marathon on Sunday Oct. 4. The 40th Race will take place on a closed-loop circuit around St James's Park in central London. (Bob Martin/London Marathon Events via AP)
Elite women cite training limits in London Marathon buildup

By Ken Maguire Oct. 01, 2020 11:55 AM EDT
Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei isn't expecting to lower her world record in Sunday

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 24, 2020 file photo, a man is seen through the Olympic rings in front of the New National Stadium in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics was tantalizingly close for many European boxers until the qualifying tournament in London was suspended because of the coronavirus outbreak. The delay due to the pandemic has forced many Olympic hopefuls to wait it out. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Some Olympic boxing hopefuls needed only one more day

By Ken Maguire Apr. 24, 2020 07:30 AM EDT
With tears in her eyes, Nadine Apetz asked herself “why not one more day?”