IOC’s push for regional bids prompts Nevada group to consider hosting events in Southern Nevada to improve chances of landing games as soon as 2026.
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In a cheerful Tuesday ceremony, Henderson celebrated Connor Fields, its resident Olympic gold medalist and bicycle motocross racer, presenting him with a key to the city.
Olympic champion and American swimmer Cody Miller is taking a victory lap. At the 2016 Rio Games the Las Vegas local won bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke and helped the U.S. clinch gold and set an Olympic record in the 4×100-meter medley relay.
After the second day of the Olympics, Michael Phelps waltzed up to the starting blocks and revealed dark purple spots on his shoulders.
Ten-year-old Ferious Nieves was among 100 children of Nellis airmen who participated in the USA Basketball Hoops for Troops clinic at the base’s 3-month-old Warrior Fitness Center. “It was fun,” said Nieves, the son of Tech. Sgt. Jason Nieves. Legendary NBA coach Lenny Wilkens said the program “shows young people we have a lot of interest in them.”