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USA Team Handball Hosts Virtual Tryout For Women's National Team

USA Team Handball Hosts Virtual Tryout For Women's National Team

A free Virtual Tryout for a chance to be chosen for an Olympic team? Yeah, it's a reality. USA Team Handball has teamed up with athlete exposure platform GMTM to launch the first step of their...

ByScotty Jenkins | Sun Nov 07 2021
Olympic Sports Explained: What is Team Handball?

Olympic Sports Explained: What is Team Handball?

Before GMTM helped USA Team Handball host their Women’s National Team Virtual Tryout [https://gmtm.com/virtuals/64/usa-team-handball] this, I only knew three things about the sport: * It was easily...

ByScotty Jenkins | Sat May 29 2021
2021 Tokyo Olympics: The Most Asked Questions Before This Summer's Opening Ceremonies

2021 Tokyo Olympics: The Most Asked Questions Before This Summer's Opening Ceremonies

The 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan are one of the most-highly anticipated sporting events of the 21st century. Due in part to the fact that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad will be...

ByScotty Jenkins | Thu Jun 24 2021
Tokyo 2021: How Basketball In The Olympics Differs From The NBA

Tokyo 2021: How Basketball In The Olympics Differs From The NBA

Basketball in the Olympics follows the FIBA International rules, rather than the NBA rules that American fans are more used to. FIBA is the International Basketball Federation and oversees...

ByScotty Jenkins | Tue Jun 29 2021
Basketball 3x3: How The New Event In The Summer Olympics Works

Basketball 3x3: How The New Event In The Summer Olympics Works

Fifteen new events are set to make an appearance at the Summer Olympics in 2021, many of which are versions of some of the world's most popular sports. Some of which will be reflective of activities...

ByScotty Jenkins | Mon Jun 07 2021
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Ten Youngest American Olympians To Watch At Tokyo 2020

Ten Youngest American Olympians To Watch At Tokyo 2020

With the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics right around the corner, it’s time to start narrowing down your list of athletes and events to watch. This year, the U.S. team is anticipating on sending around...

ByScotty Jenkins | Sun Jun 27 2021
Men's Olympic Basketball: GROUP A Breakdown & Favorites

Men's Olympic Basketball: GROUP A Breakdown & Favorites

The Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament features many big names, intriguing matchups, and endless possibilities as the group stage of the tournament that is set to begin on July 25th, 2021, inches...

ByMitch Hill | Wed Jun 30 2021
Men's Olympic Basketball: GROUP B Breakdown & Favorites

Men's Olympic Basketball: GROUP B Breakdown & Favorites

Group B of the Men’s Olympic basketball tournament features many what if scenarios. With two of the spots in Group B still up for grabs, the teams that win their respective qualifiers may have a...

ByMitch Hill | Wed Jun 30 2021
Five Sports We'd Like To See Added To The Olympics & Why

Five Sports We'd Like To See Added To The Olympics & Why

When it comes to qualifying for the Olympics, most people think about the athletes who compete their hearts out for a chance to play on the world’s biggest athletic stage. But it’s not just athletes...

ByScotty Jenkins | Wed Jul 14 2021
Men's Olympic Basketball: GROUP C Breakdown & Favorites

Men's Olympic Basketball: GROUP C Breakdown & Favorites

Group C in the Men’s Olympic Basketball tournament will be high scoring and arguably is the most talented group in the Olympic Games. This group features podium favorites Argentina and Spain. Japan...

ByMitch Hill | Wed Jun 30 2021
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Tokyo Olympics: The Three Biggest Threats to Team USA Men's Basketball

Tokyo Olympics: The Three Biggest Threats to Team USA Men's Basketball

For the first time since the 2004 debacle in Athens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtopNCH5-qY], USA Men's Basketball faces real concerns about their place as the world's premier basketball nation....

ByBryan Armetta | Tue Jun 29 2021
GMTM Athletes of the Week - Olympics Edition

GMTM Athletes of the Week - Olympics Edition

With over 30 Virtual Events happening live on GMTM right now, athletes from all over the world are leveraging their talent and finding opportunities easier than ever. From volleyball to bobsledding...

ByNisshanth Perumalsamy | Sun Jul 25 2021
Norway's Olympic Beach Handball Team fined for 'not wearing bikini bottoms'

Norway's Olympic Beach Handball Team fined for 'not wearing bikini bottoms'

This just in, Norway’s Women's Beach Handball team has been threatened with by Olympic officials for choosing to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms. Is this a punishment that the team and fans...

ByGrace White | Fri Jul 23 2021
Can College Athletes Compete in the Olympics?

Can College Athletes Compete in the Olympics?

The Tokyo summer Olympics are right around the corner. It's the arena for the best athletes in the world. The question stands: Does that include NCAA athletes? The answer is, yes! In fact, many...

ByLily Ford | Thu Jul 29 2021
Meet the USA Volleyball Team’s Outside Hitter

Meet the USA Volleyball Team’s Outside Hitter

As the USA's women’s indoor volleyball team continues to dominate the Tokyo Olympics, more experts are guaranteeing they are a shoe-in for the gold medal. The team’s starting lineup includes four...

ByGrace White | Wed Aug 04 2021
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Simone Biles withdraws from individual all-around final at Tokyo Olympics

Simone Biles withdraws from individual all-around final at Tokyo Olympics

Coming from a growing brain/mental health enthusiast, I can only imagine just how hard it would be to miss out on any athletic competition, let alone the Olympics. Plus it isn’t just that it was at...

ByGrace White | Sun Aug 01 2021
Coronavirus & The Tokyo Olympics

Coronavirus & The Tokyo Olympics

As I hear coronavirus cases keep increasing at the Tokyo Olympics, I feel like this is a topic that needs to be talked about. I hear that since Wednesday, July 28th, twenty-four people linked to the...

ByGrace White | Thu Jul 29 2021
Which universities have the most athletes in the Tokyo Olympics?

Which universities have the most athletes in the Tokyo Olympics?

Over 75% of the entire 2020 Team USA Olympic roster participated in some level of college sports. This should not be too much of a surprise given that most professional athletes in America go through...

ByAria Modirmassihai | Wed Aug 04 2021
Collegiate Softball: Why These Young Women Give it Their All

Collegiate Softball: Why These Young Women Give it Their All

From Junior College to Divison I, every softball player plays in their college years as if it will be their last time playing. In most cases, this is true. College softball is the last opportunity...

ByAlexis Peltzer-Harding | Sun Apr 17 2022