Australian runner Jaryd Clifford stripped of bronze medal, disqualified after T13 5000m final
An Australian Paralympian was disqualified and stripped of his bronze medal for breaking a “ground rules” during a race on Saturday, inches from the finish line. Jarryd Clifford, who is legally blind, was “disappointed” after officials decided he and his guide Matt Clarke were not tethered when they crossed the finish line in the men's […]
Maryland governor admits to falsely claiming Bronze Star medal
Maryland Governor Wes Moore falsely claimed to have received a Bronze Star medal early in his political career, according to a report. The specter of stolen honor has been hovering over the Democratic governor's head ever since two television interviewers introduced the politician as a Bronze Star Medal recipient during the 2022 gubernatorial race. Moore […]
Maryland Gov. Moore calls stolen valor over Bronze Star an ‘honest mistake,’ deflects blame
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (Democrat) is facing a defamation lawsuit for allegedly failing to correct the record that he received a Bronze Star while serving in the U.S. Army when in fact he did not. a The New York Times According to the report released Thursday, in 2006, Moore, then 27, claimed in his application […]
Wes Moore apologizes for ‘honest mistake’ in claiming a Bronze Star
Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) has apologized for mistakenly listing himself as a Bronze Star recipient on an application he submitted to the White House more than a decade ago. Moore, a rising Democratic star, served in the Army Reserves from 1996 to 2014. He deployed to Afghanistan from August 2005 to March 2006. He […]
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore falsely claimed to be a Bronze Star recipient on WH fellowship application
Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday maintained that it was an “honest mistake” to falsely state on his 2006 White House Fellowship application that he was a recipient of the prestigious Bronze Star Award. Moore, who was 27 when he applied for the White House job, blamed his Army superiors for making false statements […]
Bronze statue of Georgia Congressman John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument
A giant bronze statue of the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis has been installed in Decatur, Georgia, where a Confederate monument was removed in 2020. The Confederate monument is a stone obelisk erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908. It has become the subject of protests against police brutality following […]
Newly-awarded bronze medalist Ana Bărbosu sympathizes with American Jordan Chiles after medal ruling
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbos won the bronze medal on Friday, officially taking third place in the women’s floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics after a lengthy deliberation. She received her medal nearly two weeks after it was stripped from her at the stadium and she burst into tears. Eleven days ago, when the gymnastics […]
Jordan Chiles breaks silence after Olympic bronze medal ruling: ‘This decision feels unjust’
U.S. team gymnastics star Jordan Chiles has broken her silence after learning she may have to give up the bronze medal she won after placing third on the floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics. There has been huge debate over whether Childs’ score of 13.766 should stand, and the 23-year-old has now spoken out […]
Jordan Chiles says ‘unjust’ stripping of Olympic bronze has led to racist abuse | Gymnastics
Jordan Childs said she was “heartbroken” by the decision to strip her Olympic bronze medal and said she had been subjected to racist slurs on social media. At the Paris Olympics, a US gymnast was initially awarded the bronze medal in the floor exercise after her appeal against the judges’ scoring method was upheld, moving […]
Jordan Chiles breaks silence on Olympic bronze medal controversy
US gymnast Jordan Childs says she is overwhelmed by the “love” and support she has received following the controversial furore over the bronze medal she won at the Paris Olympics earlier this month. The 23-year-old gymnast said she will “do everything in our power to ensure that justice is done” in a statement shared on […]