Lafayette's Mondo Duplantis got the gold medal in the Paris Olympics in pole vaulting. He and other medal winners also get a secret gold box. We know what it is now.
Richardson recently won the 100-meter World Championship title with a time of 10.65 seconds which was a personal best for her. She is now a major contender for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. But Sha'Carri still had more to do in 2023, as she has now won the USATF Jackie Joyner-Kersee Athlete of the Year.
Are those Olympic athletes trying to make a fashion statement or is there another reason why they are wearing tape on their faces at the Beijing Games?
It seems that China will stop at (almost) nothing to win an Olympic competition. Watch the video as a Chinese skater slides a marker into her Canadian opponent.
The children of a lot of famous athletes have elected to attend and compete at LSU, but did you know about US Olympic Gymnast and Medalist Mary Lou Retton's daughter went to and competed for LSU Baton Rouge?
The New Iberia native and Louisiana Ragin' Cajun alum opened up about coming up short in the Olympics Pole Vault final while dealing with a partially torn Achilles tendon.
Professional pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana. Why does the Olympic Gold medalist compete for Sweden? A number of reasons.