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This article from Sports Illustrated highlights three individuals who have achieved notable accomplishments in their respective sports. Vitor Geromel, a senior forward at Maize South High, scored crucial goals to lead his team to a state title and set records for goals in the state of Kansas. CJ Nickolas won gold in the men's 80 kg taekwondo event at the Pan American Games and is ranked as the world No. 2 in his weight class. Emily Wisniewski, a junior at Crescent Valley High, set a state record in the 5,000-meter event and won her third consecutive girls 5A state title in cross-country. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against U.S. Olympic taekwondo athlete Steven Lopez and his brother and U.S. taekwondo coach Jean. Topics include the plaintiffs' claims that the brothers used their influence and power enhanced by the sport's code of obedience to sexually abuse women and underage girls, and the U.S. Center for SafeSport's ruling that Jean was guilty of sexual misconduct and permanently ineligible for involvement with the U.S. Olympics and Paralympics.

Previews events that will make their debut at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Synchronized diving; Tae kwon do; Trampoline; Women's hammer throw.

Profiles Elizabeth Evans, a taekwondo competitor. History of the sport; Her history in the sport; Her plans for the future; Her tips for practicing moves. INSETS: Equipment;Lingo.

This article discusses the efforts of David Rivenes to promote surfing, luge, tae kwan do and age-group wrestling in Montana. Rivenes introduced a surfboard championship in Miles City. He expressed optimism for the adoption of the sport. In addition, Rivenes hopes to improve the interest of people in tae kwan do and attract participants in the national championship.

The article discusses how badminton and taekwondo will debut as sports at the 2021 Summer Paralympics games in Tokyo, Japan, and it mentions how the 14 badminton events at the 2021 games and the three weight classes per gender in the taekwondo competition.

Focuses on United States taekwondo champion Steven Lopez. Biographical information; Success experienced at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, where he won the first gold medal awarded in that sport in Olympic competition; Outlook for the sport and Lopez's role in it.

The article presents sports news briefs as of April 21, 2014. Junior right-handed pitcher Mike Delio threw a perfect game for his pitching debut for the varsity baseball team at Carle Place High School in Westbury, New York. Senior Desiree Freier at Northwest High School in Justin, Texas broke the national pole vault record by half an inch. Brandon Ivey of Ashburn, Virginia became the first U.S. male to win the junior Taekwondo world championship.

The article features young athlete, Markus Bagley of Avenel, New Jersey. At the 2008 AAU Northern Indoor National Championships for track and field in February 2008 he set the meet's 400-meter record in the Primary division with a time of one minute, 17.03 seconds in the preliminaries and one minute, 18.41 seconds for the gold medal. He also became one of the youngest people in the U.S. to earn a black belt in taekwondo.

The article offers sports news briefs. Race car driver Graham Rahal was the youngest ever winner of a major open-wheel racing event at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Florida. The Cleveland Browns football player Kenny Wright was arrested for marijuana possession and resisting arrest. Olympians Mark and Diana Lopez clinched spots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic taekwondo team.

The article profiles thirteen-year-old taekwondo black-belter Tanner Creel. Creel knows how to kick it. He is a second-degree black belt in taekwondo, a Korean martial art. In August 2007, Creel won the junior national team trials in the fin weight division. His victory earned him a spot on the U.S. national team for Junior Pan American Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida in October 2007. Creel also won a silver medal at the Junior Olympics in July 2007.

This article reports on outstanding performances by amateur athletes. Liane Dixon, a senior forward at Northeastern University, scored four goals in two games and helped the Huskies put together a six-game winning streak. Aimee Callison, a junior at Northwest High, won a girls' age-group black-belt gold medal in sparring at the U.S. Junior Olympics, her fifth national title. Chad Friehauf has rushed for 183 yards on 33 carries, completed 105 passes for 1,311 yards and scored 12 touchdowns, and also has a string of 110 passes without an interception. Heloisa De Oliveira, a freshman forward at Lincoln Memorial, was named Gulf South Conference women's player of the week for a second time after scoring four goals and leading the Lady Railsplitters to a pair of wins and a 6-0 record. Jeffrey Norris, 38, a former welder and carpenter who lost his left eye in a 1984 accident, won the 105th Grand American World Trapshooting Tournament in Vandalia, Ohio. Thomas Hopkins, a junior driver at Stanford, opened the season by scoring four goals in a 16-4 win over Santa Clara, then scored a career-high eight goals in a 17-7 victory over BYU-Hawaii.

This article presents news briefs in regards to people in sports. Resigns: From the board of a liquor store less than a mile from the University of Colorado campus, Buffaloes athletic director Dick Tharp. Qualified: For the only U.S. men's taekwondo berth in the 2004 Olympics, Steven Lopez. Before Steven, a gold medalist at the 2000 Sydney Games, defeated Tony Graf 4-0 in the men's welterweight final, his sister Diana, 20, dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to Nia Abdallah in the women's featherweight final. Accepted: By NBA director of officiating Ed T. Rush, a position as a volunteer special teams football coach for Division II Bloomsburg (Pa.) University. Revived: On May 19 the New York Yankees announced that it was replacing the caramel-coated popcorn and peanut mix that is sold at every major league park in the U.S. with Crunch' n Munch because Frito Lay, which makes Cracker Jack, began packaging it in bags instead of boxes.

Presents news briefs related to amateur athletes, as of July 2001. Lindsay Neuberger, track and field athlete from Virginia Beach, Virginia; Luke Walton, rower at the University of California; Meghan Schoen, taekwondo champion from Aurora, Colorado; Robert Gregorski, golfer from Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Others.

Highlights the career of Mary Louise Zeller, a fifty-seven-year-old taekwondo athlete in the United States. Speculation on the inclusion of Zeller in the US taekwondo team for the 2004 Olympics; Number of gold medals won by Zeller in state, national and international competitions; Training routine of Zeller.

Offers information on taekwondo.

Profiles taekwondo champion Freddie Parish. Information on taekwondo; Comments from Freddie.