Gallery: Hampton Roads athletes in the Tokyo Summer Olympics
Jane Alvarez-Wertz
Several athletes with ties to the Hampton Roads region have achieved their lofty goal of qualifying for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, being held July 23 through August 8.
HOUSTON, TX – NOVEMBER 28: Caine Wilkes of the United States competes in the men’s +105kg weight class during the 2015 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships at the George R. Brown Convention Center on November 28, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – NOVEMBER 28: Caine Wilkes of the United States competes in the men’s +105kg weight class during the 2015 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships at the George R. Brown Convention Center on November 28, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – NOVEMBER 28: Caine Wilkes of the United States competes in the men’s +105kg weight class during the 2015 International Weightlifting Federation World Championships at the George R. Brown Convention Center on November 28, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
DOHA, QATAR – SEPTEMBER 30: Tynita Butts of the United States celebrates as she competes in the Women’s High Jump final during day four of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on September 30, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
DOHA, QATAR – SEPTEMBER 30: Tynita Butts of the United States competes in the Women’s High Jump final during day four of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at Khalifa International Stadium on September 30, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
USA’s Tynita Butts competes in the Women’s High Jump heats at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on September 27, 2019. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
Tynita Butts-Townsend (Photo courtesy: USA Track & Field)