The mixed-gender boats, including dinghies and multihulls, raced in the Mediterranean in Marseille on Friday and Saturday for the 2024 Olympics. This happened alongside the first medal races in skiffs and windsurfing. In Rio, the…
Category: Olympics 2024
Nigerian history! Women’s team becomes the first African squad to reach the Olympic basketball quarterfinals
Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic basketball quarterfinals after beating Canada 79-70 on Sunday. The Nigerians (2-1) are…
Novak Djokovic clinches his first Olympic gold medal by defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s tennis final
Novak Djokovic won his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in a thrilling men’s tennis singles final on Sunday. This victory gave the 37-year-old from Serbia the final major…
Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo claim the women’s tennis doubles bronze medal for Spain at the Olympics
Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo won the women’s tennis doubles bronze medal for Spain at the Paris Olympics, defeating Karolína Muchová and Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday. This was…
Julien Alfred easily advances in the first round of the Olympic 200 meters the morning after winning the 100 meters, while McLaughlin-Levrone also moves on
Julien Alfred breezed through her first heat in the 200 meters the morning after winning the Olympic 100 meters. Alfred, who felt tired, ran a time of 22.41 seconds to make it to the semifinals.…
South Sudan’s Olympics didn’t end perfectly, but it inspired the team to build on their story
South Sudan’s players walked slowly through the handshake line after losing 96-85 to Serbia, which knocked them out of the men’s Olympic basketball tournament. They received warm hugs from Serbian players, showing the respect they…
Emma Meesseman leads Belgium to the quarterfinals in women’s Olympic basketball
Belgium’s Emma Meesseman is changing her hair color to blonde. The forward, who has scored 20 or more points in a record seven consecutive Olympic women’s basketball games, helped Belgium reach the quarterfinals with an…
Two table tennis players are taking part in both the Paris Olympics and Paralympics
Two table tennis players will have the unique experience of competing in both the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Bruna Alexandre from Brazil and Melissa Tapper from Australia are taking part in both events, joining a…
U.S. basketball star Anthony Edwards calls his Olympics experience “everything I dreamed” in Ant-Man’s World
Anthony Edwards is having an amazing time at the Olympics. The 22-year-old NBA star is enjoying his first Olympics with the U.S. men’s basketball team. He’s playing with his idol Kevin Durant, watching table tennis…
Kaylia Nemour, who represents Algeria but trains in France, wins gold in an exciting uneven bars final
Kaylia Nemour of Algeria won her country’s first gold medal in gymnastics by performing an exciting routine in the uneven bars final on Sunday, just beating Qiu Qiyuan of China. Sunisa Lee from the U.S.…
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson did not compete in the 200 meters and will not be racing for an individual medal at the Olympics
Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson withdrew from the women’s 200 meters on Sunday and will not compete for an individual medal at the Paris Games. Jackson, the reigning world champion and the second-fastest woman ever in…
Jade Carey overcomes illness to earn a second medal in Paris, securing a bronze on the vault
Jade Carey and her coach, Brian Carey — also known as Dad at home — plan her gymnastics career using a large desk calendar. The training sessions are noted in pencil, reflecting the need to…
Novak Djokovic will compete against Carlos Alcaraz for the men’s gold medal at the 2024 Olympics after defeating Lorenzo Musetti
Novak Djokovic’s knee, which had been recently repaired through surgery, didn’t seem to affect his performance as he reached his first Summer Olympics singles final. He beat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2 on Friday night.…
Olympic golf begins with a bang but ends slowly, with Matsuyama currently in the lead
Victor Perez from France repeatedly pumped his fist above his head before hitting the first tee shot on Thursday, celebrating the start of Olympic golf in front of a large and loud home crowd. Then…
Ledecky secures a record 13th medal with a silver, while Summer McIntosh and Kate Douglass each win gold
Katie Ledecky didn’t win the medal she wanted, but she still made history. On a night when Canadian star Summer McIntosh won another gold and Kate Douglass secured a gold for the U.S., Ledecky earned…
Rebeca Andrade gave Simone Biles a challenge, but Andrade will be content with another gymnastics silver
Rebeca Andrade won’t be remembered for defeating Simone Biles during her peak performance. Winning silver again didn’t seem disappointing to her. “I’ve worked so hard to achieve this,” Andrade said. “It’s just unbelievable. I had…
Olympic golf feels like top-tier golf now with a full crowd at Le Golf National
Rory McIlroy is playing in the Olympics for the second time. Thursday at Le Golf National felt like his first real Olympic experience. Thousands of fans packed behind the first tee started chanting his name…
Oklahoma City Mayor Holt visits the Paris Olympics to prepare for hosting canoe and softball events in his city in 2028
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt is eager to bring Olympic canoe slalom and softball to his city. Since 2018, Holt has been working behind the scenes to help secure the decision for these sports to…
Brazil’s Hugo Calderano becomes the first player from outside Asia or Europe to reach the Olympic table tennis semifinals
Brazil’s Hugo Calderano achieved a significant milestone at the Paris Games on Thursday by becoming the first player from outside Asia or Europe to reach the semifinals in table tennis. Calderano won against Jang Woo-jin…
Andy Murray moves toward retirement following an Olympic doubles defeat to the American team of Fritz and Paul
Tears filled Andy Murray’s eyes as he walked alone onto the court for his final professional tennis match, ending his career after a loss in the Paris Olympics doubles quarterfinals on Thursday night. The 37-year-old…
Novak Djokovic has expressed concern about his right knee at the Paris Olympics following his victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas
Novak Djokovic expressed concern about his surgically repaired right knee after experiencing pain during his 6-3, 7-6 (3) win against Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Paris Games on Thursday night. This victory earned Djokovic a spot…
Alise Willoughby gets American BMX racers off to a strong start at the Paris Olympics
BMX racers Alise Willoughby from the United States and Joris Daudet from France have a lot in common. They are both three-time world champions and have been at the top of their sport for years,…
Another swimmer trained by Bob Bowman wins gold, with Hungarian Hubert Kós taking the title this time
American coach Bob Bowman continues to produce Olympic gold-medal winners, training swimmers who represent various countries. French swimmer Léon Marchand, a hero at the Paris Olympics, has already secured three gold medals this week under…
U.S. women secure a spot in the quarterfinals and extend their Olympic winning streak to 57 games
The U.S. faced a tough challenge from Belgium, which only a few teams have posed during the Americans’ long Olympic winning streak. The crowd of about 25,000 Belgian fans got very excited when their team…
Sunisa Lee’s long journey back to the Olympics concluded with her in a familiar place: the medal stand
Sunisa Lee recently called coach Jess Graba to say she was done with gymnastics. Dealing with two kidney diseases had caused her weight to fluctuate and left her feeling uncertain and frustrated. Graba told her…
The defending women’s champion loses as the Olympic surfing competition restarts with challenging swells in Tahiti
Defending Olympic women’s surfing champion Clarissa Moore from the United States lost in the quarterfinals at the Paris Games on Thursday, as the competition resumed in Tahiti after a two-day delay due to poor conditions.…
Three-time Israeli swimming Olympian Murez is working on a project to improve the mental health of national teams
Israeli swimmer Andi Murez, who has just completed her third Olympics, won’t have the chance to explore Paris. Instead, she will head almost immediately to Minnesota to start her residency in psychiatry at the Mayo…
Rui Hachimura makes an early exit from the Olympics and has left Japan’s men’s basketball team due to a calf injury
The Paris Olympics have ended early for Japan’s Rui Hachimura. Japan’s basketball federation announced Friday morning that Hachimura will miss the game against Brazil because of a left calf injury. The team explained that Hachimura…
Unpredictable winds keep impacting the Olympic sailing medal races, with four races planned for Friday
Unpredictable winds continued to impact the first medal races for sailing at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Officials aimed to fit four races in between the calm and hot morning and the strong thunderstorm expected…
Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel are among the top contenders for the Olympic road race this weekend
Remco Evenepoel and his Belgian teammates, along with most of the top riders in the road race at the Paris Olympics, rode slowly in a group earlier this week as they previewed the course for…
Brazil defeats Japan 102-84 with Bruno Caboclo scoring 33 points to keep their Olympic quarterfinals hopes alive
Bruno Caboclo scored 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Brazil defeated Japan 102-84 on Friday, keeping their hopes alive for the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament. Vitor Benite contributed 19 points for…
China’s Zheng Qinwen and Croatia’s Donna Vekic will compete for the women’s singles gold medal
Either China or Croatia will win its first singles gold medal in Olympic tennis when Zheng Qinwen faces Donna Vekic in the women’s final at the Paris Games on Saturday. This will be the biggest…
Chiara Leone wins the women’s 50-meter rifle 3 positions shooting event, earning Switzerland’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics
Chiara Leone has won Switzerland’s first gold medal at the Paris Olympics by taking first place in the women’s 50-meter rifle three positions shooting on Friday. Leone narrowly beat Sagen Maddalena of the United States…
Belarus’ Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya secures her country’s first Olympic medal in Paris with a silver in trampoline
Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya from Belarus won her country’s first medal at the Paris Olympics, taking silver in women’s trampoline on Saturday behind Britain’s Bryony Page. Bardzilouskaya’s score of 56.060 was just short of Page’s score of…
Solomon Islands distance runner Sharon Firisua transitions to sprints and finishes last in the 100 meters at the Olympics
Sharon Firisua from the Solomon Islands looked and acted like a sprinter as she prepared her starting blocks. But when the race began, she ran like a marathoner trying to sprint. The distance runner, who…
Carlos Alcaraz advances to the Olympics men’s tennis singles final after defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime
Carlos Alcaraz moved one win away from becoming the youngest man to win an Olympics tennis singles gold medal by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 6-1 in the Paris Games semifinals on Friday. Alcaraz is a…
Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses following her 200-meter individual medley race at the Olympics
Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics. She was given first aid and then carried off on a stretcher. Potocka,…
Despite a points deduction due to a drone-spying scandal, the Canadian women’s soccer team advances to the Olympics quarterfinals
Vanessa Gilles scored in the 62nd minute to give Canada a 1-0 win over Colombia, sending the team to the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. This came despite Canada losing six points in…
Coco Gauff’s Paris Olympics come to an end after losing twice in one day in doubles
Coco Gauff lost in both women’s doubles and mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, ending her first Summer Games just a day after her emotional exit from the singles competition. “At the end…
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek is defeated by China’s Zheng Qinwen in the semifinals at the Paris Olympics
Iga Swiatek was defeated by China’s Zheng Qinwen with scores of 6-2, 7-5 in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics on Thursday. This loss is surprising for Swiatek, who is ranked No. 1 and has…
The defending champion U.S. women’s team dropped to 0-2 in 3×3 basketball pool play after losing 20-17 to Azerbaijan
Tiffany Hayes scored 11 points and made the crucial basket late in the game, helping Azerbaijan beat the U.S. 20-17 in women’s 3×3 basketball pool play at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. This loss leaves…
Tatum and Davis start for the US in their Olympic victory over South Sudan, while Embiid does not play
Jayson Tatum moved from not playing to starting, while Joel Embiid went from starting to not playing at all. In the U.S. Olympic basketball team’s 103-86 win over South Sudan on Wednesday night, Tatum, who…
Léon Marchand achieves one of the boldest doubles in swimming history at the Paris Olympics
It turns out that the comparisons to Michael Phelps for Léon Marchand were spot on. The 22-year-old French swimmer didn’t feel burdened by the high expectations. On Wednesday night, Marchand pulled off an impressive feat,…
Rafael Nadal is uncertain about whether he will compete in Paris again after his Olympics end with a loss in doubles
When Rafael Nadal’s Paris Games ended with a doubles loss, marking the possible end of his Olympic career, he took in the applause as he left the stadium, a place central to his legacy because…
South Korea’s Oh Sanguk secures his second fencing gold at the Paris Olympics with a victory over a Hungarian champion
South Korean fencer Oh Sanguk fought against one of the greatest of all time to win his second gold medal at the Paris Olympics in men’s team saber on Wednesday. Oh, who is known as…
Convinced to swim the 100-meter freestyle, Sarah Sjöström wins a gold medal that surprises even herself
Sarah Sjöström took off her goggles, looked up at the scoreboard, and let out all her emotions. She celebrated by hitting the water with joy, sitting up on the lane line, and raising her chin…
Defeated but undaunted, South Sudan basketball still has a chance to continue its journey in the Paris Olympics
South Sudan arrived at the Paris Olympics with a series of firsts. The young nation, which has only been around for 13 years and has endured war, qualified for its first Olympic basketball tournament and…
American star Ryan Murphy does not make it to the Olympic final in the 200 backstroke
Ryan Murphy came to the Paris Olympics aiming to win back his backstroke titles. Instead, he will have to be content with just one bronze medal. The 29-year-old from Florida was unexpectedly eliminated in the…
Léon Marchand had no rest: just hours after winning two gold medals, the French swimming star was back in the pool
Hours after winning two gold medals, French swimming star Léon Marchand was back in the pool Thursday morning, performing in front of his excited fans. Marchand, who has been a standout athlete for France at…
Germany defeats Japan to secure a spot in the quarterfinals in its first Olympic women’s basketball appearance
Satou Sabally scored 23 of her 33 points in the first half to help Germany continue its impressive Olympic debut in women’s basketball. Germany beat Japan 75-64 on Thursday to secure a spot in the…