Category: Olympics 2024

Americans Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes lost a set for the first time in the Paris Olympics beach volleyball tournament. Instead of getting discouraged, it motivated them. “When we bring the fire, the energy, the…

Nigeria is heading to the quarterfinals, becoming the first African team to reach this stage at the Olympics. Their reward is a game against the seven-time defending champion U.S. in Paris on Wednesday, following the…

Hours after he knelt on the red clay and cried with joy, finally able to kiss his Olympic gold medal won for Serbia, Novak Djokovic was asked if he now sees his tennis career as…

Forty years after winning gold in Los Angeles, Connie Carpenter-Phinney watched nervously, hoping and praying that Kristen Faulkner could maintain her lead in the road race at the Paris Olympics. When Faulkner succeeded, finishing her…

Scottie Scheffler gave the best performance of his amazing year by coming from four shots behind on Sunday with a 9-under 62 to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s golf at Le Golf National.…

Germany, Spain, the U.S., and Canada all reached the semifinals in women’s 3×3 basketball at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Germany and Spain secured their spots in Monday’s semifinals by finishing in the top two…

The U.S. will play against Brazil in the quarterfinals of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament in Paris on Tuesday. If the U.S. wins, they will face either Serbia or Australia in the semifinals. The earliest…

Not even winning an Olympic gold medal could get Kristóf Milák to talk. Despite his victory on Saturday night in the 100-meter butterfly at the Paris Olympics, it was expected that he would remain silent.…

Kennedy Blades was very close to achieving her dream of wrestling for the United States at the Olympics. To make her dream come true, the 20-year-old had to win against Adeline Gray — a six-time…

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…

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 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 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 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 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…

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 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…

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 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.…

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 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’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.…

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…