Category: Olympics 2024

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…

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 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…

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 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 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…