Imane Khelif wins gold medal fight to cap 2024 Olympics
Imane Kherif’s journey to the 2024 Olympics ended with a gold medal, after numerous victories and gender controversies that overshadowed those victories. The 25-year-old Algerian fighter, Kherif, secured top spot in the boxing division on Friday after defeating China’s Yang Liu by unanimous decision. She won the first two rounds, which set the stage for […]
Gold medalist Carlos Yulo accuses mom of stealing in feud over girlfriend
Carlos Yulo has enjoyed two golden eras at the Paris Games, but his personal life hasn’t been as glittering as his Olympic medals. Following her Olympic appearance, the 24-year-old Filipina athlete accused her mother, Angelica Yulo, of embezzling prize money backdated to the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships. “My mother had access to my account and […]
Sha’Carri Richardson’s face gave us a gold medal meme in Olympics’ 4×100 relay
Sha’Cary Richardson is writing the ultimate redemption story at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kicked off the U.S. track and field team ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana, Richardson is one of the faces of the women’s track and field team this time around, and she put that face on full […]
Sha’Carri Richardson anchors Team USA to 4×100 relay gold
Shakari Richardson got off to a strong start as the United States won the gold medal in the 4×100 relay at the Paris Olympics on Friday. When she took the baton from Gabby Thomas as the fourth and final runner in the rain-soaked relay, Richardson was, in the NBC commentator’s estimation, “a few meters” behind. […]
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (again) annihilates 400m hurdles world record for Olympic gold
One of the most anticipated track and field matchups at the 2024 Paris Olympics was the women’s 400-meter hurdles between Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the United States and Femke Boll of the Netherlands. McLaughlin-Levrone entered the event as the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder, while Boll had won the 2023 world title (McLaughlin-Levrone sat […]
Steph Curry, LeBron James dominate as Team USA pulls off miraculous comeback to advance to gold medal game
After what was a scary time at one point, the U.S. men’s basketball team is finding some breathing room. After trailing by as many as 17 points, the United States staged a miraculous comeback in the fourth quarter to beat Serbia 95-91 and advance to their fourth consecutive gold medal. The U.S. was down 13 […]
Sydney McLaughlin Levrone breaks world record again, winning gold for US in 400m final at Paris Olympics
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the world record in the women’s 400-meter hurdles on Thursday in Paris, giving the United States its second consecutive Olympic gold medal. McLaughlin-Levrone, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, clocked 50.37 seconds in the final to break her own world record and record for the sixth time, having broken the 400-meter hurdles world […]
Letsile Tebogo wins historic 200-meter Olympic gold over Covid-stricken Noah Lyles
A sprint double is out of the question for Noah Lyles. The Olympic 100m gold medalist was unable to win his first Olympic gold medal in the 200m, finishing with bronze behind fellow American Kenny Bednarek and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, whose gold medal time of 19.46 seconds was the fifth fastest in history. For Lyles, […]
Paris Olympics: Taiwanese Boxer In Gender Controversy Storm Advances To Gold Medal Fight As Opponent Displays ‘XX’ Hand Gesture
TOPSHOT – Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting celebrates after defeating Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman (blue) during the women’s 57kg boxing semi-final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris on August 7, 2024. (Photo by Peter Cibola/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN StaffThursday, August 8, 2024 11:02 AM Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting […]
Navy football player finds out his sister won Olympic gold during practice
Clayne Lafond didn’t get to see his sister win an Olympic gold medal, but he still experienced a celebration he’ll never forget. Lafond is a defensive end for Navy, and his sister, Thea, competed for the Dominican Republic in the women’s triple jump in Paris. On Saturday, Thea won the event, giving the Caribbean island […]