Taliban escapee with 1 arm wins taekwondo medal at Paralympics for refugee team
Zakia Khudadadi won the bronze medal in women's taekwondo on Thursday, becoming the Refugee Paralympic Team's first medallist. The medal marks a major milestone in Khudadadi's long and winding story, which began with her being born without forearms and includes her escape from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan many years ago. Immediately after defeating Turkey's Ekinci Nurcihan in […]
Swimmer Tom Gallagher claims Australia’s first gold medal at Paralympics | Paris Paralympic Games 2024
Swimmer Tom Gallagher has made a remarkable comeback from a near-death bout with pancreatitis to win Australia's first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Gallagher overcame final pains to win the men's S10 50m freestyle final in a time of 23.40 seconds at a packed La Défense Arena. The 25-year-old Gallagher made a […]
US Rugby hero Ilona Maher stars for SI Swimsuit with Olympic medal
Ilona Maher, a member of the U.S. women's rugby team that incredibly won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, can now add the honor of being a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model to her list of accolades. Maher appeared on the cover of the magazine's digital September issue with her medal in hand. “I was […]
Second Romanian gymnast appealing score in new twist to Jordan Chiles’ Olympic medal drama
The controversy surrounding the bronze medal in the floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics has taken another strange turn. Sabrina Maneca Voinea and the Romanian Gymnastics Federation have appealed to the Swiss Federal Court against a decision that deducted 0.10 points from Voinea’s score for being out of bounds in the floor exercise final. […]
USWNT star Lynn Williams details how broke her Olympic gold medal
U.S. women’s soccer forward Lynn Williams lamented how an Olympic gold medal has become “the most expensive roller coaster in the world.” In a video posted to TikTok this week, Williams, who plays for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the NWSL, gave a play-by-play of his journey to winning the medal. “I thought it was finally […]
Whatley defends Trump against criticism of Medal of Honor remarks
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Whatley on Sunday defended former President Trump against backlash over his recent comments downplaying the Medal of Honor. “Well, no one supports our military, our veteran community and all of our military families more than President Trump,” Whatley said when asked about Trump’s comments by NewsNation’s Chris Styrewalt on […]
Duckworth says Trump is 'despicable' for Medal of Honor remarks
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), an Iraq War veteran who lost both legs while in combat overseas, sharply criticized former President Trump for recent comments downplaying the Medal of Honor. “Donald Trump is despicable. He is unfit to be commander in chief. And certainly those comments are consistent with what he has always done. He thinks […]
Newly-awarded bronze medalist Ana Bărbosu sympathizes with American Jordan Chiles after medal ruling
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbos won the bronze medal on Friday, officially taking third place in the women’s floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics after a lengthy deliberation. She received her medal nearly two weeks after it was stripped from her at the stadium and she burst into tears. Eleven days ago, when the gymnastics […]
Trump's Medal of Honor comments mark latest veteran controversy
Former President Trump is once again under fire for comments he made about military veterans, comparing a civilian medal to the Medal of Honor. President Trump spoke Thursday at an event focused on fighting anti-Semitism on the grounds of his Bedminster, New Jersey home, which was also attended by Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson. During his […]
Harris campaign knocks Trump for saying civilian honor is better than Medal of Honor
Vice President Harris’ campaign criticized former President Trump’s argument that civilian honors are superior to the highest military honors, claiming he knows nothing about military service. Trump said at a news conference in New Jersey on Thursday that the civilian Presidential Medal of Freedom is “the congressional equivalent of the Medal of Honor,” adding that […]