Caitlin Clark says Olympic break in WNBA schedule was ‘needed’ after quick transition from college
A lot has happened in Caitlin Clark's life over the past year, from being a star player on the Iowa women's basketball team that reached the national championship as a college senior to being drafted and jumping into the WNBA season shortly thereafter. There was. The Indiana Fever star was removed from the women's Olympic […]
World’s Oldest Olympic Champion, Gymnast Agnes Keleti, Dies at 103
Olympic champion Agnes Keleti died in Budapest on Thursday at the age of 103, making her the oldest living medal winner. According to the newspaper, Keleti was hospitalized with pneumonia on December 25. new york times. Born Agnes Klein in Budapest in 1921, the 10 Olympic medal winner almost lost her chance to compete in […]
Agnes Keleti, oldest living Olympic medalist and Holocaust survivor, dead at 103
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Agnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103 years old. Keleti died Thursday morning in Budapest, Hungary's state news agency said. She was hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia on December 25th. She won a total of 10 Olympic medals for Hungary, including […]
Jordan Chiles flaunts Olympic medal in New Year’s post amid ongoing appeal over losing bronze to Romania
Team USA and gymnast Jordan Chiles didn't let the loss of her Olympic bronze medal stop her from showing off her team gold medal on Tuesday. In a New Year's Eve post celebrating the medals won by the United States at this year's Paris Olympics, the Chilean team posted a photo of the Chilean team […]
AP Takes Heat After Olympic Boxer Who Failed Gender Tests Won Third Place for ‘Female Athlete of the Year’
The Associated Press has come under fire for giving this year's third-place female athlete spot to Imane Kherifu, the controversial Olympic boxer who failed a gender test. The Associated Press released the award rankings, noting that this year's female athlete of the year was WNBA star rookie Caitlin Clark. The next two were Olympic gymnast […]
Olympic athlete amateur world champion joins Jake Paul’s boxing promotion
About a month after defeating Mike Tyson, Jake Paul was added to the boxing promotion's roster. Most Valuable Promotions announced Friday the signing of two-time Canadian Olympian and amateur world champion Tammara “Tam” Thibault. Thibault competed in both the Tokyo and Paris Olympics and reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Olympics. She was unable to […]
US Olympic and Paralympic officials put coach on leave after AP reports sexual abuse allegations
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Thursday placed one of its coaches on leave after the Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete and causing her pain to the point of attempting suicide. was sentenced to Rocky Harris, director of sports and athlete services for […]
Controversial Algerian Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif is 2024’s Most-Googled Athlete
Algerian boxer Imane Kherif has been named the most searched athlete on Google in 2024 following the gender controversy that put the boxer at the top of the news during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Google has released “Year of Search” This week's results show that Kerif is sitting at the top of the athlete chart. […]
Angela Carini wins title months after Olympic withdrawal against Imane Khelif, who failed sex eligibility test
Boxer Angela Carini won her eighth Italian women's title on Sunday, making her comeback after withdrawing against a controversial opponent at the Paris Olympics. “Tonight was my revenge,” Carini told reporters after the match, via The Telegraph, months after he was punched in the face by a player whose birth gender is in question in […]
Caitlin Clark’s perspective on Olympic snub makes all the sense in the world
One of the biggest stories in women's basketball last year was Caitlin Clark being dropped from the U.S. Olympic basketball team. Clark was removed from the 12-man women's roster during a rocky start to her rookie season with the Indiana Fever, a decision that immediately became a national controversy. Critics blamed USA Basketball for keeping […]