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Algerian Olympic Chief Blames ‘Zionist Lobby’ for Gender Allegations Against Boxer

The head of the Algerian Olympic Committee has blamed the “Zionist lobby” for the ongoing controversy over an Algerian Olympic boxer who failed the IBA’s gender test. According to Israel Hayom, Yassine Arab, president of the Algerian Olympic Committee, blamed Jews and their supporters for the controversy surrounding the boxer, who many say is male. […]

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, […]

North Korean Olympic athletes denied gifts from Samsung that every other team got

North Korea’s Olympic team has won five medals so far at the Paris Olympics, but they will likely go home empty-handed when it comes to the new smartphones. The International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday that North Korean athletes will be the only ones who will not receive the free Samsung smartphones distributed to all […]

‘World’s Fastest Man’ Noah Lyles Praises God after Winning Olympic Gold Medal

U.S. track and field star Noah Lyles gave glory to God after winning gold in the men’s 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics in Saint-Denis, France on Sunday and being hailed as the “fastest man in the world.” according to The Christian StandtLyles beat Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by about five milliseconds to win the gold […]

Katie Ledecky named US Olympic flag bearer for closing ceremony

Katie Ledecky will close out the 2024 Olympics in true patriotic style. The four-time Olympian, who won four medals in Paris — two gold, one silver and one bronze — will carry the American flag during the closing ceremony on Sunday. Fellow three-time gold medalist Bobby Finke broke the news to Ledecky via FaceTime, and […]

The 2024 Olympic medal count, ranked by GDP

There are two commonly accepted methods for counting medals: a gold-medal-focused method, as used by the IOC, and a total medal count based on the country with the most total medals. The United States currently leads in both methods, but they also provide an opportunity to consider different ways of measuring Olympic success, given the […]

USA men’s water polo survive rare brutality penalty to advance to Olympic semis

Brutal penalties couldn’t stop the USA men’s water polo team. Jonny Hooper received a rare brutality penalty for striking Australia’s Chaz Poot in the head during Team USA’s 11-10 shootout victory in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday at La Defense Arena. The controversial penalty resulted in Hooper being sent off, and Australia scored […]