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 […]
Taiwanese Olympic Boxer Who Failed IBA Gender Test Advances to Gold Medal Fight as Female Opponent Makes ‘XX’ Gesture
Taiwanese Olympic athlete Lin Yu-ting, who has been at the center of a gender debate that has garnered international attention, beat Turkish female fighter Esra Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision on Wednesday night to book her place in the gold medal round. After the match, Kahraman makes the “XX” symbol with her fingers to show […]
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanks boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak for Olympic gold amid Russian war
Ukraine won its third gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky expressing his gratitude on social media. Ukrainian middleweight boxer Oleksandr Khizhnyak won the gold medal at Roland Garros after defeating Kazakhstan’s Nurbek Oralbai 3-2 in a thrilling final. “Ukraine wins another gold medal at the Paris Olympics! Boxer Oleksandr […]
Australian Olympic Field Hockey Player Arrested for Allegedly Buying Cocaine in Paris
Thomas Craig, a member of the Australian field hockey team, is speaking out after being arrested in Paris for allegedly buying cocaine. After Australia was eliminated from medal contention, Craig left He attended a team meeting on Tuesday and was arrested 15 minutes later. “Firstly, I would like to apologize for what happened over the […]
Paris 2024 Olympics day 13: marathon swimming, athletics, taekwondo, diving and more – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Great Britain’s Matt Hudson-Smith missed out on the 400m gold medal by just 0.4 seconds yesterday, a bittersweet ending made even more so by the fact that he would have been Britain’s first 400m gold medalist since “The Flying Scotsman” Eric Liddell […]
On Olympic stage, Kevin Durant is the best ever: Jim Boeheim
The second act of Kevin Durant’s NBA career has been a disappointment. He was a hero in Oklahoma City and a champion with Golden State, but a general disappointment elsewhere. Following Kyrie Irving to Brooklyn was a legacy tainter. But Durant has another advantage in the basketball world: his emphasis on the “world.” Kevin Durant […]
US women’s basketball eases by Nigeria into Olympic semifinal
PARIS — A’ja Wilson scored 20 points, Jackie Young added 15 and the United States beat Nigeria 88-74 on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Paris tournament, extending its Olympic winning streak to 59. Breanna Stewart also scored 13 points for the USA, which has not lost since the 1992 Barcelona Games and is […]
2022 Olympic US figure skaters finally get their gold medals in Paris after Russian team’s doping saga
A winter twist came to the Summer Olympics on Wednesday as the U.S. figure skating team finally won gold as the 2022 Olympic champions. During the special medal ceremony, nine American athletes were able to walk the runway under the bright Parisian sun, take in views of the Eiffel Tower and be basked in the […]
US Olympic figure skaters finally get gold medals after Russian doping scandal halted Beijing Olympics podium
More than two years after missing out on gold medals due to an opponent’s doping, the U.S. Olympic figure skating team has finally received its medals. Figure skaters from the United States and Japan stood on the podium at the Parc des Champions in Paris on Wednesday to accept the gold and silver medals they […]
Ethiopa’s Lamecha Girma taken to hospital after horror fall in 3,000m steeplechase | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Ethiopian track and field athlete Lamecha Girma has regained consciousness and is able to speak after a horrific fall during the 3,000m steeplechase final at the Olympic Games in Paris on Wednesday night. The world record holder hit his knee on a barrier on the final lap of the race and slammed his head on […]