Olympic Boxer Who Failed IBA Gender Test Declares ‘I Am a Woman’ After Big Olympic Win
After beating Hungary’s Anna-Luka Hammoni earlier this week, controversial Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Kherif defied her detractors, declaring: “I am a woman!” Both Kheriff and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting failed the International Boxing Association’s gender eligibility test and missed out on medals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, but this year they have dominated female opponents. According […]
Thomas Ceccon spotted sleeping in park after ripping Olympic Village
Sleeping on the ground isn’t ideal, but it’s better than a cardboard bed. At least, that seemed to be the logic of Olympic gold medalist Thomas Ceccon, who was spotted sleeping in a park inside the Olympic Village. Saudi rower Hussein Alireza posted A photo of Chekkon fast asleep on a white towel on Saturday […]
US women’s 4x100M medley relay team wins gold, sets world record in last Olympic swimming event of Paris Games
Regan Smith, Lily King, Gretchen Walsh and Tori Huske won the women’s 4×100 medley in the final Olympic swimming event on Sunday, also setting a world record in the event. The group swam the race in 3 minutes 49.63 seconds, beating the previous record, also held by the United States, by 0.77 seconds. The Americans […]
Olympic silver medalist says shooting is a ‘very safe sport’
After competing in a second straight Olympic Games, U.S. Olympic shooters are pondering the future of the sport. Mary Tucker, a Florida native who now lives in the Czech Republic, has qualified to represent the U.S. National Team in the women’s air small bore rifle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “It’s great […]
Bobby Finke sets world record to win Olympic gold in 1500m freestyle
The number of gold medals in swimming was the same. Bobby Finke set a world record in the 1,500-meter freestyle on Sunday in a time of 14 minutes 30.67 seconds, holding the lead throughout the race and beating Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri to finish atop the podium and win the United States’ seventh pool gold medal […]
Scottie Scheffler laps Olympic competition, wins gold medal with historic 62
After Scottie Scheffler shot a four-under 67 in the third round on Saturday, the world No. 1 Scheffler pointed to Nicolai Hojgaard’s nine-under 62, a score that propelled the young Dane up the Olympic leaderboard and tied the course record. “Nicolas played a really good round. [on Saturday]and I would need something like that [on […]
Novak Djokovic wins Olympic gold to complete Golden Slam
Novak Djokovic has achieved one of the few remaining goals in his illustrious career. The 37-year-old Serb defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in the breakthrough gold medal match at the French Open to become just the fifth player in history to win the Golden Slam and join Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal […]
Scottie Scheffler shoots 62 to win Olympic gold, Jon Rahm collapses
It’s been a tumultuous past few months for Scottie Scheffler, but the effects have yet to be felt on the golf course. Scheffler was undoubtedly the best player in the world when he entered Le Golf National on Sunday. The American shot 62 to finish at 19-under par to win his first gold medal, beating […]
Jonathan Owens hypes wife Simone Biles after seventh Olympic gold
Jonathan Owens is celebrating his wife Simone Biles’ latest Olympic victory. The Chicago Bears safety took to his Instagram Story on Saturday to pay tribute to the star American gymnast who won the women’s vault final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, earning her third gold medal at the Games and seventh Olympic gold medal overall. […]
Olympic fans stunned by Femke Bol’s ‘Mickey Mouse’ voice
Dutch sprinter Femke Boll led the Netherlands to gold with a stunning anchor leg in the Olympic 4x400m race on Saturday, after which a resurfaced high-pitched voice from an interview became a hot topic on social media. In an interview with the BBC after setting a world indoor 400m record in March, Boll spoke in […]