Belgium withdraws from mixed triathlon Olympic relay over athlete’s sickness from Seine River
Belgium withdrew from Monday’s mixed relay triathlon race after conditions in the Seine River caused one of their athletes to be swept away by flowing waters. Belgian athlete Claire Michel fell ill after swimming in a river in central Paris during the women’s triathlon on Wednesday and finished in 38th place. “The BOIC and the […]
USA sprinter Noah Lyles wins first Olympic gold in epic men’s 100M final
Noah Lyles finally won an Olympic gold medal. The Gainesville, Florida native has long been a man of his word, winning last year’s world championships, and now he’s put it into practice, winning the men’s 100-meter final on Sunday in Paris. Lyles crossed the line in 9.79784 seconds, winning by five-thousandths of a second, a […]
Tom Kim breaks down in tears in Olympic scoring after Scottie Scheffler offered words of support
One of the biggest subplots at the men’s golf tournament in Paris this week revolved around Tom Kim, a 22-year-old South Korean man whose magnetic personality has made him a rising star. But this subplot quickly turned into an anomaly that most people are lucky enough to never have to experience: All able-bodied men in […]
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 […]