Olympic tennis 2024: Zheng Qinwen, Donna Vekic to face off in gold medal match
The end of the women’s singles Olympic tennis tournament is in sight after a major semifinal upset, with the gold medal race coming down to two players few expected to be in this position: sixth seeds Zheng Qinwen of China and Donna Vekic of Croatia. It also means that the bronze medal game currently scheduled […]
China’s Wang Chuqin falls in Olympic table tennis stunner after broken paddle fiasco
Wang Chuqin’s joy at winning her first Olympic gold medal in table tennis doubles has turned to despair afterwards. After Wang and Sun Young-sa beat South Korean players on Tuesday, photographers rushing to capture the moment accidentally broke the world number one’s racket. The racket is a vital piece of equipment needed for the next […]
How LIV Golf can help improve Men’s Olympic Golf at Riviera in Los Angeles in 2028
You’ve probably seen photos of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Wyndham Clark posing together as part of Team USA, but do they actually compete together on a team? not much. This year’s Olympic men’s and women’s golf competitions are 72 holes of individual stroke play, similar to the competition in PGA Tour signature […]
Kate Douglass claims first Olympic gold medal in 200m breaststroke
Westchester native Kate Douglas had a strong performance in the 200-meter Olympic breaststroke on Thursday, narrowly beating 2021 Olympic champion Tatyana Smith to earn the gold medal for Team USA. Douglas, who graduated from Pelham Memorial High School in 2019 and then joined the University of Virginia’s NCAA championship team, touched the wall in 2 […]
Katie Ledecky wins record-breaking 13th Olympic medal in women’s 4x200M freestyle relay
Katie Ledecky is now officially the GOAT of women’s swimming. The 27-year-old won her 13th Olympic medal in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, becoming the only woman to reach that milestone. Ledecky tied Jenny Thompson, Emma McKeon and Dara Torres for gold in the 1,500 meters on Wednesday. Katie Ledecky of Team USA competes in […]
IOC defends Olympic boxers in gender eligibility controversy amid firestorm
The International Olympic Committee insisted on Thursday that the women’s boxing athletes “complyed with the eligibility and participation regulations of the competition, as well as all applicable medical regulations established by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit (PBU).” The IOC statement came after Algerian boxer Imane Kherif defeated Italy’s Angela Carini by forfeit, allowing her to […]
‘Kamala Supports’ Olympic Fighter Defeating Female Boxer
In a statement, the Trump campaign said Vice President Kamala Harris “stands with” the Olympian who failed a gender test and then beat Italian boxer Angela Carini in just 46 seconds. Biden-Harris Administration Introduced The new Title IX amendments will allow men into girls’ sports and locker rooms. “Men who identify as women are protected […]
Simone Biles wins Olympic gold medal in women’s all-around final with stunning floor exercise routine
Simone Biles topped the podium in the women’s all-around gymnastics final on Thursday night, taking home another gold medal, making her the oldest all-around champion since 1952. The 27-year-old Biles garnered early attention with her performance on the Yurchenko double pike vault, a complex and difficult maneuver that will be renamed in 2023 after the […]
Sky Brown passed fit for Olympics despite dislocating shoulder | Paris Olympic Games 2024
British star skateboarder Sky Brown has been cleared to take part in the Paris Games despite dislocating her shoulder just days before her scheduled park event. The 16-year-old was injured during training on Sunday, just 24 hours before setting off for the Olympics. She suffered a complete dislocation but on Thursday British team doctors and […]
Fans Erupt in Anger After Olympic Boxer Alleged to Have Male Chromosomes, Defeats Female Fighter in Under a Minute
Millions of sports fans are protesting against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for allowing an athlete disqualified from the 2023 Games for suspected male chromosomes to compete against a female opponent on Thursday. Just 46 seconds into what was supposed to be the biggest fight of her life, Italian Olympic boxer Angela Carini realized she […]