Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, other stars off to solid starts at Olympic Golf Competition
Two of the world’s most popular players got off to a strong start in the men’s Olympic golf competition in Paris on Thursday. Scottie Scheffler finished with four birdies and no bogeys for a four-under 67. The world No. 1 ranked player finished in a tie for sixth place, four strokes behind leader Hideki Matsuyama. […]
Olympic sports we’d be terrified to compete in, from high dive to wresting
The Olympic Games are the biggest global showcase of sports and competitions that there is. It is truly a joy to watch athletes train their whole lives for a particular sport and finally showcase their talents in front of a worldwide audience. We admire Olympic athletes as they achieve things that ordinary people can only […]
Social media rages as Olympic boxer deemed to have male chromosomes wins fight in less than 1 minute
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Top favorite Iga Swiatek suffers upset loss in Olympic women’s tennis tournament
Despite reaching the semifinals on a 20-match winning streak on clay courts, Olympic gold medal favorite Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the women’s tennis tournament. The world number one ranked player lost in straight sets to China’s Zheng Qinwen, 6-2, 7-5. The upset loss was Swiatek’s first defeat at the Roland Garros tennis complex in […]
‘Bit weird’: swimming rivalry heats up as Kyle Chalmers hits back at Chinese snub claim | Paris Olympic Games 2024
A war of words erupted between the Australian and Chinese swimming teams at the Paris Olympics after three-time Olympian Kyle Chalmers criticised China’s Pan Zhanle for allegedly ignoring him poolside as “a bit strange”. Pan broke the world record in the 100m freestyle on Wednesday, winning gold while Chalmers, the 2016 Rio champion, took silver. […]
China Blames Poor Olympic Swimming Result on Getting Caught Doping in 2021
Chinese government owned Global Times The paper on Tuesday blamed swimmer Zhang Yufei’s poor performance in the race for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on “crazy slander” and a “media war” against the athlete after her positive doping test in 2021. Zhang Competed She won the bronze medal in the women’s 100-meter butterfly on Sunday, […]
Australian star reveals what’s in box Olympic medalists get
If you’re wondering what’s inside the long, thin, gold boxes that 2024 Summer Olympic medalists will receive instead of flowers on the podium, one athlete has the answer. Jessica Fox of Australia, the most decorated canoe slalom athlete in Olympic history, responded to a fan’s comment: “Well done, but what’s in the box?” Unboxing video […]
Rain-Soaked Paris Streets Turn Olympic Triathlon into Demolition Derby
Heavy rain in Paris not only wreaked havoc on schedules and travel, it even turned the women’s triathlon cycling event on Wednesday into a demolition derby. The combination of intense heat and near-constant rain caused riders to lose control and crash to the ground, some requiring medical treatment. Guam’s Manami Iijima, Brazil’s Vittoria Lopes, Germany’s […]
Nets’ Jordi Fernandez has with Canada nearing Olympic knockout round
The Nets gave Jordi Fernandez his first NBA head coaching job in part because of his developmental ethos, but also because of his international background. And on the biggest international stage of all, the 2024 Paris Olympics, Fernandez’s work is drawing rave reviews. Fernandez, who was hired by Brooklyn in April, led Canada to a […]
US gymnastics’ Olympic gold medal win came with historic TV ratings
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team had captured the hearts of Americans, and it was showing in the television ratings. Ann An average of 12.7 million viewers watched the show. The network announced in a press release that U.S. Team Gymnastics, led by Simone Biles, won the gold medal on Tuesday in a competition that aired […]