Germany’s Lukas Maertens wins Olympic gold in men’s 400-meter freestyle
Germany’s Lukas Martens won the men’s 400m freestyle on Saturday, winning his first swimming medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Maertens was on world record pace at one point in the race, then slowed on the final turn, but finished strong to take the gold medal. Australia’s Elijah Winnington threatened Martens in the final stages […]
Germany’s Lukas Maertens wins Olympic gold in men’s 400-meter freestyle
Germany’s Lukas Martens won the men’s 400m freestyle on Saturday, winning his first swimming medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Maertens was on world record pace at one point in the race, then slowed on the final turn, but finished strong to take the gold medal. Australia’s Elijah Winnington threatened Martens in the final stages […]
France Committed ‘Suicide’ with Olympic Ceremonies: Ex-Cabinet Minister
A former French government minister has denounced the controversial transgender parody of “The Last Supper” featuring Muslim performers at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics as an act of national “suicide”. In France, which remains in limbo after President Emmanuel Macron’s election leaves it without a real government, the Olympics were meant to signal […]
US secures first Olympic gold medal in men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay
The United States’ first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics went to the men’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay team after a thrilling race. When anchor four-man Caleb Dressel touched the wall, the U.S. had a final time of 3 minutes 9.28 seconds, beating rival Australia by more than a second. Australia took the silver medal […]
Katie Ledecky warms up Olympic journey with first US swimming medal
U.S. women’s swimming star Katie Ledecky didn’t win the gold medal in her first Olympic final, but she still made it onto the podium. Ledecky placed third in the 400m freestyle in 4:00.86, winning her first Olympic medal of the year, bronze, well below her own Olympic record of 3:56.46, set in Rio de Janeiro […]
Olympic roundup: France win again, 10-man Ukraine triumph with late strike | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Kilian Sirdilia’s goal gave France a 1-0 win over Guinea to record their second consecutive victory, while Spain and Japan advanced to the quarterfinals on the second day of Olympic men’s football. France After a 3-0 win over the United States in their opening Group A match, they struggled to find their footing in Bordeaux […]
Titmus shrugs off pressure to win gold as Peaty sets up Qin Haiyang showdown | Paris Olympic Games 2024
The race was billed as the fight of the century, featuring three world record holders and future Hall of Famers, but on that raucous night in Paris, hype and reality were far from mutually exclusive, as the Australian known as the Terminator once again defended his Olympic 400m freestyle title, standing at the end immortal […]
Victor Wembanyama’s Olympic debut had Space Jam dunk and so much more
Victor Wembanyama is only 20 years old, but he’s already one of the biggest basketball stars in the world. The NBA Rookie of the Year made his Olympic debut in his native France, where he displayed some of the jaw-dropping plays that are his trademark in the opening game against Brazil. France beat Brazil, 78-66, […]
Meet the 2024 US Olympic medalists: PHOTOS
The US team of silver medalists Kate Douglas, Gretchen Walsh, Tori Huske and Simone Manuel pose with their medals during the medal ceremony after the women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final on the first day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Paris-La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France on July 27, 2024. read more
Woke Olympic Opening Ceremony Does Not Speak for France
Marion Maréchal urged the world not to blame her country, saying a “left-wing minority” was responsible for the anti-Christian insults that took place at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Maréchal, the niece of National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen and recently elected to the European Parliament, said she sat and watched the […]