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Tag: Olympic

Lilly King gets engaged after Olympic qualifier in emotional moment

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King has already had an unforgettable week. Then, on Thursday night, an unexpected moment of joy occurred. The 27-year-old King already qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris by winning the 100 breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis earlier this week, and then qualified for that […]

Kevin Durant agrees with Caitlin Clark not making Olympic team

While the decision to not include Caitlin Clark on the Olympic team has left many feeling differently, three-time Olympic gold medalist Kevin Durant seems to agree with Team USA’s decision to keep the women’s basketball star in her home country. Durant addressed Clark’s decision in a statement to The Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker, […]

China’s Olympic swim team loaded with athletes implicated in doping scandal

China on Tuesday announced its 31-member swimming team, including six Olympic gold medallists, for the Paris Games, while investigations into doping cases involving the country’s swimmers continue ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Games. China’s team for the Paris Games includes Zhang Yufei, the Olympic women’s 200m butterfly champion, and Wang Shun, the men’s 200m individual […]

Charles Leclerc joins Olympic torch relay ahead of Paris Summer Games

With just over a month to go until the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the Olympic flame has begun its journey to the opening ceremony. And on Tuesday, the Olympic torch relay took on an F1-like atmosphere. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc was one of the people chosen to carry the torch in the Principality as […]

Jackson James Rice, 18, tragically dies weeks before Olympic debut

Jackson James Rice was tragically killed in a diving accident just weeks before he was scheduled to compete in the Paris Olympics. He was 18 years old. The teenager was set to compete in the newly established kite-flying event and become the first white athlete to represent Tonga at the Olympics. Rice died on Saturday […]

WNBA star withdrew from Olympic pool after seeing who ‘fits with the team’

WNBA guard Arike Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings claimed she withdrew from the pool of players for the 2024 Paris Olympics after she saw reports of the initial roster. Ogunbowale made the confession on the Nightcap podcast Thursday hosted by former NFL players Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Shannon Sharpe. When Ogunbowale saw the reports that […]