Watching the Olympics is making me wonder: is sport good for us? | Adrian Chiles
IIs sport for me? You start to wonder. Ahead of the Olympics, I spoke with Andy Hodge, one of the greatest American rowers of all time. He told me how he fought to compete in Rio, his third Olympics, while plagued by injuries and illness. “Every day I was prepared to break down,” he said, […]
Imane Khelif has been ‘greatly affected’ by Olympics gender controversy
PARIS — Algerian boxer Imane Kherif, who found herself at the center of a gender debate at the Paris Olympics, has worked hard to reach the level she is at but is the victim of a power struggle for control of the sport, her coach said Tuesday. The International Boxing Association (IBA) has banned Kheriff […]
Charles Barkley says US men’s basketball team ‘can’t come back’ stateside if they fail to win gold at Olympics
Charles Barkley made his expectations for the U.S. men’s basketball team clear. The NBA legend wants to see the U.S. team come home with a gold medal from the Paris Olympics, and Barkley is firm in his beliefs, suggesting that if the players don’t live up to his expectations, they should find another country to […]
FACT CHECK: Photo Of Egyptian Black Belts Raising Palestinian Flag Predates Paris 2024 Olympics
image Share with X It purports to show two Egyptian black belts raising the Palestinian flag after defeating their Israeli opponents at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Two Egyptian black belts raised the Palestinian flag after defeating their Israeli opponents at the Paris Olympics. 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/ERGShaVPTR — More July 29, 2024 Verdict: False This claim is […]
Israel Olympics team says athletes are getting threats in Paris to generate ‘psychological terror’
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The events to watch at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, August 7
Start your day with Olympic climbing at 9am ET, as one female climber will be crowned gold medalist in the women’s speed final. Polish climber Aleksandra Miroslaw dazzled crowds on Le Bourget, breaking her own world record twice, clocking 6.21 seconds on her first run and 6.06 seconds on her second. Emma Hunt of the […]
Paris 2024 Olympics day 12: women’s golf begins, diving, canoe sprint and more – live | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature In other good news for Australia, 14-year-old Alyssa True lived up to the gold medal expectations. The Australian came into the Olympics in good form, having won qualifying matches in Shanghai and Budapest, but looked a little shaky in the early qualifying […]
‘We’re not doing anything wrong’: why the word Taiwan is banned at the Olympics | Taiwan
aJelina Yang thought she knew the Olympic rules: No flags or political messages. She was excited to cheer on her country’s athletes at the Olympics in France, where she lives and studies. So the Taiwanese student made a sign she thought would be uncontroversial: an outline of her home island with the words “Go Taiwan” […]
‘Scandalous’ Gymnastics Medal Dispute Leads Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu To Boycott Olympics Ceremony
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Colac announced on Tuesday that his country would boycott the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics in protest against controversial judging in the women’s gymnastics competition, Fox News reported. The decision affected Romanian gymnast Ana Barbos, who initially celebrated winning a bronze medal on floor exercise, only to see American gymnast […]
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix breaks down at Olympics after failing to medal
British diver Andrea Spendolini-Cillix made a sobering confession after finishing sixth in the women’s 10-meter platform final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Olympian, whose father is French chef and TV personality Fred Sirix, broke down in tears during a post-competition interview as he spoke about his past mental struggles. “Obviously […]