Esports Just Got Its Own Olympics By Unanimous Approval, And I Can Get Down With This Party
WATCH: A HISTORIC VOTE! The 142nd IOC Session votes for the creation of the Olympic Esports Games. Mark the date 🥳 pic.twitter.com/CPRrwrirba — IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) July 23, 2024 I was sitting here watching the New Zealand-Guinea soccer game with my wife (she’s a Kiwi) … GOOOAAALLL, NEW ZEALAND! Win it for my wife! 🇳🇿 […]
Inside the ‘anti-sex’ rooms of the 2024 Paris Olympics
For the second straight Summer Olympics, it appears organizers are doing all they can to keep athletes’ cardiovascular fitness solely on the field. When athletes arrive in Paris’ Olympic Village ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, they will be accustomed to “Anti-Sex” twin-size beds made with cardboard frames by Japanese manufacturer Airweave. With their limited […]
The Olympics Is Off To A Brilliant Start With A Drone Scandal, Coaches Getting Kicked Out And Staffers Being Detained
What a way to kick off the Olympics! Earlier in the week, a soccer staffer for Canada was accused of zooming a drone over a New Zealand training session as the two programs prepare to square off on opening day of the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament. In a statement Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic […]
‘Sabotage’ Hits France’s High Speed Rail Network Hours Before Olympics
France’s high-speed rail network was hit by an act of vandalism on Friday, disrupting the travel of tens of thousands of passengers, a vicious attack that came at a time when tourists were expected to flock to the capital ahead of the opening of the Paris Olympics. A source close to the investigation told AFP […]
Food issues plaguing athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics
The opening ceremony of the Olympics has not even begun, but one major question has already emerged surrounding the Games. according to London TimesThe food in the Olympic Village is not up to a standard befitting an international champion, much less anyone. British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson told the media there were shortages […]
Olympics Overlords Threaten 2034 Utah Winter Games if U.S. Doesn’t Drop Chinese Doping Concerns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has effectively discouraged the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and Utah state officials from questioning the legitimacy of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) investigations into Chinese athletes, National Public Radio (NPR) reported. report on wednesday. The IOC Announced Salt Lake City, Utah, announced Wednesday that it will host […]
Saboteurs paralyze French high-speed rail network hours before start of Olympics
France’s high-speed rail network was hit by widespread “criminal” vandalism, including arson, on Friday, paralyzing travel into Paris from across France and Europe, just hours before the Olympic Games opening ceremony. French authorities described the attack as a “criminal act” and said they were investigating whether it had links to the Olympics. With the world’s […]
Paris rail system disrupted just hours before Olympics opening ceremony Friday
France’s main rail system has been hit by major disruptions ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, scheduled for later today. French National Society of Chemistry (SNCF) Tweet on Friday “Numerous trains have been diverted or cancelled following this major attack aimed at paralysing the high-speed rail network,” it said in a […]
Levi Jung-Ruivivar’s run at 2024 Olympics nearly ends with health scare
Filipino gymnast Levi Yung-Ruivivar suffered a frightening experience on Monday at the 2024 Paris Olympics when he suffered anaphylactic shock and was rushed to the Olympic Village emergency room. Jun Ruivivar, a dual American-Filipino citizen, recounted the terrifying incident that happened earlier this week in an interview with Gymcastic.com and in her own social media […]
United States women’s soccer team gets dominant win in first game of Paris Olympics
The last time the U.S. women’s soccer team was on the world stage, it struggled. The U.S. women’s national team was eliminated in the round of 16 at last year’s World Cup after winning the previous two tournaments. America wants revenge. And in their first game on the Olympic pitch, Japan lived up to those […]